Desert Images: An American Landscape
New York: Harcourt, 1979. Profusely illustrated with color photography by Muench. 239 pages. Tall folio, natural cloth. New York: Harcourt, 1979. First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine slipcase. More
New York: Harcourt, 1979. Profusely illustrated with color photography by Muench. 239 pages. Tall folio, natural cloth. New York: Harcourt, 1979. First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine slipcase. More
Brasilia: Eletronorte. Filled with color drawings of 500 Brazilian birds. 251pp., folio, pictorial boards; covers slightly bowed, lacks accompanying CD. Brasilia: Eletronorte, no date, circa 2000. A very good copy, internally clean. More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2014. 344 pages. 8vo, two-toned blue and green boards with gilt lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. (slightly dust-soiled). New York: W.W. Norton & Company, (2014). First edition. Signed by Ackerman at the half-title page. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1974. Foreword by Wallace Stegner. Illustrated with 115 extended range photolithographic plates. Oblong folio, two-toned cloth, d.w., cracked board slipcase. Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1974. First printing. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper and poor box. More
Boston: Little Brown, 1988. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. 401 pages. 4to, black cloth, dust wrapper, sunned. Boston: Little Brown, (1988). A fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. First Edition. More
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1989. Illustrated sparsely in black and white. 152 pages. Thin 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (1989). First American Edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Profusely illus., many in color. 384pp. 4to, cloth-backed boards, N.Y., (1963). Includes chapters by Peter Mattiessen, William O. Douglas, Jan De Hartog, Bruce Catton, Paul Engle, Wallace Stegner, George R. Stewart, and Harold Gilliam. More
Camden: Premier, 1985. Frontis. plus 25 other black-and-white photographs. xxvi + 218pp., 8vo, full leather, a.e.g.; some loss of gilt bordering on front cover. Camden: Premier Press, 1985. A very good (+) copy. One of three thousand numbered copies. More
New York: Abrams, 2005. Replete with hundreds of photographs in full color. 435 pages plus an index. Folio, green boards, d.w. New York: Abrams, (2005). Reprint of the expanded third edition -- with new essays and new photographs added. Near fine in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Garden City: Natural History Press, 1969. Illustrated in black and white. xi, 276 pages. 8vo, black and orange cloth, d.w. (price clipped, lightly edgeworn). Garden City: Natural History Press, (1969). First Edition. Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Hartford: Case, 1868. 2 maps, one folding, 15 black-and-white plates. xx + 608pp., 8vo, pebbled cloth; scattered foxing, covers rubbed and worn. Harford: O. D. Case & Co, 1868. A rubbed, lightly worn but sound and very good copy. More
Hartford: Case, 1869. 2 maps, one folding, 15 black-and-white plates. xx + 624pp., tall thick 8vo, pebbled maroon cloth; lightly rubbed and with neat repairs at the extremes. Harford: O. D. Case & Co, 1869. A very good(+) solid copy. More
College Station: Texas A&M, 1998. With Ornithological Notes by Kenneth D. Seyffert. Foreword by Dan L. Flores. Illustrated in black and white. xxii, 234 pages. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. (spine evenly sunned). College Station: Texas A&M University Press, (1998). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Number Thirteen: Environmental History Series -- Dan L. Flores, General Editor. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Illustrated in b/w throughout. 287 pages. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Oxford University Press, (1999). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Abrams, 1990. Photographs & Text by James Balog. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs, taken in surreal and unnatural studio environments. 144 pages. Slim square 4to, gilt-stamped pictorial cloth, d.w. New York: Abrams, (1990). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: New American Library, 2013. 326 pages, 8vo, blue boards, d.w. New York: The New Press, (2013). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
color and b/w illus. 4to, pict. boards. New York, (1964). vg. Life Nature Library. More
mew: New York Zoological Society, 1905. Many black-and-white photographs. 31 pages, thin 8vo, stiff printed wrappers; minor chipping and wear. New York: New York Zoological Society, 1905. A very good copy. Reprinted from the Ninth Annual Report of the New York Zoological Society. More
New York: Holt, 1918. 10 black & white photographic illustrations, 201 pages, tall 8vo, green cloth, gold title on front cover, pictorial endpapers. New York: Putnam, 1925. First Edition. First Issue. Near fine. More
New York: Holt, 1918. Illustrated with black & white photographs, 297 pages, blue cloth. New York: Henry Holt, 1918. First Edition. Very good (+). Small owner's name on title page. More
New York: New York Zoological Society, 1917. Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt. Numerous black & white illustrations, one in color. 504 pages, printed on coated paper. Tall 8vo, gilt-stamped pictorial green cloth, t.e.g. New York: New York Zoological Society, 1917. Fine. More
New York: Viking, 1967. Essays, poems and journals edited by Milton Wilson. 56 pages in full color, 144 pages in black and white photogravure, 10 maps and line drawings. 324 pages. Folio, gilt-lettered black cloth. New York: Viking Press, (1967). First edition. Small gift inscription on title page and cloth is a bit dusty, else a very good(+) copy. More
Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1972. With color and b/w illustrations throughout. 270 pages. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, (1972). First printing. A very good(-) copy -- light foxing and spotting to outer edges, minor dampstaining and fading to lower edge of front cloth, sticker residue to front pastedown; in a very good(-) dust wrapper, edgeworn with wear to head and rear panel corner. More
Leipzig: Hermann Costenoble, 1861. With 16 plates by Emil Rittmeyer. Extra illustrated title page. 441pp., 8vo, finely bound in blue diced calf with gilt pictorial decorations, dentelles, marbled edges and endpapers (contemporary ink inscription on flyleaf; scattered foxing). Leipzig: Hermann Costenoble, 1861. Near Fine. More
San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1990. Color illustrations throughout. 291 pages. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. (price clipped, tiny water stain at the top edge). San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, (1990). First edition. Author's inked dedication and autograph on title page. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
The Colton map arrived today (5/11) and looks GREAT! It is a beautiful piece of work, and was securely packaged and protected. I really am pleased with your quick and friendly service -- and I am glad to make a purchase from a family run business!
Dear Argosy, the book has already arrived well in (old) Amsterdam! It's indeed a very nice piece. Many thanks & best regards to New York.