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Indiana Audubon Society 1946, 1948 Yearbooks; 29 Issues 1950-1960
Indian Audubon Society Soft Cover Very Good
Nice set, all issues tightly bound. Some show soiling to front near spine, but later ones are clean as a whistle. 1946 Yearbook shows former owner's name written small at top front. The rest are without names. Mailing label on back of all. Photo illustrated in black and white. Yearbooks printed on coated paper.Magazine issues are as follows:1950 -- Jan. and April; 1951 -- July and Aug.;1952 -- April, July, Oct.;1953 --Jan., April, Oct.; 1954 -- April, July; 1955 -- April, July; 1956 -- Jan. July, Oct.;1957 -- April, July, Oct.;1958 -- Jan. April, July Oct. (full-run);1959 -- Feb. May, August-Nov. (total of three issues for 1959); and1960 -- Feb. and May.Topics are varied, but some highlights include the relation of wildlife management and songbirds, war and the birds of Guam, early Indiana Audubon Society history, winter bird feeding, the bald eagle, rare and semi-rare visitants in northern Indiana, attraction of birds to airport ceilometer beams, the blue-winged teal, an unusual nest of red-eyed Towhee, whooping cranes in Porter County 50 years previous, colonial nesting of the barn swallow, behavior of the English sparrow, the shorebird families, a huge pigeon roost, changes in common names of birds, the order Pelecanformes in Indiana; the spread of the starling in Indiana, notes on mating of sage grouse in Wyoming, the "sturdy art of Christmas bird counting", bird tragedy at the dunes, and notes on two young red-shouldered hawks.
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30.00 USD
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Adler, David A. The Many Troubles of Andy Russell
Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. Harcourt Childrens Books 1998 0152012958 / 9780152012953 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine
Crisp, beautiful copy with no defect. Has not been price-clipped and looks most handsome in brand new protective mylar. A rolicking intermediate grade novel about a little boy, a houseful of runaway gerbils and a few secrets. 133 pages.
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10.95 USD
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Adoff, Arnold Birds
New York J.B. Lippincott 1982 0397319495 / 9780397319497 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Near Fine Howell, Troy SIGNED & Inscribed By Author
Beautiful copy in brand new protective mylar. No defects aside from price clipping. Among his many awards, children's author and poet, Arnold Adoff, is the recipient of the National Council of Teachers of English Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. An Ohioan, he was also the husband of the late highly acclaimed children's novelist, Virginia Hamilton, and is an important contributor to the field of children's literature. Wonderful drawings and a lyrical voice spoken from the POV of the birds. SIGNED and inscribed on title page. Adoff's handwriting is always difficult to discern, but we matched it with that of another book signed by him.
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15.00 USD
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Bowen, Gary The Mare's Nest
New York, NY, U.S.A. HarperCollins Children's Book Group 2001 0060284080 / 9780060284084 First Printing Hard Cover Very Good Very Good Oblong Kimble, Warren (illustrator)
Beautiful copy -- very clean and nice with no tears or chips. Dustjacket protected by brand new mylar. Handsome pictorial endpapers that are different front and back. The art is wonderful in this colorful book inspired by the wood paintings of the internationally acclaimed Vermont folk artist,Warren Kimble. Kids will also enjoy the story of an itinerant artist who paints animals "as they wish to be seen" and the growing mystery of disappearing animals. Unpaginated.
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Briggs-Bunting, Jane Llama on the Lam
Oxford, Michigan Black River Trading Co. 2001 0964908344 / 9780964908345 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Near Fine Buechel, Jon
Crisp, clean, beautiful copy which has not been price-clipped. No names or writing. Pages and page edges prristine. Dustjacket without tears or chips and beautiful in brand new mylar cover. Illustrated charmingly in full color. Stated as suitable for grades 3-8, but definitely more interesting to elementary, rather than middle school, kids. Centers on three school friends, one of whom has muscular distrophy, and the llamas they love. When one kid moves away and a runaway llama turns up in the new neighborhood old bonds just get stronger. The main character is based on a real boy who died from Muscular Distophy. Charmingly rendered. 82 pages.
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15.00 USD
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Burr, Elisha W. (editor) Diseases of Cage Birds
Ames, IA, U.S.A.: Iowa State University Press, 1987
Soft Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Crisp clean copy. Book has sewn card covers with separate glossy dustjacket which we have placed in mylar for protection. Clean as a whistle inside and out and lavishly illsutrated with both color and black and white photos, plus drawings. Aimed primarily at professionals -- veterinarians, bird dealers, pet store owners and breeders -- it is a compendium of detailed information on birth health, diseases, management and breeding by 36 experts in the field. 246 pages. Indexed.
