THE CACTI OF ARIZONA.
Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1950. Second edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 135 pgs, b&w and color photos and b&w illustrations. Includes glued in Index, at back cover, for the second edition. A classic! More
Natural History
BUZZWORDS; A Scientist Muses on Sex, Bugs, and Rock 'N' Roll.
Washington DC: Joseph Henry Press, 2000. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8, 298 pgs, index, references, b&w illustrations. A selection from the author's humor column in the "American Entomologist" professional journal, this also contains many other pieces. It talks about how entomologists see insects, including their view of a US government..... More
THE PICTORIAL GALLERY OF ANIMATED NATURE.
Cincinnati, OH: C.F. Vent & Co., 1864. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9 1/2, 1032 pgs, many b&w illustrations. marbled endsheets and page edges. "A series of delightful, anecdotes and descriptions, the characteristic habits and modes of life of the various beasts, birds, fishes, insects, reptiles, mollusca, and animalcula, of..... More
PROMISCUITY; An Evolutionary History of Sperm Competition.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000. Paperback. 5 x 8, 272 pgs, index, bibliography, references. section of color photos. Investigates the theory that females are as, or more, promiscuous and competitive in regards to reproductive success, than males. More
THE MISSISSIPPI KITE.
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 115 pgs, color photos throughout. The authors describe 'all aspects of the kite's life cycle, from breeding and nesting, raising young, and hunting and feeding to the kite's annual return to its winter range in South America'..... More
TEXAS EARTH SURFACES; A Photographic Study
Austin, TX: The Encino Press, 1970. Hardcover. 7 x 10, 64 pgs, b&w photos. Beautiful black and white photos of Texas ground. More
AT THE HAND OF MAN; Peril and Hope for Africa's Wildlife
New York: Knopf, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 322 pgs, index, bibliography, notes. In a book often shocking, always passionate and inevitably controversial, the author brings desperately needed illumination to one of the most important and emotional issues of our time: the threat to Africa's wildlife, and especially..... More
A COUNTRYMAN'S WOODS.
New York: Knopf, 1983. Hardcover. 7 x 10, 186 pgs, color photos throughout. A glorious celebration of America's woodlands' with almost 80 fantastic, informal essays portraying various tree species and nature scenes captured in beautiful colour photographs. More
AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARKS.
Lincolnwood, IL: Publications International, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. 10 x 14, 256 pgs, index, color photos throughout. A beautiful coffee-table style book features forty-nine of our most photographed parks. More
HOW MANY AMERICANS?
San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1994. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2,174 pgs, index, notes. Assessing the critical impact of population growth and increased immigration on American environmental resources, two public policy experts argue that lower immigration levels must be established and behavior must be altered to conserve resources and..... More
THE CHARLES BOWDEN READER.
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2010. First edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 297 pgs. From his first book, Killing the Hidden Waters, to his most recent, Murder City: Cuidad Juárez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields, Charles Bowden has been sounding an alarm about the rapacious appetites of..... More
KILLING THE HIDDEN WATERS.
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1985. First, thus. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 9, 174 pgs, index, b&w photos and illustrations. Addresses the "mining" and destruction of water resources in the American Southwest. More
CLUES TO AMERICA'S PAST.
Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 1976. Hardcover. 7 x 10, 199 pgs, index, color photos/illustrations. Examines archaeological finds in the puzzle of America's beginnings, from Indian relics in caves to 17th century ship wrecks to Civil War battlefield inspections. Lots of great information and photos. More
WORKING WITH NATURE.; A Practical Guide.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1973. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 517 pgs, b&w photos and illustrations. How to understand and work with the complexities of nature and her various ecosystems. More
THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE OF NORTHWESTERN CHIHUAHUA.
Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1937. Paperback. 6 x 9, 86 pgs, b&w photos, 2 fold out maps. Bulletin 316, Geological Series Vol. 5 No. 2. More
NOTES TO ACCOMPANY A VEGETATION MAP OF NORTHWEST MEXICO.
Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1936. Pamphlet. 6 x 9, 27 pgs, with fold out map at center. Number 280, Biological Series, Vol. 4, No. 4. More
PLANT ASSOCIATIO AND SURVIVAL, AND THE BUILD-UP OF MOISTURE IN SEMI-ARID SOILS.
Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press, 1934. Pamphlet. 6 x 9, 32 pgs, b&w illustrations. Technical Bulletin No. 53 from the University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station. More
ARIZONA'S TREE SQUIRRELS.
Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Game & Fish Department, 1984. Paperback. 6 x 9, 114 pgs, b&w photos & maps. Description, distribution and life history of tassel-eared squirrels, fox squirrels and red squirrels as well as issues in squirrel management and hunting. Slight damp wrinkling to bottom edge of most pages. More
VAMPIRO - THE VAMPIRE BAT IN FACT AND FANTASY.
Silver City, NM: High-Lonesome Books, 1994. First edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 150 pgs, photos & range maps, index & bib. Fascinating study of a fascinating critter. Gathers the natural history of all the Vampire Bat species and relates the animal to the mythical vampyre of legend and lore. Warning!..... More
THE WOLF IN THE SOUTHWEST.; The Making of an Endangered Species.
Silver City, NM: High-Lonesome Books, 2002. Reprint. Paperback. 6 x 9, 224 pgs, b&w photos and illustrations. Using primary source material of biologists, hunters, and trappers, the author traces the extirpation of the wolf in the Southwest U.S.A. and speculates on chances for recovery. Includes a new introduction and epilogue..... More
HANDBOOK OF CALIFORNIA BIRDS.
Happy Camp, CA: Naturegraph, 1986. Third edition. Paperback. 5 x 8, 224 pgs, b&w photos and illustrations and a section of color illustrations. Includes descriptions of species, graphic studies of bird habitats, colors, feeding habits, feet, bills, flight, songs and calls. More
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK; A History
Boulder, CO: Colorado Associated University Press, 1983. Paperback. 6 x 9, 225 pgs, index, notes, b&w photos. This history of the Colorado National Park is the complete story of the natural features, political and social history. More
BIOGRAFFITI; A Natural Selection
New York: Quadrangle, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 112 pgs, b&w illustrations. Poetry by a professional evolutionary biologist. More
GUARDIANS OF THE WILD; A History of the Warden Service of Canada's National Parks
Calgary, Alberta: University of Calgary Press, 2000. Paperback. 6 x 9, 390 pgs, index, notes, b&w photos. Bears and bureaucrats, timber and telephone lines, poaching and predators, fires and families - all these play a part in this fascinating and long-overdue study of Canada's national park wardens. More
NEW MEXICO JOURNAL OF SCIENCE.
Las Cruces, NM: New Mexico State University, 1984. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 88 pgs. A listing of abstracts related to scientific subects in New Mexico. More