Nature from Pulp & Circumstance

Toronto: Coles Publishing Company, 1972. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Originally published in 1868, this copy is a 1972 facsimile edition. Soft cover wild rose illustration in stiff cardboard warp with slipcase. Includes ten colour plates of botanical art. Binding square and firm. Mild wear only. No… Read more about this item

New York: Vintage (Random House), 1987. Soft cover. Near Fine. 12mo: 6¾ - 7¾" tall. This little classic is a "spellbinding account of a journey on foot from one end of California to the other". First published in 1964, this copy is a first printing of the 1987 mass market edition. Includes a 1981 Preface.… Read more about this item

Saskatoon: Tri-Leaf Publications. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A guide to the trees of Saskatchewan with b&w photos and little locater maps with green ink. Staple-bound booklet in card covers. Undated, but looks to be from the 70s. A few light stress lines to the lower free corner of the… Read more about this item

Vancouver, BC: Vancouver Public Aquarium Association, 1977. Soft cover. Good. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Staple-bound booklet devoted to the starfish, the "large, colourful invertebrates [that], besides being beautiful, are ecologically important in tidal as well as subtidal marine habitats all along the British Columbia coast." Card covers, illustrated in b&w with photos and meticulous drawings.… Read more about this item

New York: ibooks, 2002. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Mike Wilson & Arthir C. Clarke (Photography). True adventure: explorations of the Great Barrier Reef -- "the mightiest coral formation in the world" -- by Clarke and photographer Mike Wilson. First published in 1955, this first printing of the 2002 trade paperback… Read more about this item

New York: The Ridge Press / Bantam Books, 1977. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Mass market paperback (Bantam Nature 11142-8) printed on bright white paper and well illustrated in colour. ISBN printed on book appears to be in error. Condition is almost near fin, but there is an old price… Read more about this item

New York: Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 1975. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First published in 1962, this copy is a first printing of the Dell mass market edition (Dell 6164). B&W photos. Bibliography. Rub mark at spine heel. Deep crease along spine opposite photo section. Otherwise quite nice:… Read more about this item

New York: Berkley Publishing, 1974. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Mass market edition (Berkley Medallion Z2844) 1975; fourth printing thus. B&W photos . Tables. Index. Worn edges and corners, covers rubbed, crease on spine, corner creases to back cover. Slightly foxed. One page corner creased. Binding… Read more about this item

Vancouver & Berkeley: Greystone Books & the David Suzuki Institute, 2018. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Unabridged text originally published in Germany, 2015. English translation 2016. Abridged text 2018. This abridged and illustrated copy is a 2020 sixth printing thus. Hardcover in green boards with gilt titling to… Read more about this item

Novato, California: New World Library, 2005. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First printing trade paperback with b&w illustrations embedded with the text. Includes Notes, Bibliography, Recommended Reading, Web Resources, and an Index. The first page has a small check mark on it; otherwise, no markings and in Very Good plus… Read more about this item

London: Collins and Harvill Press, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An artist shares her experiences with the animals who co-inhabit the Vancouver Island retreat on which she and her husband take residence. Hardcover in brown boards with silver titling to the spine. Inscribed to the previous owners by the… Read more about this item

Nanoose Bay, BC: Mike Yip, 2007. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket (as issued). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A photographic celebration of the birds of Vancouver Island." Hardcover in illustrated glossy boards with gilt titling to the front and spine. Index.

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd, 2004. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This copy is a 2006 second printing of the first edition. Hardcover in forest green boards with silver titling to the spine. Colour maps on endpapers. Pictorial study of the region with… Read more about this item

Victoria, BC: Royal BC Museum Publishing, 2012. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Nearly pristine trade paperback, nicely produced guidebook with glossy paper and lots of colour photos. Includes suggestions for Additional Reading. Index. Very minor wear only.

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1973. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Karsh (Front Jacket Portrait). Hardcover in red cloth with gilt titling to the spine. 2 maps. B&W photos on plates. Bibliographical references. Index. Good +: Binding square and firm but faded at the edges.… Read more about this item

Toronto: HarperCollinsWest, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Award winning meditation on life in the foothill country of southwest Alberta, just over the Montana border. Hard cover in bright blue boards with black cloth and gilt titling at the spine. Bibliography. Book is Very Good… Read more about this item

Toronto: Harper Flamingo, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in light grey boards with black titling to the spine. Map on endpapers. Author's signature to half-title. No inscription. Bibliographical references. Binding square and firm. Minor wear. Damage to ffep: a… Read more about this item

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1972. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. David Blackwood (Etching used on the Cover and Title Page). Hardcover in dark grey cloth with author's initials in oval pressed into front board and gilt titling to spine. Maps on endpapers. Includes reproduction of a June… Read more about this item

New York: Crown Publishers, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This copy is a fifth printing. Hardcover in blue boards, backed in brown, with gilt titling to the spine. Illustrated endpapers: monotone storm photo. Includes two maps, bibliographical references, and an Index. Very Good: square, firmly bound, but… Read more about this item

London: Collins & Harvill Press, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First published in 1960, this ninth printing is also from 1960 which speaks to the success of the book. Hardcover in illustrated cloth. Frontis photo. Illustrated with photos, mostly b&w but some colour. Square, firmly bound, no markings.… Read more about this item