Alive in the City: Memoir of an Ex-Commissioner.
Illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. NY, (1974). More about Alive in the City: Memoir of an Ex-Commissioner
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The Tower of Pelee.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1904. New Studies of the Great Volcano of Martinique. 24 b/w plates, 62pp. of text, 4to, 3/4 red cloth, spine and cloth covers warped, cloth dampstained, front board and paper label on front board are rubbed, light foxing to endpapers, front flyleaf, and last blank page. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1904. First Edition Heilprin was an American geologist, who arrived in Martinique very soon after the eruption of Mount Pelee in 1902. He was the first scientist to ascent the... More about The Tower of Pelee
Summit Lake.
illus. thin 8vo, boards, d.w. Nashville, (1976). Year long observations of the ecosystem of Summit Lake, CA. More about Summit Lake
Darwin and the Darwinian Revolution.
Garden City: Doubleday Anchor, 1959. Map illustration on end-papers. 480pp. Thick 8vo, beige cloth (covers dust-worn, spine ends fraying, hinge a bit loose, small ink stain on top of front cover). Garden City: Doubleday Anchor, 1959. A very good copy. More about Darwin and the Darwinian Revolution
The Trumpet in the Dust.
London: Ivor Nicholson, 1934. Illustrated with 6 full page wooecuts by Clare Leighton. 8vo, orange cloth, d.w. (lightly soiled), a few page corners are bumped in the margins. London: Ivor Nicholson & Watson, 1934. First Illustrated Edition. More about The Trumpet in the Dust
A Hunter's Camp-Fire
New York: Harper, 1909. Extensively illustrated with full page color plates, maps, text illustrations. xii + 402pp., large 8vo, 1/2 leather over marbled boards, gilt-decorated spine; corners bumped, light edgewear, glue residue inside front cover from removed bookplate. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1909. A very good (+) copy. More about A Hunter's Camp-Fire
Nature and the American; Three Centuries of Changing Attitudes
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1957. Color Frontis., many b/w Illus. 4to, white cloth, d.w. rubbed and slightly chipped on some edges, d.w. repaired on some edges with tape on the blank side. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1957. Very good History of the conservation movement in the United States. More about Nature and the American; Three Centuries of Changing Attitudes
Nature and the American; Three Centuries of Changing Attitudes
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1957. Color Frontis., many b/w Illus. 4to, white cloth. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1957. Very good. More about Nature and the American; Three Centuries of Changing Attitudes
Wildlife
San Francisco: Chronicle, 1998. Hundreds of color photographs. 605pp., oblong 8vo, stiff, glossy pictorial wrappers. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1998). A near fine copy. More about Wildlife
A Victorian Naturalist. Beatrix Potter's Drawings from the Armitt Collection.
London: Warne, 1992. Numerous color illustrations. 191 pages, slim small 4to, brown cloth, d.w. (London): Warne, (1992). First Edition. Fine. More about A Victorian Naturalist. Beatrix Potter's Drawings from the Armitt Collection
African Wildlife: A Visual Celebration
Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 1998. Profusely illustrated in color. 160 pages. Tall 4to, brown cloth, dust wrapper. Cape Town: Struik Publishers, (1998). Near-fine. More about African Wildlife: A Visual Celebration
The Literature of Images: Narrative Language from Julie to Jane Eyre
New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1987. 211 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, dust wrapper. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1987. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More about The Literature of Images: Narrative Language from Julie to Jane Eyre
The World of John Burroughs.
New York: Abrams, 1993. Profusely illustrated with color & b/w photographs. 160pp. 4to, cloth, d.w. (New York, 1993). A near fine copy. More about The World of John Burroughs
The Smithsonian Institution: an establishment for the increase & diffusion of knowledge among men.
Numerous illus. in color & b/w. 4to, pict. brds. n.p.: Smithsonian, (1965). vg. More about The Smithsonian Institution: an establishment for the increase & diffusion of knowledge among...
The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming World, A Photographic Journey
Seattle: NRDC, 2008. Illustrated with color photographs by Steven Kazlowski throughout. 207 pages, blue cloth, oblong 4to, dust wrapper. NRDC, 2008. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More about The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming World, A Photographic Journey
The Legacy of Wildness: The Photographs of Robert Glenn Ketchum.
Preface by Robert Redford. Essay by John Perlin. Illustrated with many large color photographs. 119pp. Square 4to, two-toned cloth, d.w. (N.Y.: Aperture, 1993). First edition. Very light dampstain on spine, otherwise a near fine copy. Inscribed by the artist on half title page. More about The Legacy of Wildness: The Photographs of Robert Glenn Ketchum
Charles Darwin's Zoology Notes & Specimen Lists from H.M.S. Beagle
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Illustrated. 4to, green cloth, d.w. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (2000). Fine. Owner's inscription. More about Charles Darwin's Zoology Notes & Specimen Lists from H.M.S. Beagle
A Natural History of New York City; A Personal Report after Fifty Years of Study & Enjoyment of Wildlife within the Boundaries of Greater New York.
illus. 428pp. 8vo, cloth, chipped d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1959). More about A Natural History of New York City; A Personal Report after Fifty Years of Study & Enjoyment...
A Concrete Look at Nature; Central Park (and Other) Glimpses.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (former owner's illustration and inscription on front flyleaf). (N.Y.): Quadrangle, (1974). vg. More about A Concrete Look at Nature; Central Park (and Other) Glimpses
America's Other Audubon
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2012. Foreword by Leslie K. Overstreet. 68 gorgeous full-page color plates. 191 pages, folio, patterned cloth over pictorial boards. New York: Princeton Architectural press, (2012). A near fine copy. More about America's Other Audubon
Albrecht Durer and the Animal and Plant Studies of the Renaissance
Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1988. Beautifully illustrated with 95 color and 157 black-and-white illustrations. 278pp., thick 4to, cloth, d.w. Boston: A New York Graphic Society Book, (1988). First American edition. A fine copy in a near fine price clipped dust wrapper. This book was published in connection with the 306th exhibition of the Graphische Sammlung Albertina in Vienna: Albrecht Durer and the Plant Studies of the Renaissance, April 18 to June 30, 1985. More about Albrecht Durer and the Animal and Plant Studies of the Renaissance
Prospect Park Handbook.
New York: Walton H. Rawls, 1967. Foreword by Marianne Moore. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 maroon cloth, top of paper label on front cover lightly soiled, previous owner's inscription on top margin of half-title page. New York: Walton H. Rawls, 1967. Very good. More about Prospect Park Handbook
Penguin.
Koln: Taschen, 1999. Edited by Christine Eckstrom. Profusely illustrated in color. 168pp. Tall slim 4to, white boards, d.w. Koln: Taschen, (1999). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More about Penguin
The Story of the London Parks.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1875. Color frontispiece, 4 color plates and many black and white text illustrations, some illustrations by Cruikshank. 490pp. + 47pp. of advertisments, thick 8vo, gilt- pictorial green cloth, uncut. London: Chatto and Windus, n.d. [ca. 1875]. Very Good (+). More about The Story of the London Parks
An Introduction to Botany.
London: Crowder, 1794. Containing an Explanation of the Theory of that Science; Extracted from the Works of Dr. Linnaeus. Illustrated with 12 copper plates, 2 explanatory tables, an appendix and glossary. 434pp., 8vo, beautiful contemporary speckled calf binding with gilt-tooled spine and red leather label. London: S. Crowder, 1794. Fifth corrected edition. Scattered foxing, else near fine. More about An Introduction to Botany