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Natural Science

1. Sanderson, Ivan T. (Compiled and Annotated by.). ANIMAL TALES. An Anthology of Animal Literature of All Countries.. Knopf. 1946. 1st edition. Illustrations by author. Cloth. Large 8vo. Good. No dust jacket. Faded outside with light ring stain on front cover. Light cover corner bump. xviii & 510pp plus 14 page index. Excerpts from animal stories from around the world. Map endpapers.
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2. Adamson, Joy. THE SPOTTED SPHINX.. Harcourt Brace & World/ A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book. (1969). 1st Amer. ed. Photo illustrations. Cloth. Large 8vo. Nicked dj. Very good. Map endpapers. 313pp. By author of Born Free. Adamson induces pet cheetah to return to the wild and then keeps in touch.
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3. Alexander, Gordon and Douglas G. Alexander. BIOLOGY.. Barnes & Noble. (1972). Reprint. Trade paperback. Small 8vo. Very good. Part of the College Outline series. Textbook. 9th edition. xvi & 372pp including index.
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4. Alexander, Richard D. DARWINISM AND HUMAN AFFAIRS. Seattle. University of Washington Press. (1982). Trade paperback. Small 8vo. Very good. Few light rub marks and creases to front cover. xxiv & 317pp. Bibliography, Indexs. Small label shadow on front cover.
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5. Andrews, Roy Chapman. NATURE'S WAYS. How Nature Takes Care of Its Own.. Crown. (7th printing. 1969). Illustrated by Andre Durenceau and Others. Cloth. 4to. Slighlty torn dj. Very good. 205+pp. 144 illustrations of which 72 are full color plates. Natural strategies: Camouflage, Mimicry, Immobility, Speed, Sight, Smell, Armor, Specialization, Asaptation, Food-storing and Foraging, Symbiosis.
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6. Apgar, Austin C. TREES OF THE NORTHERN UNITED STATES. Their study, description and determination for the use of schools and private students.. American Book Co. (1920 printing). Ill;ustrations. Cloth. Large 12mo. Good reading copy. No dj. Rubs to cover corners and spine ends. Outside lettering fading, a few light spots and scuffs. Several corner creases. 224pp.
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7. Ardrey, Robert. THE TERRITORIAL IMPERATIVE. A Personal Inquiry into Animal Origins of Properrty and Nations.. Atheneum. 1968. Drawings by Berdine Ardrey. Cloth. 8vo. Slighlty torn dj. Good. (7th printing. April 1968). xii & 390pp. Bibliography, Index. Recommended by Clifton Fadiman, Abraham Maslow, Howard Evans. Neat inkl underlining on several early pages.
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8. Audubon, John James. THE BIRDS OF AMERICA.. Macmillan. 1941, 2nd printing. Reprint. 435 color plates. Cloth. Very good. No dust jacket. With a Foreword and Descriptive Captions by William Vogt Gilt design and lettering on front cover and spine. Slight fading of spine. Slight rub to lower outside cover corners. xxvi pages of introduction, transcript of the legends on the original plates, index of common names. Size. Over 12' high x 9' wide.
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9. Baylis, Maggie. PLANT PARENTHOOD. San Francisco. 101 Produictions. (1975). Plant Illustrations by E.D. Bills and other illustrations by author. Stiff wraps. Very good. Squarish large 12mo. 192pp. Light bump to lower inside of rear cover.
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10. Beebe, William. BENEATH TROPIC SEAS. A Record of Diving Among the Coral Reefs of Haiti.. Halcyon House. (13th impression, March 1937). 59 illustrations. Cloth. 8vo. Very good. No dj. Decorated endpapers. A few very light rubs outside. xiii & 234pp. Appendix details the logistics of the expedition--the tenth by the Dept. of Tropical Research of New York Zoological Society.
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11. Beebe, William. EDGE OF THE JUNGLE.. Duell, Sloan and Pearce. (1950). Revised. Frontis. Cloth. Good. Rubs to lower outside cover corners. Mild stain along bottom edge of rear cover. Chipped dj re-inforced with paper tape with shadow from this repair on endpapers. Pencil note on fly. viii & 248pp. New preface for this edition. Hinterland of British Guiana, Has an Appendix of Scientific Names.
