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Complete Bowhunting

By: N/A

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Minneapolis, MN, North American Hunting Club: 1987

Seller ID: 010785

ISBN: 0914697080

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

6th ptg. Burgundy leatherette, lettered in gold foil. 262 pp., illus. As issued.
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Guide to the Gallery of Birds in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History)

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: London, Trustees of the British Museum: 1910

Seller ID: 011021

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good-VG

Deaccessioned from non-circulating museum research library, nominally marked/stamped, clear-coated spine panel (slightly toned). Green 1/4 cloth, printed green paper over boards. Rubbed along fore-edge with slight chipping to paper, corners a bit rounded. v,228,[ii] pp., illus. w/ 25 full page b&w plates. Clean text block and plates, generally firm binding though partially split at pp. 64/65.
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The Indianapolis Archaeological Conference: A Symposium Upon the Archaeological Problems of the North Central United States Area, Held Under the Auspices of the Division of Anthropology and Psychology, National Research Council

By: N/A

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Washington, D.C., Committee on State Archaeological Surveys, Div. Of Anthropology and Psychology, National Research Council: 1935

Seller ID: 011049

Binding: Buckram

Condition: VG+

Deaccessioned from non-circulating museum research library, nominally marked/stamped, light shelf wear, clear-coated spine panel (slightly toned). Bound into dark green buckram, showing a few light surface marks, slightly warped boards. vii,82 pp., foldout toward rear. Reproduction of original typescript.
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Field and River Vol. V, No. 7, Whole No. 67 (May 1882)

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New Brighton, PA, Field and River: 1882

Seller ID: 011057

Binding: Original Wraps

Condition: Good

Pale pink wraps. [186-219],[vi] pp., period advertisements at rear. Front cover detached, with approx. 5% loss along binding edge, lacking rear cover, interior clean and bright. Exterior thus Fair-Good only, interior Near Fine. Natural history, horses/equestrian notices, agricultural news, the poem "Park Row" by Benjamin F. Brady, much of relevance to Pittsburgh - New Castle PA - Wheeling WV area. Obscure.
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Proceedings of the Rochester Academy of Science; Vols. 1-3, 5-7, 9 (1890-1951): Plants of Monroe County, NY; Early Botanists of Rochester; Aboriginal Cultures of Genesee Country; NY Physiog.; Engineering Rochester's Water Supply; Vegetation Bergen Swamp

By: N/A

Price: $175.00

Publisher: Rochester, NY, Rochester Academy of Science: 1891

Seller ID: 011525

Binding: Buckram

Condition: Good

Ex-library, uniformly bound in brown buckram with gilt spine lettering. Seven volumes (of 9) in six volumes, all internally complete and intact: 1-2 (1890-95), 3 (1896-1906), 5 (1910-18), 6 (1919-29), 7 (1929-37), 9 (1946-51). Typically marked/stamped, relatively light wear, with a few surface marks and lightly rubbed edges/extremities. Firm bindings, clean interiors, intact plates beyond library markings. x,216,xi,348 + vi,344 + vii,288 + vii,283 + [iv],262,[4] + [ii],420 pp., illus. with b&w plates, including foldouts, maps, etc. Prominent articles include: "Plants of Monroe County, New ...
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A Biological Survey of the Erie-Niagara System [Supplemental to Eighteenth Annual Report, 1928]

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Albany, NY, State of New York Conservation Department [Printed by J. B. Lyon Company]: 1929

Seller ID: 011963

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Deaccessioned from non-circulating museum library, nominally marked/stamped, little actual wear, clear-coated spine panel (lightly age-toned) with hand-written call number on lower portion. Bound in burgundy pebbled cloth with gilt spine lettering, perhaps not original to issue. 244 pp., illus., 10 foldout maps at rear (numbered 1-5, most with multiple parts). Lightly soiled text block edges, a bit of gentle handling wear, a bit rubbed along joints.
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Guide to the Galleries of Mammals (Other Than Ungulates) in the Department of Zoology of the British Museum (Natural History)

By: N/A

Price: $15.00

Publisher: London, Trustees of the British Museum: 1906

Seller ID: 012018

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Eighth edition. [v],101,[ii] pp., foldout floor plan, 52 figures in text. Brown 1/4 cloth, pink printed paper over boards. Deaccessioned from non-circulating museum library, nominally marked/stamped, little actual wear, clear-coated spine panel (slightly age-toned) with handwritten call number on lower portion. Modestly soiled covers and endpapers, otherwise clean interior.
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Guide to the Gallery of Reptilia and Amphibia in the Department of Zoology of the British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, S.W.

