Hardcover. NY, Abrams Books for Young Readers, 1st US, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. This book's six giant pop-up illustrations and accompanying rhymes will excite young readers. Faces of an elephant, lion, giraffe, rhinoceros, hippopotamus and a chimpanzee pop-up before their eyes. Clean copy.
Hardcover. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st, 1904, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Nonpaginated. Hardcover. Covers bound in blue cloth with gilt title on spine and cover with decoration and pastedown art. Beautiful b/w illustrations throughout by Seton. Bump to top corner of cover, small scrape to cover label otherwise clean, very good. The aim of this well-illustrated work is to picture the life of a Grizzly Bear with the added glamour of a remarkable Bear personality (from the Preface). Presented in 16 chapters, Seton considered this work as an historical novel of Bear life.
Hardcover. NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 2nd pr., 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, Beautifully illustrated scenes from the world's jungles teem with hidden life. Can you spot the wonderful selection of camouflaged creatures? Test your powers of observation to find the answers and more information about them. Includes intricate die-cut gatefolds. John Norris Wood is a renowned wildlife artist who has exhibited at London's Royal Academy of Arts, Natural History Museum, and Victoria and Albert Museum. He lives on his own nature reserve in England with his boa constrictor.
Hardcover. Chicago, Rand McNally, 1st, 1925, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, Color, B&W illustrations by J. Clinton Shepherd. Rust color cloth with cover label illustration, 242 pages.
Hardcover. NY, Doubleday Page, 1st, 1911, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth with gilt, black and orange design to cover and spine. Black & white illustrations by the author. Black & white illustrated frontispiece with tissue-guard. Slight foxing to interior. Light edgewear to green cloth covers. Front hinge cracked, pencil inscription on front fly leaf.
Hardcover. NY, Henry Holt & Co, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards. It is 1897. As Teddy Roosevelt breaks camp on the western plains, an elk calf is born in the Olympic Mountains. Nearby, a great bull sharpens his antlers, bobwhites call from the sage grass, and a waterfall glitters in the sunlight. In the coming year, the calf will learn much about survival. It will also be a year of enlightenment for Teddy Roosevelt. Soon to become one of the most beloved leaders of the United States, Roosevelt will take steps to conserve the wild places and animals of America so that future generations may enjoy them, too. Clean copy, no dust jacket.
Hardcover. New York , Atheneum, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by author. SIGNED on title page, also INSCRIBED on copyright page by Lewin. A look at Brazil's Pantanal marsh describes the various types of creatures who inhabit it, from the South American caiman, to the world's largest rodent, to storks, egrets, and herons.
Hardcover. London, S.O. Beeton, 1st, 1862, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 3/4 leather tooled binding with raised decorated bands on spine. 426 pages. Illustrated with woodcuts by Harden Melville and William Harvey. 10 color illustrations from water-color drawings by J.R. Zweker, Harrison Webb, and Harden Melville. Six fold-out maps. Marbled edges. Endpapers with light foxing. Rubbing wear to spine edges, small scuff mark to front leather edge. Corners bumped, worn. A fascinating work of hunting and natural history by journalist and novelist James Greenwood discusses the history, habits and physiology of a number of species of big game, including tigers, elephants, hippos and leopards. The work also offers information regarding the methods of their hunting including weaponry and tactical movements. The work is particularly noted for its discussion regarding deer hunting, with anecdotal evidence regarding the capacity of the white tail deer to heal from extremely serious wounds.
Hardcover. New York, Dutton Children's Books, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. INSCRIBED BY JEAN CRAIGHEAD GEORGE ON FRONT ENDPAPER. Full color illustrations by Wendell Minor. Dust jacket shows light wear. Clean, tight copy.