BEHAVIOR AND EVOLUTION OF BIRDS.
New York: W.H. Freeman, 1991. Paperback. 7 x 9, 176 pgs, index, bibliographies, b&w photos and illustrations. Readings from the Scientific American. More
Natural History
GENTLE BEN.
New York: Dutton, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8, 191 pgs, b&w illustrations.Traces the friendship between a boy and a bear in the rugged Alaskan Territory. Large chunk of front part of dustjacket missing. More
GEOGRAPHY OF OKLAHOMA.
Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1977. First edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 182 pgs, index, b&w maps. Sections on physical environments, water resources, climate, human resources, forests, minerals, transportation, development of manufacturing & the towns & cities of Oklahoma. Damp wrinkling along bottom edges. More
THE POLAR PASSION.
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1973. Revised. Paperback. 973. 5 x 8, 364 pgs, b&w photos and maps. Second in the trilogy "The Top of the World", this is the tribute to the intrepid adventurers who tested their human strength and resources against the forces of the frozen Arctic elements. More
A WHALE FOR THE KILLING.
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1972. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 239 pgs, mapped endsheets. The author relates the painful tragic story of his attempt to save the trapped whale from the pointless sport of a handful of individuals who poured many hundreds of rounds of ammunition into the animal..... More
THE MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA.
Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 1977. Reprint. Paperback. 6 x 9, 389 pgs, index, b&w illustrations by the author. This facsimile edition of the original 1894 classic conveys with words and pictures some of the wonder and delight the great naturalist found on his first trips into the Sierras. More
TRAVELS IN ALASKA.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Originally published in 1915. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 274 pgs, b&w photos. Muir's classic on mountaineering in Alaska. More
CALIFORNIA DESERT WILDFLOWERS.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1962. Paperback. 6 x 9, 122 pgs, b&w illustrations, maps, section of color photos. Intended for the layman who has no particular botanical training but who likes to know something about his surroundings in nature. More
THE GEOGRAPHY OF CHILDHOOD.; Why Children Need Wild Places.
Boston: Beacon Press, 1994. Paperback. 6 x 9, 184 pgs, b&w photos. A sensitive examination of what a relationship to nature can mean for children in the post-industrial age. More
WILDERNESS AND THE AMERICAN MIND.
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1982. Third edition. Paperback. 5 x 8 1/2, 425 pgs, index, biblio. A look at the gradual intellectual transformation that changed wilderness from something to be conquered into something to be preserved. Includes a xerox copy of an article by Aldo Leopold entitled The..... More
A SELECTION OF FAMILIAR BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA.
New York: Chanticleer Press, 1993. Paperback. 6 x 4, 80 pgs, color photos and b&w illustrations. A handy little pocket guide for identifying common birds of North America. More
BROTHER WHALE.; A Pacific Whalewatcher's Log.
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1978. Paperback. 8 x 9, 155 pgs, index, b&w photos. Traces the history of whaling, their natural history and organizations dedicated to saving whales from extinction. More
THE GENUS PENSTEMON IN NEW MEXICO.
Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Science Bulletin, 1960. Staplebound Pamplet. 6 x 9, 68 pgs. A taxonomic treatment of the 33 species of Penstemon know to occur in New Mexico. Synonymy, description distribution and ecology are given for each of the taxa represented in the state. More
THE OXFORD BOOK OF VERTEBRATES.
London: Oxford University Press, 1972. Hardcover. 7 x 10, 216 pgs, pretty color plates throughout. Covers British vertebrates except for birds which are covered in another volume. More
ANCIENT RUINS OF THE SOUTHWEST.; An Archaeological Guide.
Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Publishing, 1996. Fourth printing. Paperback. 6 x 9, 156 pgs, b&w photos and illustrations. Well-known author and photographer offers more than a mere guidebook to a vast array of archaeological treasures -- a look at people, history, maps & travel tips. More
THE BIRD LIFE OF TEXAS.
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. 9 x 12, 1069 pgs total, color illustrations. The classic on birds of Texas. More
MAMMALS OF THE SOUTHWEST DESERTS.
Globe, AZ: Southwest Parks and Monuments, 1982. Revised. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 112 pgs, b&w illustrations. A classic identification guide to desert animals. More
MAMMALS OF THE SOUTHWEST DESERTS.
Globe, AZ: Southwest Parks and Monuments, 1970. Fourth edition. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 112 pgs, b&w illustrations. A classic identification guide to desert animals. More
GRASSLANDS AND SCRUB.
London: Collins & Sons, 1989. First edition. Paperback. 5 x 7 1/2, 128 pgs, color photos and illustrations. Natural history of Britain's grassland and scrub. More
MT. ST. HELENS; The Volcano Explodes!
Northwest Illustrated, 1980. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 11, 120 pgs, b&w and color photos and illustrations, glossary of geological terms. A chronicle of the eruption of Mt. St. Helens. More
GENERATIONS ON THE LAND; A Conservation Legacy
College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 120 pgs, index, color photos. To keep the land in the family . . . To operate the land profitably . . . To leave the land better than they found it . . . Each..... More
FLOWERS OF THE SOUTHWEST MESAS.
Globe, AZ: Southwestern Monument Association, 1977. Reprint. Paperback. 6 x 9, 112 pgs, index, b&w illustrations. A natural history and identification guide to the plants of the plateau country of the southwest. Binding cracked and some pages loose. More
FLOWERS OF THE SOUTHWEST MESAS.
Globe, AZ: Southwestern Monument Association, 1953. Reprint. Paperback. 6 x 9, 112 pgs, index, b&w illustrations. A natural history and identification guide to the plants of the plateau country of the southwest. More
BOAT-SHAPED ARTIFACTS OF THE GULF SOUHTWEST STATES.
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1937. Paperback. 6 x 9, 131 pgs, b&w photos. Anthropological Papers Vol. I, No.2., Bureau of Research in Social Sciences Study #24. Previous owner's name neatly written on front cover. More