Butterflies: Ecology and Evolution Taking Flight.
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2003. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. Clean, crisp copy. No dust jacket. Fine. More
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Blue Desert.
Tucson, AZ: The University of Arizona Press, 1986. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 175, [4] pp. Dust jacket crisp and in mylar cover. Blue cloth boards with a slight hint of sunning along the foot of the the front and rear covers near spine. Terracotta endpapers with small blemish on first free endpaper where sticker may have been removed. [Bartholomew A8.a.1].
Signed by Bowden on the title page. Fine / Fine. More
Blue Desert.
Tucson, AZ: The University of Arizona Press, 1986. Wraps. Advance Reading Copy. ix, 181 pp. 8vo. Beige paper covers with black plastic VeloBind spine. Minor sunning along top edge of front cover has darkened it slightly. Clean throughout. [Bartholomew A8.a.1].
Signed by Bowden on the half-title page. Very Good. More
Killing the Hidden Waters.
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1977. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. viii, [4], 174 pp. 8vo. Dust jacket has slight wear and scuffing from shelf wear, small closed 5/8" tear at head of spine right of center, now scuffing cront and rear, 3/4" tear at base of rear panel near lower left corner, small loss at head of spine, now in mylar cover. Light blue denim colored cloth boards with black titling to spine. Small stains at head and foot of cover boards from what appears to have been tape. "Discard" stamp at along foot of text block, only indication that it may be ex-library. [Bartholomew A3.a].
Signed by Bowden on the title page. Very Good / Very Good... More
Inferno.
Berman, Michael P. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2006. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 176 pp. Oblong Folio. Clean, crisp copy with dust jackets in mylar covers.
A stunning project that combines Bowden's words with soul searching photographs by Berman. The prose can be uncomfortable, the images beautiful and unsettling at the same time. Signed by Michael Berman on the title page. Fine / Fine. More
Trinity.
Berman, Michael P. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2009. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 260 pp. Oblong Folio. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
A stunning project that combines Bowden's words with soul searching photographs by Berman. The prose can be uncomfortable, the images beautiful and unsettling at the same time. Signed by Michael Berman on the title page. Fine / Fine. More
Exodus/Éxodo.
Cardona, Julián. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2008. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 285 pp. Oblong Folio. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
A stunning project that combines Bowden's words with soul searching photographs by Cardona. The prose can be uncomfortable, the images beautiful and unsettling at the same time. Signed by Charles Bowden on the title page. Fine / Fine. More
Stone Canyons of the Colorado Plateau.
Dykinga, Jack. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1996. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 128 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. [Bartholomew A17].
Inscribed by Bowden and Dykinga on the first free endpaper. Fine / fine. More
The Secret Forest.
Dykinga, Jack W. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1993. Softcover. First Edition. xi, 141 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy. [Bartholomew A14].
Signed by Bowden, Dykinga, and Martin on the title page. Another wonderful collaboration by Charles Bowden and Jack Dykinga pairing Bowden's amazing prose with Dykinga's unfaltering images of this fascinating place within the Sonoran Desert. Fine. More
The Secret Forest.
Dykinga, Jack W. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1993. Softcover. First Edition. xi, 141 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy. [Bartholomew A14].
Signed by Charles Bowden on the first free endpaper. Another wonderful collaboration by Charles Bowden and Jack Dykinga pairing Bowden's amazing prose with Dykinga's unfaltering images of this fascinating place within the Sonoran Desert. Fine. More
Birds In Art 2020.
Wausau, WI: Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, 2020. Wraps. First Edition. 134 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy of this "best of the best" journal of ornithological artists. Fine. More
A Seal Called Andre: The Two Worlds of a Maine Harbor Seal.
New York, NY: Praeger Publishers, 1975. Hard Cover. As. ix, 181 pp. 8vo. Very mindor scuffing to dust jacket, tiny 1/8" closed tear at head of front panel near spine, now in mylar cover. Clean and crisp within.
Signed by both authors on the first free endpaper. Fine / Fine. More
Pagoo.
Holling, Lucille Webster. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1957. Hardcover. First Edition. 86 pp. 4to. Wear and scuffing to dust jacket, small chips and losses with large losses at head and foot of spine, now in mylar cover. Green cloth boards have some staining and sunning. Very clean within.
The life story of a hermit crab, profusely illustrated. Very Good / Fair. More
Birds of Paradise: Revealing the World's Most Extraordinary Birds.
