New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1970. Profusely illustrated, mostly in black and white. 255 pages, square 4to, brown cloth, dust wrapper (gently worn at corners). New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1970). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2003. Illustrated. 406 pages. 4to, paper wrappers. Princeton: Princeton University Press, (2003). A fine copy, as new in original shrink-wrap. More
Coral Gables: 1989. 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, Coral Gables, Florida, October 20, 1989. In this letter, Michener discusses books and his love of animals, in part: "...few writers have been more interested, in their general novels, in animal life than I. One of the disappointments of my life is that my travel habits have made it impossible for me to keep in my house the successors to the wonderful and loving dogs my wife and I used to..... More
Mexico City: Cemex, 1999. Foreword by Harrison Ford. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of color photographs. 430pp., folio, red cloth, d.w. Mexico City: Cemec & Conservation International, (1999). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Akron: Saalfield, 1902. Six full page color plates plus black-and-white text illustrations. 159pp., tall 8vo, decorative red cloth; neat ink inscription front free endpaper, front hinge weak, covers lightly worn. Akron: Saalfield, (1902). A very good (-) copy. More
New York: Dover, 1957. Illustrated in black and white. 74, [183] pages. 4to, red cloth, d.w. (battered). New York: Dover, (1957). Ownership signature at front free endpaper. Very good in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Joliet: Volland, 1929. Written and illustrated by David Newell. Illustrated with 10 color plates and many black & white sketches throughout. 80 pages. Slim 8vo, original blue cloth, spine fade and cloth worn at all corners; previous owner's neat inscriptions title page and rear of frontispiece. Joliet: Volland, (1929). First Edition. A good copy. More
New York: Abrams, 1992. 165 illustrations, including 90 plates in full color. 136pp. 4to, cloth. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1992. Fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. Illustrated. 248 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. Pages toned, still a very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
London: The British Library, 1999. Two volume set in cloth slipcase. 8vo, burgundy & green leather-backed pictorial boards. London: The British Library, (1999). Limited edition -- from a total of 1000 copies, this is number 215 of only 250 signed copies. Fine in near fine box. The second (limited) printing of O'Brian's first two books, originally published in 1930 and 1938; now with a new foreword by the author. More
Santa Barbara: Wallace Hebberd, 1927. Illustrated by Edward Borein and Foreword by Owen Wister. 76pp., tall 8vo, gilt-decorated and lettered red cloth; many of the first 30 pages are soiled in the margins. Santa Barbara: Wallace Hebberd, 1927. A very good copy. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999. Photographs by Rosamond Purcell. Afterword by Ross D.E. Macphee, design by Christopher Moisan. Photographs of 65 extinct and endangered animals (photos are of preserved specimens). 159 pages, oblong 8vo, glossy pictorial wrappers; lightly rubbed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999. A very good(+) copy. Signatures on title page, likely from Rosamond Purcell. More
London: Threshold Books Ltd., 1976. Profusely illustrated in black and white and color, with some full-bleed images. 360 pages, 4to, maroon cloth with gilt stamping (small damp-stain at the bottom of the spine and front left corner), dust wrapper with ornate raised gold foil medallion (some light edge-wear to the corners and spine). London: Threshold Books Limited, (1976). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Cambridge: Harvard College Library, 1960. Translated by Philip Hofer. Illustrated with 13 mounted lithographic plates by Walter Stein, and several additional offset lithographs in the text. Thin oblong 4to, green pictorial boards with black leather spine; uncut edges. Cambridge: Harvard College Library Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, 1960. A near fine copy in a solid but poor slipcase. From a total edition of 600, this is number 56 of 100 copies signed by both artist and translator, printed on..... More
Cambridge: Harvard College Library, 1960. Translated by Philip Hofer. Illustrated with 13 mounted lithographic plates by Walter Stein, and several additional offset lithographs in the text. Thin oblong 4to, green pictorial boards with black leather spine (worn and cracking but solid); uncut edges. Cambridge: Harvard College Library Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, 1960. A very good copy, internally fine, in a very good slipcase. From a total edition of 600, this would be one of 450 copies in a...... More
Boston: Page, 1907. Illustrated by Charles Livingston Bull. Frontispiece plus 47 full page black & white plates. xiv, 316 pages, plus ads. 8vo, green gilt-lettered pictorial cloth; light wear at corners and spine ends. Boston: L.C. Page and Company, 1907. A very good(+) copy of this handsome book. More
London: Sampson Low, 1882. One illustrations (reproduction of a drawing by the author's xi + 416pp., 8vo, 3/4 green leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering and decorations on spine; spine sunned, light wear to edges. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1882. A very good (+) copy. More
New York: Hyperion, 2001. Illustrated sparsely in black & white. 322pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. (small tear near spine). New York: Hyperion, (2001). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Hacker, 1973. 33 black & white plates. 4to, pictorial blue cloth. New York: Hacker Art Books, 1973. Reprint of the 1929 original. Scarce. A very good copy. More
New York: Knopf, 1976. Illustrations from 57 paintings; 36 in color plus & 71 drawings. Slim oblong 4to, two-toned cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, 1976. First edition. A very good(+) copy. More
New York: Assouline, 2005. Illustrated with color photos throughout. Unpaginated. Slim folio, glossy pictorial boards, d.w. (New York): Assouline, (2005). A very near fine copy, just lightly shelfworn. More
London: Elm Tree Books, 1988. Numerous color images. 192 pages. 4to, green cloth, dust wrapper. London: Elm Tree Books, (1988). London: Elm Tree Books, (1988). Near-fine. More
Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 1993. Illustrated (color). 240 pages. Folio, blue cloth, dust wrapper. Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, (1993). A very good(+) copy. More
New York: Scribner, 1901. Over 200 drawings. 8vo, olive green pictorial cloth; spine & cover edges sunned. N.Y.: Scribner, 1901. First Edition. Inscribed by the author, with his customary small drawing of a paw print. More
New York: Scribner, 1901. Over 200 drawings. 8vo, olive green pictorial cloth; spine lightly sunned. N.Y.: Scribner, 1901. First Edition. More
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