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20.00 USD
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Clarke, J.F. Gates, Illustrated by Durenceau, Andre Butterflies
New York: Golden Press, 1963
Hard Cover. Very Good/No DJ, as Issued. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very nice, clean copy of a lovely book. Paper over boards construction with glossy wipe-clean surface. Wonderfully free of markings inside, despite the fact that it is a kid-friendly volume filled with fetching color illustrations to be pored over again and again. Endpapers are likewise attractive with drawingson bright yellow paper. Text describes and explains the myriad butterflies from the swallowtails to the giant skippers.68 pages. Indexed.
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20.00 USD
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Cottrill, Peter Anteater on the Stairs
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers, Incorporated, 1994
Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First Printing. ISBN:1-85697-976-8. Beautiful copy in mylar. Has not been price-clipped. Only defect is a few words are very light on one page, but can still be read. A surprise at every turn in this rolicking tale about the new kid on the block and her neighbor who lives with a houseful of exotic pets.
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12.00 USD
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Cunha, Tony J. Swine Feeding and Nutrition
New York Academic Press 1977 Hard Cover Fine Very Good
Book itself is clean as a whistle inside and out with no names or writing. Paper of jacket is still crisp, but there is a small bit of wear to crown of spine. Looks most handsome in brand new mylar. Among the myriad topics discussed are: diseases and parasites, production efficiency, the well-balanced diet, underfeeding and overfeeding, nutient requirements of the pig, vital functions of minerals and the effects of deficiency, vitamin requirments, fatty acids and energy, water, enzymes, fededing pigs at various life stages, and feeding the breeding herd. 352 pages. Part of a series of monographs on the feeding and nutrition of various animals.
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35.00 USD
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Faler, Richard E. The Mink Trapper's Guide
Greenville, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Beaver Pond Publishing 1996 1881399109 / 9781881399100 2nd Revised Edition Soft Cover New
Crisp, BRAND NEW book. Measures 5-1/2"x8-1/2". Illustrated with black and white photos throughout. The author provides info on the mink and its habits before getting into the art of trapping, including preparing the line, gearing up, set construction, the various types of sets, line management, fur handling, marketing, and references. 240 pages.
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25.00 USD
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Fisk, Erma J. Parrots' Wood
W.W. Norton, 1985
Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Second Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Nice clean copy which has not been price-clipped. Upper two corners bumped and some wrinkling to DJ at thse areas, but otherwise very nice. The true story of an "ordinary housewife, who after the death of her husband became an amateur ornithologist who won awards for her work which took her from Maine to Peru. At one point in her 70's she spent five months studying birds from a remote cabin in Arizona with no phone or electricty! 240 pages written in the sujkect's own voice. Delightful.
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10.00 USD
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Freedley, George More Mr. Cat and Amber Too
New York Gramercy Publishing 1962 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good Dowling, Victor J.
Book itself is crisp and clean with a cat poem laid-in. Dustjacket also retains crispness and looks most handsome in brand new protective mylar. Only defects are light toning to edges of white portion on rear dustjacket, a speck of wear at front corners and two tiny tears at upper rear edge. The sequel to Mr. Cat finds the author sharing more experiences of the cat who'd shared his life for 18 years, plus some new stories of his replacement, Princess Amber. Charmingly illustrated with detailed drawings. 64 pages.
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Gruenau, Douglas Bison: Distant Thunder
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Takarajimasha Inc 1995 1883489075 / 9781883489076 Soft Cover NEW Oblong
Crisp, beautiful, brand new copy. Gloriously illustrated in full color -- 56 images in all, each illustrating the life and habits of the bison in modern America. 103 pages.
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8.95 USD
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Harding. A.R. 3001 Questions and Answers
U.S.A. Fur Fish Game 0936622229 / 9780936622224 Reprint Soft Cover Near Fine
Very nice, clean book. Facsimile reprint of unknown origin. Pictorial face -- no reprint date. Small sized at 4-1/2"x6-1/4". Classic book on the subject of hunting, trapping, camping and other outdoor pursuits. Title is a bit misleading, as material is not presented in a question and answer format, but rather as an encyclopedia covering animals, birds, baits, boats, camping, hunting dogs, fishing, hunting, fur farming, guns and ammo, medicinal plants, trapping, taxidermy and more. 295 pages.
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16.00 USD
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