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The Smaller British Birds. With Descriptions of their Nests, Eggs, Habits, etc. etc. etc.

By: ADAMS, H. G. and H. B.

Price: $75.00

Publisher: London, George Bell & Sons: 1874

Seller ID: 689

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

Green cloth covers with gold and black stamped lettering and decoration remains attractive and fairly bright though shows rubbing along edges and a stain on the bottom cover. All edges are gilded. 32 chromolithographic plates. Some plates with edge wear and soiling though images remain good. Binding tight and is overall fairly clean.
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Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the World: Volume 1 and 2

By: Brown, Leslie, and Dean Amadon

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, McGraw-Hill: 1968

Seller ID: 6923

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Two volumes in original slipcase. Usual library markings, very light general wear. Near fine condition if not for library marks. Large and heavy; extra postage may be required. ; Ex-Library; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 945 pages
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The Summit of the Years

By: Burroughs, John

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New York, Houghton Mifflin Company: 1913

Seller ID: 1795

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket

Covers show light wear at corners and spine ends. Block edges toned. Binding tight. Non-author gift inscription on ffep. DJ Shows moderate surface staining and fading. Spine ends chipped with a little loss (touching title though title remains readable).
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Parasitological Topics a Presentation Volume to P. C. C. Garnham F. R. S. on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday 1981

By: Canning (editor)

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Utica, NY, Society Of Protozoologists: 1981

Seller ID: 3511

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New in New dust jacket

This is a presentation copy on the occasion the 80th birthday of P. C. C. Garnham F. R. S. Special Publication No. 1. This book is still in the original intact shrink wrap which is undamaged & has never been opened. It is as it came from the publisher. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 289 pages
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Fallow Deer: Their History, Distribution and Biology

By: Chapman, Donald; Chapman, Norma

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Lavenham, Terence Dalton Limited: 1975

Seller ID: 6461

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

Light rubbing; DJ shows a half inch closed tear from lower edge over bottom board; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 271 pages
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F. W. Frohawk: His Life and Work

By: Chatfield, June

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire, The Crowood Press: 1987

Seller ID: 6603

ISBN: 0946284687

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

As new. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 184 pages
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Horse Conformation: As to Soundness and Performance

By: Green, Ben K.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Northland Press: 1981

Seller ID: 6021

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket

Unread with light wear to cover corners. Jacket is a bit soiled with rubbing and creasing along the top edge. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 80 pages
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A Naturalist in Hindustan

By: Hingston, R. W. G.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Boston, Small, Maynard & Company: N.D.

Seller ID: 6848

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Contents remain mostly un-opened. Green cloth covers are lightly rubed and show very slight wear at corners. Gilt lettering on spine remains clear, though a little faded. Tight and clean copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 292 pages
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The Naturalist in La Plata

By: Hudson, W. H.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, E. P. Dutton:

Seller ID: 6887

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

First published in 1892, this is the sixth printing of 1922; 394 pages; Cloth covers are a little faded and show wear at spine ends and a little at corners; Inked name on blank front free end page; Other light wear, though overall a fairly tight and clean copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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The Marsh Lions: the Story of an African Pride

By: Jackman, Brian; Scott, Jonathan

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Boston, David R. Godine: 1983

Seller ID: 6670

ISBN: 0879234733

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

Volume shows only light general wear, mostly along shelf edge. Jacket has creasing along the top edge and and corners with a few small closed tears. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 224 pages
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The Wheat Plant: Its Origin, Culture, Growth, Development, Composition, Varieties, Diseases, Etc., Etc., together with a Few Remarks on Indian Corn, Its Culture, Etc.,

By: Klippart, John H.

Price: $75.00

Publisher: New York, A. O. Moore & Company: 1860

Seller ID: 688

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

Indexed, plus ads; 100 illustrations; Cloth covers show some chips and wear at spine ends; Corners are a little bumped; Gilt lettering and decoration on spine is a little faded, though present; Light scuffs on covers and edges of text block; Minimally ex-library with KS State Board of Ag. library book plate on front paste down and small inked stamp on blank front end page; No other library markings; Volume remains tight and otherwise very clean.
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The Kingdom of Nature An Illustrated Museum of the Animal World...

