Search Results: Nature from Bazaar of Books

"Art & Nature: An Illustrated Anthology of Nature Poetry" selected and introduced by Kate Farrell. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Boston: Little, Brown and Company, [1992]. First edition. pp. 175, Index. 145 colour illus. Hardcover, green cloth with silver decoration on cover and silver title on spine (corners bent, spine bumped, scratches on back cover, bookplate on front free endpaper, interior is unmarked). d.w., clipped (some wear, upper front corner worn and small tear, scratches).Very good condition.Size: 7 3/8" x 7 7/8" (18.5cm x 20cm).

"Birds of the Northern Forest by J. F. Lansdowne with John A. Livingston. [Toronto]: McClelland and Stewart, [1977]. Originally published in 1966 and reprinted in 1977. pp. 248, Index, Bibliography. 56 colour plates and some b. & w. illus. Hardcover, blue cloth with bird decoration inset & in gilt on front cover, and gilt title on spine (corners rubbed & 1 bent, 2 small marks/blemishes on front cover, small abrasions and loss to endpapers and front & back free endpapers, interior is clean & unmarked, faint foxing to top & bottom edges). dj., unclipped (some wear, 1/2- inch tear to front cover, soiled with a few marks & scratches, tiny page corner missing & marks on half-title page).
Very Good condition.
Size: 13 1/8" x 10" (33.5cm x 25cm).

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"Birds on the Wing" by John Barlee. London: Collins, 1947. pp. 128. 94 b. & w. illus. and some diagrams. Hardcover, red cloth with gilt title on spine (discoloured at top & bottom of spine from dampstains, also fading to top & bottom of both covers from dampstains, corners bit bent, some dampstains on endpapers, interior is clean & unmarked). d.j., unclipped (tattered with various short tears, small loss at top of spine, loss at bottom of spine & back cover: 1-inch x 2-inch, chipping at corners, soiled especially to spine, foxing inside jacket).Good condition. (dustjacket in Good- condition).Size: 9 7/8" x 7 3/8" (25cm x 18.5cm).

"A Celebration of Salmon Rivers." photography by R. Randolph Ashton. With foreword by H. R. H. the Prince of Wales. [Edited by John B. Ashton and Adrian Latimer. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania]: Stackpole Books, [2007]. pp.237. Numerous colour illus. (mostly full-page). Hardcover, beige boards with black title on spine (corners square & one worn, spine bumped, interior clean, gift inscription on title page). dj. (crease on front both top & bottom, also crease at top on back, 1/2- inch tear at edge of back cover, scratches on front and back).Very Good conditon.Size: 10 1/8" x 10 7/8" (25.5cm x 27.5cm).

"The Conservation of the Wildlife of Canada" by C. Gordon Hewitt. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921. pp. 344, Index. numerous b. & w. illus. and maps. Hardcover, blue cloth with title on front & spine, fore-edge uncut (covers scuffed and a few marks, spine bumped & worn also with creases, corners bent & worn, front hinge cracked, prices on front endpapers). no d.j.Good condition.Size: 8 3/8" x 5 3/4" (21cm x 14.5cm).

"Dwellers on the River Banks" by Rev. Theodore Wood. (The "Dwellers" Series). Illustrated by F. M. B. Blaikie. London and Edinburgh: T. C. & E. C. Jack, n.d. (1910?). pp. 56. 16 illlus. (4 colour plates, incl. frontis.). Hardcover, green cloth with black title on front & spine, and colour plate pasted on front cover (covers heavily marked with water stains, corners bent & worn, spine frayed, also darkened, page margins and endpapers foxed, but no marks in text, gift inscription on half-title). No dust jacket.Good- condition. Size: 8 1/4" x 6 1/4" (21cm x 16cm).

"The Earth: An Intimate History" by Richard Fortey. London: The Folio Society, 2011. First published in 2004 in Britain by HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 416, Bibliography, Index. numerous illus. (mostly colour). Hardcover, quarter brown cloth with illustrated boards and gilt title on spine, in a brick red board slipcase (corners square, interior clean & unmarked, slipcase has slight scratches).Very good condition.Size: 10 3/8" x 7 5/8" (26.5cm x 19.5cm)- book dimensions only.

