Scienza e natura

An African Bestiary.

Summers, Gerald, · 1974 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Simon & Schuster, (1974). 1st ptg. G in G DJ ex-library. Summers recreates with wit and charm his life as a young man among the strange beasts of Africa. Library markings.

Creature ComfortS.

Ward-Harris, Joan, · 1979 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

NY, St. Martins, (1979). BCE. VG in VG DJ. Ward-Harris shares her home Ravenshill's property with wild creatures, both four-footed and winged and gives a helping hand. to the injured and orphaned.

Animal Life: a first book of zoology.

Jordan, David S. and Vernon L. Kellogg, · 1900 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$24.00 (€21.78 | £18.17 | ¥3,832)

NY, Appleton, 1900. G. Relation of animals to their surroundings and their responsive adapting to that environment. Dark green binding, gilt lettering. on spine, black lettering and embossed publisher stamp on ft cover. Edge wear, owner names on ft endpaper, one crossed out, o...

Science Sketches.

Jordan, David Stark, · 1888 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$24.00 (€21.78 | £18.17 | ¥3,832)

Chicago, McClurg, 1888. VG ex-library. Brown binding, edge wear, library markings.

Wilderness Ways: second series.

Long, William J., · 1900 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Boston, Ginn/Athnaeum Press, (1900). VG. Light blue pictorial binding with black drawing of elk on snow. Extremity wear, spine sl sunned. Studies of animals as they truly are, not with human traits.

Krag and Johnny Bear being the personal history of Krag, Randy, Johnny Bear & Chink.

Seton, Ernest Thompson, · 1902 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Scribner, (1902). G ex-library. Animal anecdotes. Small book in red library binding with library markings, smudges to fore-edge. Corners and top bumped.

Who Wakes the Groundhog?.

Rood, Ronald, · 1973 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, Norton, (1973). 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. Inscribed by Rood. The strange ways of living things around us. There is a reason why the great horned owl nests in the. snow, and the orchid defies the frost of October. Both are resonding to nature's need to stay ahead of itself while...

Animals Nodoby Loves: the fascinating story of "varmints".

Rood, Ronald, · 1971 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Brattleboro, VT, Stephen Greene Press, (1971). VG in G DJ. One victim of man's pigheaded bias is the pig, actually a bright, merry, and nataurally clean animal. Among others are. rats, courageous and adaptable), snakes (peace-loving and helpful, along with fleas, bats, spiders...

Elephant Bones and Lonelyhearts: confessions along my nature trail.

Rood, Ronald, · 1977 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Brattleboro, VT, Stephen Greene Press, (1977). BCE. VG in VG DJ. Early in his career Rood made ends meet by being a researcher for various encyclopedias for their readers. Over 12 years he. handled 10,000 queries including how many bones in an elephant. (216) This is the cream...

The Cult of the Wild.

Rensberger, Boyce, · 1977 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Anchor/Doubleday, (1977). G. Concern about relation between man and other animate creatures. Green pictorial cover with drawing of wolf. Book slightly askew.

West Highland White Terriers.

Bolle-Kleinbub, Ingrid, · 1993 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.06 | ¥1,277)

Hauppauge, NY, Barron's, (1993). G PB ex-library. An expert answers your questions abouot Westies: how to choose your puppy, feeding, behavior, training. Library markings.

The Complete Maltese.

Cutillo, Nicholas, · 1986 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Howell Bookhouse, (1986). 1st ed 5th ptg. VG. The tiny Maltese has always symbolized beauty, fashion and luxury wherever he goes. Chapters on history from Greece & Rome. to the modern show ring. Insights on breeding, grooming, showing, obedience, etc.

A Miscellany of Cat Owners' Wisdom.

White, Kay, · 1992 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Philadelphia, PA, Running Press, (1992). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Cats are often described as having "mad half-hours" usually in the early evening when they rush around the house up and down. curtains, and over the furniture. This is thought to be a throwback to ancestral behavio...

Wilderness Days.

Olson, Sigurd F., · 1972 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Knopf, 1972. 1st ed. VG in G DJ. The calling of the loons, northern lights and the great silences of a land lying north/northwest of Lake Superior were. Olson's wilderness world. Fading toward edges of endpapers, DJ price clipped, DJ edge wear and top damp stained.

Natural History of the Birds of Eastern and Central North America.

100 species by John Richard May, · 1939 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.63 | ¥2,874)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1939. Fair. Color illus by Fuertes, Allan Brooks and Roger Tory Peterson. Large sized book, rust colored binding, heavy edge wear, split. along bottom half of spine edge, owner name ft endpaper, one illus has tape repair.

A Birder's Guide to the Texas Coast.

Lane, James A. and John L. Tveten, · 1980 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Denver, CO, L and P Photography, (1980). Revised. VG PB. Green binding, black pictorial cover, black lettering.

Selections from Walden.

Thoreau, Henry David, edited with introduction by Patricia Horan, · 1973 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Avenel, (1973). 3rd ptg. VG. Facsimile of the title page of Thoreau's 1854 edition.

Native Birds of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park.

Long, Ralph H., · 1982 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

Southwest Harbor, ME, Privately printed, (1982). 3rd ed revised. VG PB ex-library. Pale tan pictorial binding with loon, black lettering. Residue of sticker and library stamp ft cover.

Honorable Cat.

Gallico, Paul, · 1972 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$9.00 (€8.17 | £6.81 | ¥1,437)

NY, Crown, (1972). VG. Rose-colored binding, gilt pictorial. Owner inscription ft endpaper.

Atlas of the Mouth in Health and Disease.

Schour, D.D.S., Prof. & Head of the Dept. of Histology, · 1958 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Chicago, IL, American Dental Assn, (1958). VG. Detailed illustrations of mouth and teeth. Gray binding, gilt lettering. Owner name, edge wear, corner bumped.