Laman, Tim. Washington DC: National Geographic/The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 2012. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 227 pp. Oblong 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Brand new.
A lush and stunning book of color photographs of the New Guinea's elusive birds-of-paradise. Signed by author & photographer Tim Laman on the title in year of publication. Scarce! Fine / fine. More
Pearls: A Natural History.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2001. Hardcover. First Edition. 232 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
Signed by Landman and Mikkelsen on the title page. Fine / Fine. More
Men's Lives: The Surfmen and Baymen of the South Fork (2 Volumes).
[New York]: Rock Foundation, 1986. Hardcover. First Edition. 229, 167 pp. 4to. Gray cloth boards with black and white photographs inset into front board of each volume. Slight sunning to spine of each volume matches the sunning that has also impacted the slipcase.
An absolutely stunning homage to the fishermen by Peter Matthiessen. Matthiessen worked with and around these men and women during his decades living on the South Fork of Long Island; for a time he also worked as a commercial fisherman so this way of life was important to him. Dozens of photographs by eight different photographers illustrate the text. Inscribed by Matthiessen on the second free endpaper of each volume in 1992. Very Good. More
Three Essays.
Koch, Nora. The Nature Conservancy, 1993. Wraps. Limited Edition. Unpag. Heavy paper wraps with pamphlet stitch binding, title label pasted to front cover. Woodcut by Nora Koch graces the first page of each essay.
A collection of the following three essays: "The Adirondack Mountains" by Bill McKibben; "The Colorado Plateau, Utah" by Terry Tempest Williams; and "The San Pedro River, Arizona" by William Least Heat-Moon. Produced in an edition of 500 copies. Not signed. Fine. More
The Nature Lovers Library: Birds of America (3 vol.), Mammals of America (2 vol), Birds of Other Lands and Reptiles, Fishes, Lower Forms (1 Vol.) -- 6 Volumes Complete, in Original Crate.
New York: The University Society Inc., 1917. Hardcover. As. 4to. Green cloth boards with gold embossed titling to spine, "Nature Lovers Library" logo on lower right corner of the front board of each volume. Slight scuffing to covers from use, very clean within. Encyclopedic set on the natural world with both color and black and white illustrations. In original, rare wood shipping crate, emblazoned with "Nature Lovers Library. Six Volumes. Buckram" on ends. Lacking lid. Heavy set, will require additional shipping. Very Good. More
The Great Glacier and Its House: The Story of the First Center of Alpinism in North America 1885-1925.
New York: The American Alpine Club, 1982. Hardcover. First Edition. 223 pp. Folio. Clean, crisp copy.
Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Fine / Fine. More
The Malibu: Southern California's Famous Rancho It's Romantic History and Present Charm.
Robinson, Irene. Los Angeles, CA: The Ward Ritchie Press, 1958. Trade paperback. First Edition. First Trade Paperback Edition. 86 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with very minor wear from reading, now in custom mylar jacket.
The popularity of the limited edition hardcover version of this title led the authors to publisher a less expensive version in black and white with a paper cover. Signed by Lawrence Clark Powell on the title page. Fine. More
Atlas des Champignons de France Suisse et Belgique.
Paris: Libraries des Sciences Naturelles, 1910. Half Leather. First Edition. 126 pp. 120 Plates. 4to. Half leather binding with marbled paper covers, brown leather spine with five raised bands, gold embossed titling. Marbled endpapers, clean within. Sports 120 gorgeous color lithographed plates of mushrooms. Text in French. Fine. More
The Ambonese Herbal (Volume 1: Introduction and Book I: Containing All Sorts of Trees, That Bear Edible Fruits, and Are Husbanded by People ).
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2011. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. xviii, 524 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy. No dust jacket, as issued. Fine. More
The Ambonese Herbal (Volume 5: Book XII: Concerning the Little Sea Trees, and Stony Sea Growths, Which Resemble Plants).
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2011. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. xxii, 615 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy. No dust jacket, as issued. Fine. More
The Olive: Tree of Civilization.
Easthampton, MA: Antique Collectors' Club, 2004. Hard Cover. First Edition. 96 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy, never read. No dust jacket as issued. Fine. More
The Orange: Golden Joy.
Easthampton, MA: Antique Collectors' Club, 2006. Hard Cover. First Edition. 111 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy, never read. As printed, with no dust jacket, but color printed cover boards. Lavishly illustrated, delightful book! Fine. More