"The Fallacy of Wildlife Conservation" by John A. Livingstone. [Toronto]: McClelland and Stewart, [1981]. pp. 117. Hardcover, quarter green cloth with green boards and gilt title on spine (all edges foxed, corners square, spine bumped & worn, binding is uneven, i.e. front cover is wider than back cover, some pencil underlining, inscribed by the author on the half-title page). dj., unclipped (worn but mostly intact, tattered and surface worn off in spots, some chipping on spine). Good condition. Size: 8 5/8" x 5 3/4" {22cm x 14.5cm)

"The Flight of Birds analyzed through slow-motion photography" by John H. Storer. [Bloomfield Hills, Michigan]: Cranbrook Institute of Science, [1948]. Bulletin No. 28. pp. 94, Index, References. numerous b. & w. illus. Hardcover, brown boards with gilt title on front and spine (top & bottom of spine worn, corners worn & frayed, dampstains on covers, interior is unmarked, dampstains on endpapers). d.j., unclipped (scuffed, edges tattered, pieces missing from top of spine, 1/2- inch tear at bottom of front cover, 1- inch tear near top edge, at back, corners worn).Good- condition.Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" (23.5cm x 16cm).

"A Forest by Night" by Fred J. Speakman. Illustrated by John Avis. London: G. Bell and Sons Ltd., 1965. pp. 199. many drawings and 2 maps. Hardcover, green boards with silver title on spine (corners square, top of spine bumped, pages & endpapers toned, interior is clean & unmarked). d.j., unclipped (corners bit worn, some wear along top, soiled on back cover, price sticker on front cover).Very Good condition.Size: 8 3/4" x 5 5/8" (22.5cm x 14.5cm).

"An Irish Sanctuary: Birds of the North Bull" by P. G. Kennedy. Dublin: At the Sign of the Three Candles, [1953]. pp. 168. colour frontis. & 2 colour plates, some b. & w. illus., 1 map. Hardcover, quarter beige cloth with tan boards, red title on front with bird illus. and red title on spine (small mark at bottom of back cover, correction slip glued in, spine bumped, some foxing to bottom edge, interior is clean & unmarked). d.j., unclipped (several short tears at top of back cover and to bottom of spine, worn, top of spine chipped & hole near top, jacket toned especially spine, inside of jacket foxed).Very Good condition (dustjacket Good condition).Size: 7 1/2" x 5 1/8" (19cm x 13.5cm).
North Bull Island, in Dublin Bay, was Ireland's first bird sanctuary, designated in 1931.

"The Islands of Ireland: Their Scenery, People, Life and Antiquities" by Thomas H. Mason. Illustrated by Cor Klassen. Cork: The Mercier Press, [1967]. Originally published in 1936. pp. 141. some b. & w. drawings in the text. Paperback (crease on front corner, few marks, tiny hole to back cover, price sticker on back, pages toned but clean & unmarked).
Very Good condition.
Size: 7 1/8" x 4 3/8" (18cm x 11cm).

"Landscapes." Photographs by Hiroshi Hamaya. Translated from the Japanese by Marie Okabe. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, [1982]. Originally published in Japan as Hiroshi Hamaya, Chi-no-kao (Aspects of Nature), by Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo, 1981. pp. 167. 144 colour plates. Hardcover, tan linen covered boards with green & brown title on spine (corners square, spine somewhat soiled & two tiny marks, covers are very lightly soiled in spots, interior is clean & unmarked- no writing, underlining or signatures). In a similarly covered slipcase, green title and illustration in brown on front (soiled/discoloured at open end from handling, loose threads from cloth at top & bottom, also soiled along top & bottom, worn at opening, several small marks on back of slipcase).Very Good condition. (slipcase in Good condition).Size: book only- 12 1/8" x 16" (31cm x 41cm).++PLEASE NOTE: This is a large and heavy book. Please contact us for a shipping quote for your location. Postage will be extra.

