Scienza e natura

Visual Explanations: images and quantities, evidence and narrative.

Tufte, Edward R., · 1997 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$27.00 (€24.50 | £20.44 | ¥4,312)

Cheshire, CT, Graphics Press, (1997). VG in VG DJ. Representation of mechanism and motion, process and dynamics, causes and effects, explanation and narrative. Publisher. information enclosed.

My Neck of the Woods.

Rich, Louise Dickinson, · 1950 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

Philadelphia, Lippincott, (1950). 1st ed. VG in G DJ. With her customary humor, warmth and insight, Rich tells about her friends and neighbors from the landscape of the north. Owner inscription ft endpaper.

Happy the Land.

Rich, Louise Dickinson, · 1946 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Philadelphia, PA, Lippincott, (1946). 3rd imp. VG in G DJ. Happy the land that has no history. An account of life in the Maine woods by the author of "We Took to the Woods". DJ price. clipped and few scrapes, edge wear, owner name and inscription ft endpaper.

Life on the Edge: amazing creatures thriving in extreme environments.

Gross, Michael, · 1996 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

Cambridge, MA, Perseus Books, (1996). 4th ptg. VG in VG DJ. Which degrees of high and low temperatures can be tolerated by living cells? - here are surprising answers.

The Language of Flowers.

Seguin-Fontes, Marthe, · 2001 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

NY, Sterling, (2001). 1st ptg. VG. Each flower's name and meaning are explained. Beautiful book, pictorial cover, orange spine, illus endpapers. Gift quality.

Birds in Jeopardy: imperiled and extinct birds of United States and Canada including Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

Ehrlich, Paul R., David S. Dobkin & Darryl Wheye, · 1992 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

Stanford, CA, Stanford Univ Press, 1992. VG lg sz PB. 200 years the U.S. and Canada were home to 5 million people and more than 650 bird species; now there are 280 million people and. 33 bird species are extinct and over 150 in danger. The drawings make the birds come alive. T...

Sandy the autibiography of a star.

Berloni, William and Aliison, Thomas, as told to, · 1978 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$9.00 (€8.17 | £6.81 | ¥1,437)

NY, Simon & Schuster, (1978). G in G DJ ex-library. I wasn't born a star, but a mongrel puppy, and my life, which is happy now, has had its awful moments." Sandy, from a pound. in Connecticut, ready to be put to death the next day, was chosen to be the star of Annie. With a bl...

Gemstones.

O'Donoghue, Michael, · 1988 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

London, Chapman and Hall, (1988). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Whole subject of precious stones. Materials used for ornament has increased and many new techniques to alter color and improve. the quality of major stones. Beautiful condition.

Poulsen on the Rose.

Poulsen, Svend, · 1955 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

London, MacGibbon, 1955. G in Fair DJ. Every aspect covered including exhibition growing and planning of rose gardens. Binding edges fading, DJ chipped and soil.

Collins Handguide to the Birds of the Indian Sub-Continent.

Woodcock, Martin, · 1980 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

London, Collins, (1980). 1st ptg. G. From the Himalaya to Sri Lanka and from Pakistan to Bangladash, 1,250 species of birds found in the sub-continent. Owner name.

Some Beautiful Indian Trees.

Blatter, Ethelbert and Walter Samuel Millard, revised by William T. Stearn, · 1954 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Bombay, India, Bombay Natural History Soc., (1954). 2nd ed. Poor in Poor DJ. May be good breaker book. Binding mottled, top of spine dented, DJ chippd at edges.

The Book of Indian Animals.

Prater, S. H., · 1965 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

India, Bombay Natural History Soc., (1965). 2nd revised ed. G in Fair DJ. Tanning on endpapers, DJ pieces missing at edges, hinges cracking.

Blood Brook: a naturalist's home ground.

Levin, Ted, · 1992 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Post Mills, VT, Chelsea Green Pub Co, (1992). 1st ptg. VG PB. Blood Brook courses through Levin's Vermont property and is a small microcosm that entwines with the rest of the biosphere. He shows us how big the little places are.

A Shepherd's Watch: through the seasons with one man and his dogs.

Kennard, David, · 2005 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, St. Martins, (2005). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. At Borough Farm, on North Deveon's rugged coast, Kennard and his dogs are embarking on a new shepherding year.

Herbs and Medicinal Flowers.

Hermann, Matthias, translated by Grace Jackman, · 1973 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Galahad, (1973). VG in VG DJ. 200 entries and 121 illustrations, many full page prints. Owner inscription, DJ edge wear. Laid in Woman's Day 16 page guide to Wild Flowers and booklet Album for Wild Flowers of North America by Roger Tory Peterson.

Butterfly Gardening for the South: cultivating plants that attract butterflies.

Preservation of Butterflies, · 1990 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Dallas, TX, Taylor Pub Co, (1990). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ.

The Concise Illustrated Book of Wild Flowers.

Flegg, Jim, · 1990 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, W. H. Smith Pubs, (1990). VG in VG DJ.

The Fall of the Wild the Rise of the Zoo (signed by author).

Bendiner, Robert, · 1981 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Dutton, (1981). 1st ed 1st ptg. G in G DJ ex-library. Inscribed by author. A skilled writer and long-time observer of people and nature argues persuasively that saving animals. from extinction matters. Many photos of animals, chart of endangered, vulnerable, and rare anima...

Great Dog Stories: Dumb-Bell and others.

Foote, John Taintor, · 1947 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Garden City, NY, Garden City Pub Co, (1947). Reprint. VG in G DJ. Foote's complete works, even Dumb-Bell's heroic fate among the frozen pines of the north woods. Owner name ft endpaper,. smudge on DJ back, DJ edge wear & smudge on back edge.

The Tellington TTouch: caring for animals with heart and hands.

Isenbuegel, · 2008 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Penguin, (2008). 3rd ptg. VG PB. Combining traditional veterinary medicine with therapeutic bodywork, distinguished animal trainer Jones has created a. revolutionary method of animal healing anyone can use on household pets, birds, horses and even reptiles and other exotic...