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Bison Books, 7/1/2006 12:00:01 AM. paperback. Good. 0.9843 8.5039 5.4724.

xx+386 pages with illustrations by Olaus J Murie and index. Octavo (8" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. In The Voice of the Coyote, J. Frank Dobie melds natural history with tales and lore in articulating the complex and often contentious relationship between coyotes and humans. Based on his own life experiences in Texas and twenty-five years of research, Dobie forges a sympathetic and nuanced picture of the coyote prefiguring later environmental and conservation movements. He recognizes the impact of human action on the coyote while also examining the prominent role of the coyote in the myths and legends of the West. Condition: Corners bumped, points and spine ends rubbed else better than very good.

[Lincoln]: University of Nebraska Press, 1961 [Lincoln]: University of Nebraska Press, 1961. Good. No dust jacket. Exterior wear; pages clean; previous owner's notes on the first endpage. 1 xx, 386 p. : ill.; 21 cm. eng pp. Good. No dust jacket. Exterior wear; pages clean; previous owner's notes on the first endpage. Trade paperback.

Trade Paperback. Bison Books 1961. Remainder Mark. Dog Eared. Light Wear. Unless Listed in this decription, VG or Better.

Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1961. Reprint Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Olaus J. Murie. VG/none, used pb, 386 pages. Illustrated stiff paper wraps with black text on upper and spine; slight edge wear; no chips or tears; rubbed. Interior pages are clean, unmarked, no highlighting or creases. Binding is tight.

Book. Good. Soft cover. Trade paperback, ex-library. Bison, 1961. In good condition, usual library markings. This book is not only filled with facts about coyotoes, but anectodes from the pioneers and old trappers who lived with them..

University of Nebraska Press, 1-Jun-61. Paperback.

Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1961. Reprint Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Olaus J. Murie. VG/none, used pb, 386 pages. Illustrated stiff paper wraps with black text on upper and on uncreased spine; slight edge wear; no chips or tears; rubbed. Scuff mark on upper wrap perhaps from removal of prior circular price tag. Interior pages are clean, unmarked, no highlighting or creases. Binding is tight.

University of Nebraska Press, 1961. Softcover. Like New. 88x15x138. Murie, Olaus J. Deftly blends the natural history of the coyote with anecdote, tall tales and legend gathered from the author's wide reading and personal experience in his native region' - "New York Times Book Review". 'Mr. Dobie has done for the coyote what he did for the longhorn in his book about that breed. He's been some 30 years gathering this material, moreover; the coyote has fascinated him for all that time, and he has taken notes, talked to all sorts of people, read all the literature there is on the coyote including the folklore ...and then put the whole business together in this per-sonal, intimately written, and enormously fascinating volume' - Joseph Henry Jackson, "San Francisco Chronicle".'The book represents not only a lifelong interest in the coyote, but wide and comprehensive research both in the library and the great outdoors. Mr. Dobie was born and has spent most of… Read More

University of Nebraska Press. Softcover 12th Bison Book Printing, Softcover, AN, 386 pages

Lincoln and London: Univ of Nebraska Pr, 1961. First PB Edition. 5th or later Printing. Trade Paperback. As New/Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 9th printing. Trade PB in glossy illustrated wraps. As New and unread. xvii, 386pp inc. Notes, My Creditors, Index; illustrated in drawings by Olaus J. Lurie.

Castle Books, 2001. hardcover. Very Good. 6x1x9.

UsedGood. Pages are clean! The dust jacket has minor damage or small tear. There is staining on the text block edges Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!

Wraps. Very Good. 1961 Bison Bk. Ed. Univ. of Neb. Press 386 pp

Little Brown & Company, 1949. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Early printing. Light soiling to brown cloth. No jacket. .

Hardcover Cloth 386 pages. Condition Very Good NO Dust Jacket. Reprint edition 2001. Beautiful tan boards with red and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear; stains on back cover. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
The product of 30 years of research, this book will make you see the coyote on a whole different plane. Dobie pens what he calls a "biography" of the coyote by tracing this mysterious and exciting animal through history and weaving together entertaining stories of fact, fiction, science and imagination. This collection of tales will not only make you laugh, but will introduce you to a fascinating animal whose true colors come shining through after centuries of being misunderstood.
Dobie was born in 1888 on his family's cattle ranch in Live Oak County. During his long life, J. Frank Dobie would live astride two worlds: a rugged life on a Texas… Read More

University of Nebraska Press, 1961-12-01. Later Printing. Paperback. Used:Good.

Used hardback book with no creasing along the spine and no rubbing on front and back covers thanks to the dust jacket. The dust jacket has seen better days as there are some tears and rips in it. This is the first UK edition. No writing, notes, or highlighting interferes with the text. Binding is good but getting loose in a few places and the text is perfect. with gorgeous illustrations throughout.
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Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Co., 1950. 406pp. ills. Anecdotal tales combined with scientific research on the coyote and its relation to man. Dobie's was an early voice against the total eradication of the coyote as a "varmint", advocating study of its value in western ecosystems. Illustrated with drawings by Murie. Notes, acknowledgment, index.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Murie, Olaus J. (illustrator). 8vo..

USA: LITTLE BROWN, 1950. HARDCOVER. VERY GOOD/FAIR. USA: LITTLE BROWN, 1950. VERY GOOD/FAIR. Little Brown, USA, 1950, hardcover, 10th printing, very good book in a fair jacket, clipped jacket, previous owner name on FEP else unmarked. not remaindered, bookclub or library