"Life: An Unauthorized Biography, A Natural History of the First Four Thousand Million Years of Life on Earth" by Richard Fortey. London: The Folio Society, 2008. First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins in 1997. pp. 379, Glossary, Bibliography, Index. numerous colour illus. Hardcover, green cloth with decorative front cover and gilt title on spine in an illustrated orange board slipcase (corners square, interior clean & unmarked). Very good condition.Size: 10 3/8" x 7 5/8" (26.5cm x 19.5cm)- book dimensions only.

"Life and Death of the Salt Marsh" by John and Mildred Teal. Illustrated by Richard G. Fish. Boston: Little, Brown and Company in association with The Atlantic Monthly Press, [1969]. First Edition. pp. 278, Index. Hardcover, beige cloth, black title to spine, fore edge untrimmed, top edge yellow (corners square, staining to top of back cover, foxing of top edge and to top cover edges, spine bumped, stained and frayed at top, section of front free endpaper is cut out and date written at bottom, previous owner's signature on half-title, pen underlining of text with some margin notes). d.j., clipped (address and date written inside jacket, price on rear flap, spine quite darkened, chipping with loss to top edge and to top & bottom of spine, several tears from 1-2 inches, a few stains and soiling).Fair condition.Size: 9 1/2" x 6 1/2" (24cm x 16.5cm)

"Mountain Year" by Michael J. Murphy. [Dublin]: The Dolmen Press, [1964]. First edition. pp. 63. Hardcover, quarter cloth, with boards and brown title on spine (corners square, some fading of boards, couple small marks on quarter cloth, front & rear free endpapers toned, some pages wrinkled, interior is clean & unmarked). dj., unclipped (spine darkened with toning around edges, some wear, inside jacket- heavily toned, covering most of jacket).
Very Good condition.
Size: 8 1/4" x 5 5/8" (21cm x 14.5cm).

"The Natural History of Cape Clear Island." Edited by J. T. R. Sharrock. Illustrated by Robert Gillmor. Berkhamstead: T. & A. D. Poyser Ltd., [1973]. First published in 1973. pp. 207, Index. many drawings, diagrams and illus. Hardcover, blue boards with gilt title on spine (top corners dented, lower corners square, bottom of spine bumped, dent to top of front cover, interior is clean & unmarked). d.j., clipped (worn, small tear lower front & at top of spine, price sticker on front flap, some foxing inside jacket). Cape Clear Bird Observatory membership form loosely inserted.Very Good condition.Size: 8 3/4" x 5 5/8" (22.5cm x 14.5cm).
Cape Clear Island is located just off the south coast of Ireland. There has been a bird observatory there since 1959.

"The Otters' Tale" by Gavin Maxwell. [London]: Longmans, [1962]. First published 1962. pp. 43. numerous illus. (some in colour). Hardcover, green boards, illus. of otters in gilt on front cover, and gilt title on spine. (spine bumped & faded, corners square, top & bottom cover edges faded). d.j., unclipped (soiled, darkened, signature and prices marked on front flap, bit worn especially top)Good condition.Size: 9 3/4" x 6 7/8" (25cm x 17.5cm).

"The Owl Papers" by Jonathan Evan Maslow. Drawings by Leonard Baskin. New York: E. P. Dutton, Inc., [1983]. First edition. pp. 184, Index. 12 b. & w. plates and some additional drawings. Jacket art and calligraphy also by Leonard Baskin. Hardcover, quarter white cloth and light blue boards with owl illustration blind-stamped on front cover, gilt title on spine (light foxing on top edge, couple faint marks on fore edge, corners square, very clean interior with no marks (tiny mark on a single page, probably a flaw in the paper), d. j., unclipped (jacket a little soiled, especially on spine, loss along spine edge- 4-inches in total in 3 areas, crease in upper corner, another few small areas of loss at covers' edge).Very Good condition (dustjacket in Good+ condition).Size: 9 1/4" x 7 1/4" (23.5cm x 18.5cm).

"Rendezvous with the Wild: The Boreal Forest." Edited by James Raffan. [Erin, Ontario]: The Boston Mills Press, [2004]. pp. 192. profusely illustrated in colour. Hardcover, illustrated boards with white & yellow title on spine. (lower corners bent and dented, few dents along cover edges, interior clean & unmarked). d.j. (corners bit worn, spine faded).Very Good condition.Size; 10 1/4" x 11 7/8" (26cm x 30cm).