By: Leslie, Mrs. Frank (Ed)

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Chicago, Thompson & Thomas: 1888

Seller ID: 2905

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Poor

Pictorial cloth covers dull with light wear at edges. Both hinges broken and book is disbound. Block remains complete with only light wear at edges and to first and last few pages. An easy fix for an experianced binder. ; Includes hundreds of illustrations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Proceedings of the Black-Footed Ferret & Prairie Dog Workshop, September 4-6, 1973; Rapid City, South Dakota

By: Linder, Raymond L. & Conrad N. Hillman

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Brookings, SD, South Dakota State University: 1973

Seller ID: 6729

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

Tape over spine a little torn at ends. Slight curl to covers. Text unmarked and tightly bound ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 208 pages
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Horseman's progress: The development of modern riding

By: Littauer, Vladimir Stanislas

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Princeton, NJ, D. Van Nostrand Company: 1962

Seller ID: 1699

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket

Stated first edition. Covers show very light edge wear and soiling. Ffep clipped, presumably to remove old price. DJ unclipped and showing moderate edgewear, soiling, creasing, and chipping.
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Mineral Resources of the United States 1920: Part I - Metals

By: Loughlin, G. F.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Washington, Government Printing Office: 1922

Seller ID: 6588

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Covers show light rubbing along edges and few light scuffs; There is a small moisture stain along the outside edge of front cover; Blind library stamp of two blank front end pages and on title page; NO other library markings; Volume is tight and contens remain very clean. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 611 pages
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Catalogue of the Ungulate Mammals in the British Museum (Natural History) Vol. V. Perissodactyla (Horses, Tapirs, Rhinoceroses) , Hyracoidea (Hyraxes) , Proboscidea (Elephants) with Addenda to Earlier Volumes

By: Lydekker, Richard

Price: $15.00

Publisher: London, Trustees of the British Museum: 1916

Seller ID: 6604

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Usual library markings. Light wear to cover edges. Light spotted foxing to title page, otherwise clean text in a tight binding. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 207 pages
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Galapagos Pacific

By: Maldonado-Robles, Luis

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Paris, Editions DS: 1982

Seller ID: 6971

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ in Good+ dust jacket

Inscribed by the author on the half title page. Includes a personalized note from an Abercrombie & Kent travel guide and an invitation to a pool party for the author (also from Abercrombie and Kent. ) Cover corners bumped and a bit rubbed. Text shows signs of repeated reading. Jacket is creased and rubbed at all edges. ; Color Photographs; 136 pages; Signed by Author
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In Your Own Back Yard A Guide for Great Plains Gardening

By: Marson, Chuck

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Topeka, KS, Baranski Publishing: 1983

Seller ID: 6291

ISBN: 0941974014

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

Signed "Happy Gardening" and dated 1983 by the author on the half title page. Cover corners and external hinges worn with creasing at the top front cover corner. Text is lightly edge toned with a few light signs of wear scattered throughout. ; 154 pages; Signed by Author
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Fieldbook of American Wild Flowers

By: Mathews, F. Schuyler

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A., Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.: 2003

Seller ID: 406

ISBN: 1402711220

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Covers have moderate wear; bent corners, 2 or 3 edge bumps, and 2 spots of fading on front. Book is askew. Text is yellowed but remains clean and tight.
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The Desert Bighorn: its Life History, Ecology & Management

By: Monson, Gale and Lowell Sumner (Eds)

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Tucson, AZ, The University of Arizona Press: 1980

Seller ID: 6466

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket

Inscribed by first editory and contributor, Gale Monson on title page. Dust jacket shows a few chips and small tears over bottom cover, as well as light wear over corners and spine ends. Jacket remains bright and clean; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 370 pages; Signed by Editor
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