First Edition. Hardcover. New York: Summit Books, 1989. First Edition with full numberline. Octavo (8.75" x 5.75"); 379p. Illustrated dustjacket with original $19.95 price; book in blindstamped blue paper-covered boards with white cloth spine and black lettering. Jacket shows very light shelfwear and some toning along edges, but no chips... More about Ravens in Winter
First Edition. Hardcover. New York: HarperCollins, 2001. Stated First Edition with full numberline. Signed by the author on half title to fellow writer and columnist William Safire with inscription: "For Bill, with admiration for his work, & all good wishes ever. Diane Ackerman." Octavo; 261pp. Illustrated dust jacket with... More about Cultivating Delight: A Natural History of My Garden
Ugo Mochi. First Edition. Hardcover. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976. First Edition with full numberline. SIGNED by the author with brief inscription on front free endpaper and lengthy accompanying letter. Illustrated dustjacket with original $7.95 price; book in white paper-covered boards with black cloth spine and zebra illustration. 134p;... More about A Natural History of Zebras
Hardcover. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1898. Later Printing. Small octavo (7" x 4.5"); xv, 303p +3p ads. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Covers lightly edgeworn with a rust-colored smudge over spine, along with a smaller one to back along with a few light scuffs. Previous owner's bookplate... More about The Soil: Its Nature, Relations, and Fundamental Principles of Management
Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Washington, D.C.: National Park Trust Fund Board, [c. 1954]. Limited First Edition, numbered 758 of 1000 copies with an extra color plate laid in at front. Octavo (9.5" x 6.25"); 73p. Color frontis with black and white photo plates throughout. Reddish-brown cloth-covered boards with dark green... More about The Fifth Essence: An Invitation to Share in Our Eternal Heritage
First Edition. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1930. First Edition with (1) on last page of text. Signed by the author to Captain R. S. Patton. Octavo (8" x 5.5"); x, 312p. Charts and illustrations throughout. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Spine a bit cocked, with boards... More about The Sea
First Edition. Hardcover. Washington, DC: The American Wildlife Institute, 1944. Stated First Edition. Signed by author Stanley P. Young on front flyleaf with inscription. Octavo; 636pp. No dust jacket. Bound in olive cloth and three-quarter leather. Illustration of a wolf stamped in gold on cover. Lettering stamped in gold on... More about The Wolves of North America; Part 1: Their History, Life Habits, Economic Status, and Control....