By: N/A

Price: $15.00

Publisher: London, Trustees of the British Museum: 1906

Seller ID: 012250

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: VG-

Gray-green printed boards, dark green 1/4 cloth. v,75,[2] pp., illus. with 76 text and other figures, corrigenda slip tipped in at preface. Deaccessioned from non-circulating museum library, minimally marked/stamped, clear-coated spine panel (slightly age-toned) with handwritten call number on lower portion. Light handling wear. Clean interior.
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Jenny and the Insects [HAND-COLORED PLATES]

By: N/A

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Philadelphia and New York, American Sunday-School Union: 1857

Seller ID: 013928

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: VG-

Full morocco, ornately decorated in blind with decorated title cartouche on front and rear panels in gilt, five raised bands and blind-decorated spine panel, bevelled edges, dentilled inner edges, text block edges in gilt. Leather is lightly scuffed in spots, lightly rubbed along joints, and the front joint is cracked, with light evidence of repair and holding very well. Lacking leather above 2nd raised band from top (approx. 25% of spine panel). Period gift inscription, dated Christmas 1863, on front blank. 298 pp. Illustrated with 7 (of an apparent 8) delicately hand-colored engraved plates,...
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Ducks: A Portfolio of Engravings of Ducks By the Famous Artist Thomas Bewick 1753-1828

By: N/A

Price: $4.50

Publisher: Gentry: 1951

Seller ID: 013936

Binding: Original Wraps

Condition: Near Fine

Olive stiff paper wraps, lettered and illus. in brown. Light edge wear. 16 pp., illus.
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Natural Science: A Monthly Review of Scientific Progress Vol. VII, No. 41 (Second Editiion, 5 July 1895) - Special "Challenger" Number [Challenger Expedition]

By: N/A

Price: $95.00

Publisher: London, Rait, Henderson and Co.: 1895

Seller ID: 027993

Binding: Original Wraps

Condition: VG+

Original tan wraps, bound into gray cardstock boards with brown cloth tape binding, retaining printed covers. iv,78 pp., illus. w/ 17 plates, additional illus. in text, b/w "The Harriman Alaskan Expedition," by W. E. Ritter (pp. 225-232, complete as issued). Contents: The Scientific Results of the "Challenger" Expedition [H.M.S. Challenger, 1872-1895], with chapters on hydrography and navigation, oceanic circulation, geology, botany, zoology, and anthropology. Firm binding, clean interior, contents Near Fine, exterior VG. Very scarce.
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Pennsylvania Wildlife [Bulletin 18]

By: N/A

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Harrisburg, PA, Pennsylvania Game Commission: 1952

Seller ID: 030556

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

Booklet, color illus. wraps. 48 pp., illus. mostly in color. Mild handling wear, covers a bit soiled with inked note on lower rear cover.
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Biology: An Exhibition at the Lilly Library in honor of the meetings of The American Institute of Biological Sciences and The American Physiological Society at Indiana University, August 23-September 3, 1970 [Lilly Library Publication No. X (10)]

By: N/A

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Bloomington, IN, The Lilly Library, Indiana University: 1970

Seller ID: 032314

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

Booklet, color pictorial wraps. Slight shelf/handling wear, virtually as issued. 32 pp., 77 entries.
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Appalachian Trail Guide to Tennessee-North Carolina [9th Edition] [Appalachian Trail Guide Series Vol. 9]

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Harpers Ferry, WV, Appalachian Trail Conference: 1989

Seller ID: 041427

ISBN: 0917953312

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Stiff green color pictorial wraps. Slight handling wear, virtually as issued, with square, uncreased binding, clean interior. xi,268 pp., illus. w/ 4 maps as called for (printed on three sheets: Map No. 1, Map Nos. 2-3 + large Great Smoky Mountains National Park map), in original clear monogrammed bag. Maps do not appear to have been used.
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A List of British Birds [Second Edition]

By: A Committee of the British Ornithologists' Union (compilers)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: London, British Ornithologists' Union: 1915

Seller ID: 011023

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fair

Deaccessioned from non-circulating museum research library, nominally marked/stamped, rebound in dark red cloth, lettered in gilt. xxii,316 pp. (only), illus. title page. Lacking final entry (Lagopus, p. 317), 3 appendices, index--very curious that a museum library should have chosen to rebind an incomplete copy. Light shelf wear. Clean text block, firm binding. Solid Near Fine in terms of presentation, condition notes rebound status. Very durable reference copy, much preferable to the original binding (wraps). Please note incomplete status.
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Recent Rambles, or In Touch with Nature

By: Abbott, Charles C., M.D.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Philadelphia and London, J. B. Lippincott Co.: 1899

Seller ID: 052146

ISBN: B000NYCVXM

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Red cloth, lettered/illus. in gilt, top text block edged in gilt. Covers show mild soiling, with spine panel a bit faded/darkened. Firm binding, clean interior. 330 pp., b&w plates with tissue guards. 1899 ptg. (first issued 1892).
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Eternal Quest: The Story of the Great Naturalists

By: Adams, Alexander B.