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12. Beebe, William. NONSUCH: Land of Water.. Brewer, Warren & Putnam. 1932. Illustrated. Cloth. 8vo. Good. No dj. Published under the auspices of the New York Zoological Society. Author's signature on half-title page. dj blurb pasted to fly. Shelfwear to head and foot of spine and to cover corners and edges. 259pp. Lettering on spine faded.
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13. Beebe, William. THE LOG OF THE SUN. A Chronicle of Nature's Year.. Garden City Pub. (1906). Reprint. Frontispiece by Walter King Stone. Cloth. Small 8vo. A good copy. No dust jacket. Names on endpaper: 'Herbert B. White from Clarance M. Wood, 1929'. A little dull outside. x+ 321pp. Characterizes the year month by month.
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14. Berger, Andrew J. BIRD STUDY.. Wiley. (1961). Illustrations. Cloth. 8vo. Text block is near fine. No dj. Name on free endpaper. Bookplate on endpaper. Three very tiny compasss needle punctures in front cover. xi & 389pp. List of the common and Scientific Names of Birds. Index.
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15. Biddle, Wayne. A FIELD GUIDE TO GERMS. NY. Henry Holt. (1995). 1st edition. Illustrations. Hardback. Fine dj. Fine. (Size: 9?' high x 5?' wide) xix+ & 196pp.
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16. Blanchan, Neltje. BIRD NEIGHBORS. An Introductory Acquaintance With One Hundred and Fifty Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes.. Garden City Pub. (1922). Reprint. Photo illustrations, some in color. Cloth. 8vo. Very good. Worn and torn dj.
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17. Boughey, Arthur S. ECOLOGY OF POPULATIONS.. Macmillan. (1968). Maps, tables, charts. Trade paperback. Small 8vo. Very good. Part of Current Concepts in Biology Series. viii & 135pp. '.leads from environmental requirements through population dynamics to community organization and evolution. It concludes with a chapter on human ecology.'
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18. Bourne, Geoffrey H. PRIMATE ODYSSEY.. Putnam's. (1974). Illustrations. Cloth. 8vo. Slighlty torn dj. Near fine. 479pp. Has bibliography and index.
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19. Briggs, D. and S.M. Walters. PLANT VARIATION AND EVOLUTION.. World University Library, McGraw-Hill. (1969). Illustrated. Trade paperback. Large 12mo. Very good. 256pp
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20. Brock, Thomas D. BIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS.. Prentice-Hall. (1970). Illustrations, some in color, Graphs, tables. Hardback. Large 8vo. Very good. No dj. 3rd printing.(Approx. size: 9+' x 8+'). xii & 737pp.Decorated endpapers. Textbook. Can be used for self-study and for reference.
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21. Brown, Frank A. Jr. (Editor). SELECTED INVERTEBRATE TYPES. NY. Wiley. (April 1966). Illustrations. Cloth. 8vo. Very good. No dust jacket. xx & 597pp. 8th printing. A few small spots on front cover.
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22. Burr, Chandler. THE EMPEROR OF SCENT. A Story of Perfume, Obsession, and the Last Mystery of the Senses.. Random House. (2003). Trade paperback. Small 8vo. Very good. Advance Uncorrected Proofs. Index not supplied. Search for the scientific explanation of smell. Written using some novelistic techniques. The hero: Luca Turin, Biophysicist. 318pp. Recommended by Alexandra Fuller.
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23. Butcher, Devereux. EXPLORING OUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES. 2nd edition revised.. Houghton Mifflin. 1963 (revised edition). 2nd editon. Profusely illustrated. Cloth. Large 8vo. Very good. No dj. First edition was titled 'Seeing America's Wildlife in Our National Refuges.' Slick, heavy paper. 340pp
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24. Cain, A.J. ANIMAL SPECIES AND THEIR EVOLUTION.. Harper Torchbook. (1960). 1st paperback ed. Illustrations. Trade paperback. Large 12mo. Very good. 190pp + ads. Cover design by Herbert Levitt
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25. Caras, Roger A. NORTH AMERICAN MAMMALS, Fur-bearing Animals of the United States and Canada.. Galahad Books. (1967). Ilklustrations, four in color by Charles Frace. Hardback. Slighlty torn dj. Near fine. Square large 8vo. xiii+ & 578pp. including and extensive appendix and an index. Maps. Recommended by Joseph A. Davis, Jr of N.Y Zoological Society. Written on fly: 'Ellen: N.Y. State (and me)miss you. Happy Birthday. Merry Christmasand Happy New Year. Until next time I see you smile. Love, Jim' One corner crease.
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