Price: $9.95

Publisher: New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons: 1969

Seller ID: 027055

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

Orange and tan cloth, lettered/illus. in gilt and black. Very slight shelf wear, virtually as issued. Stated 2nd impression on title pg. in stated "Book Club Edition" dust jacket shows several closed edge tears and shows lightly sunned spine panel, with small blank sticker on lower spine (not ex-library). 509 pp., b&w plates.
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Geological Sketches

By: Agassiz, L.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Boston, Ticknor and Fields: 1866

Seller ID: 037675

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Good

Green cloth, lettered in gilt. 1st edition, matching dates. Moderate shelf/handling wear with various stains to front cover cloth, some darkening to spine panel and rear cover. Mild fraying at heel of spine, some loss at head of spine. Front board corners exposed and somewhat layered. Text block edges toned by age. Former owner's signature, dated 1868, in pencil on front flyleaf, also 1872 gift inscription in pencil on front blank, stationer's embossed seal on same. Repaired front hinge. 311 pp., engraved frontis. portrait of author. Some foxing to several early leaves, interior other...
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The Strange Life of Charles Waterton 1782-1865

By: Aldington, Richard

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Duell, Sloan and Pearce: 1949

Seller ID: 044760

ISBN: B003KDHIVI

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Rust cloth, lettered in silver foil. Mild spotting to top front cover corner, minor shelf wear. 231 pp. First editon. Scarce.
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The History of American Ornithology Before Audubon [SIGNED/INSCRIBED]

By: Allen, Elisa Guerdrum

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, PA, American Philosophical Society: 1951

Seller ID: 049865

ISBN: B000WW4JXU

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

SIGNED/INSCRIBED. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, New Series, Vol. 41, Pt. 3 (1951). Original edition custom-bound in red-orange buckram, lettered in gilt on black title panel on spine. Former owner's name in gilt stamped on lower front cover. Cloth slightly spotted, text block edges a bit toned, otherwise essentially as issued. [ii],387-591 pp., illus. in b&w. Signed by author on lower main title beneath printed name, additionally inscribed and signed again at top corner of main title, personalized to a Mr. De Loach.
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20 Ways to Track a Tiger: Exploring with Filmmaker-Photographer Carol Amore

By: Amore, Carol

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Wildlife Worlds: 2003

Seller ID: 050275

ISBN: 1930419066

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Stiff color pictorial wraps, oblong format. As issued. 160 pp., color photos.
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Panda: An Intimate Portrait Of One Of The World's Most Elusive Characters

By: Angel, Heather

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Cincinnati, OH, David & Charles: 2008

Seller ID: 051355

ISBN: 0715328522

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dark gray cloth-effect boards, oblong format. As issued. Color pictorial dust jacket as issued, now in mylar. 1st ed. Fully illus. w/ color photos.
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Foxfire Vol. 5, No. 4 (Winter 1971)

By: Angier, Suzanne, and B. Eliot Wigginton (advisors)

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Rabun Gap, GA, Southern Highlands Literary Fund, Inc.: 1971

Seller ID: 049957

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Goldenrod pictorial wraps, stapled binding. Slight handling wear. 193-268 pp., continuously paginated, illus.
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Foxfire Vol. 6, No. 1 (Spring 1972)

By: Angier, Suzanne, and B. Eliot Wigginton (advisors)

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Rabun Gap, GA, Southern Highlands Literary Fund, Inc.: 1972

Seller ID: 049958

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Brown pictorial wraps, stapled binding. Slight handling wear, a few ink scribbles on title page. 76 pp., continuously paginated, illus.
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Foxfire Vol. 6, Nos. 2-3 (Summer-Fall 1972) - w/ Gertrude Keener Loom Foldout

By: Angier, Suzanne, and B. Eliot Wigginton (advisors)

Price: $24.95

Publisher: Rabun Gap, GA, Southern Highlands Literary Fund, Inc.: 1972

Seller ID: 049959

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Goldenrod pictorial wraps, stapled binding. Slight handling wear, virtually as issued. 77-172 pp., continuously paginated, illus. Includes the rare foldout photographic/schematic for the Gertrude Keener Loom (issued loose).
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Category: Natural History, Biology, Environmental Science