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Don Mills, Ont.: General Publishing Co., Ltd.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1973. Hard cover. 0773600272 . A Pictorial hard covered book with some wear on the spine ends and corners. The interior is clean & bright with many color & blalk & white photos throughout the book. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 68 pages .

Vancouver, B. C.: Raincoast Books. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. Paperback. 092041771X . A Spiral bound book with a Dust Jacket, in superb condition, it looks brand new. Contains 18 checklists, 5 specific journals, 72 colorful Range Maps covering 150 species, plus many more lists. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 128 pages .

Vintage. Very Good. 1988. Paperback. 0394757025 . Trade Paperback. Very Good, tightly bound, unmarked with light wear to the covers. "The pleasures of a summer's bluefishing off Martha's Vineyard are marvelously evoked as John Hersey reflects upon the angler's art, wonders of the teeming oceans where fish and fisherman confront each other, and the web of interdependence they share. "; Drawings; 0.71 x 8.02 x 5.24 Inches; 205 pages .

New York: Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, Inc.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1988. Trade Paperback. 0945352026 . Trade Paperback. The covers have some light edgewear and scuffing, the interior is clean & bright, solidly bound. A handbook on Bonsai, with many black & white illustrations, and photographs through the book. ; Brooklyn Botanic Garden Record; B&W Illustrations; 0.2 x 8.8 x 5.9 Inches; 89 pages .

London, England: John Murray. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial hardcovers in Very Good++ condition. A solid binding with a clean, unmarked text. Light foxing to the front end paper. The DJ is clipped with a lovely painting of dolphins, matching to the book cover. Wear to the spine hinges and light edgewear. ; B&W Illustrations, B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 147 pages .

Doubleday, Page & Company. Very Good+. 1920. Hardcover. Green hardcovers with gilt titles to the cover and spine. In Very Good++ condition, tightly bound and unmarked. Illustrated by H. H. Knight, Arthur G. Eldredge and Sarah Francis Dorrance. Numerous black & white and colored illustrations and photos through the book. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 351 pages; Box 14 .

Leiden / E. J. Brill. Very Good. 1950. Hardcover. Tan boards, green spine covering. The binding is tight and the pages are clean & unmarked. Heavy wear to the cover corners, cover staining. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 73 pages .

Basic Books. Very Good+. 1998. Paperback. 0306459922 . Trade Paperback in Very Good++ condition, a tightly bound copy with markings on the index pages, otherwise a clean copy. Light cover wear. "From ancient Greece to the close of the second millennium, the keen scientific eye has been translated over and over into graceful and meaningful texts in which not only the world observed but the act of observation itself is set down for the common reader." ; 8.98 X 5.98 X 0.95 inches; 384 pages .

Penguin USA. Very Good+. 1993. Paperback. 0140178244 . Trade Paperback in Very Good condition with a solid binding, pages are clean & unmarked. Some spine end wear with a crease to the front cover top corner. Maps, black & white photo sections. "Newly updated, this timely history of the struggle to discover and control water in the American West is a tale of rivers diverted and damned, political corruption and intrigue, billion-dollar battles over water rights, and economic and ecological disaster." ; 8.40 X 5.40 X 1.20 inches; 582 pages .

Montreal, Quebec: McGill-Queen's University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 0773509259 . Black linen covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Front bottom corner is bumped. In very good++ condition with a tight binding, clean & unmarked interior. A glossy DJ with light scuffing and edgewear. "Low temperatures, wind-chill, snow, sea ice, and permafrost have been primary characteristics of Canada's northern and alpine environments during the past two million years. The evolution of Canada's cultural landscapes, the processes of settlement of rural areas, and the present interaction of Canadian industrial society with its biophysical environment are all deeply influenced, directly or indirectly, by the frigidity of the greater part of the country." ; Canadian Association of Geographers Series in Canadian Geography; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 340 pages .

Garden City , New York: Doubleday. Very Good+. 1977. A Trade Paperback in Near Fine condition with a tight binding and a bright, unmarked text. Fully illustrated and covers all aspects of canoeing - materials, equipment, techniques, and safety. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 452 pages .

Toronto, Canada: McCelland and Stewart. Very Good+. 1963. Paperback. A Very Good+ Paperback. A sound binding, a name plate on the inside of the front cover with a small name written on the half title page. The balance of the book is clean & unmarked. Moderate cover edgewear. "In Alexandre Chenevert, the Montreal bank teller trapped by his narrow environment and acutely aware of his loneliness, Gabrielle Roy has created a vivid and poignant portrait of an ordinary man and his attempts to transcend his circumstances and his fate." ; New Canadian Library; Vol. 40; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 219 pages .

London, England: Verso. Very Good+ in Poor dust jacket. 1997. Paperback. 1859841295 . Trade aperback in very good+ condition. There is scuffing and edgewear to the covers of this copy, but the interior is tightly bound with a bright, unmarked interior. Black & white charts and illustrations throughout the book. "One of the most dramatic intellectual events of the last decade has been the stunning re-emergence of the catastrophist paradigm in the biological and earth sciences From killer asteroids to emergent viruses, it has become evident that the history of life on earth has been shaped -- far more than previous orthodoxies would allow ...by extreme events and non-linear processes. "; Remainder; 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.25 Inches; 262 pages .

Doubleday Canada. As New in As New dust jacket. 2002. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0385659385 . Black hardcovers in As New condition with light spine end bumping. Illustrated end papers. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. The DJ is unclipped and is in As New condition. "Who would have guessed that one of the great historian's passions in life is cats? Over the course of his eighty-two years, and from his birthplace in Dawson City, Yukon, to his home in Kleinburg, Ontario, Berton has known and loved many cats. In this charming collection of stories, he has chosen his best cat tales to share with us. Pierre Berton is a master storyteller, and his lyrical writing and sense of pacing and adventure enliven this collection, making it irresistible to any cat lover. "; B&W Illustrations, B&W Photographs; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 144sz pages; Box 12 .

Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 2762109876 . Blue cloth boards, gilt titles to the spine. A Very Good book, the binding is tight and the pages are bright and unmarked. There is light sunning to the top and bottom cover edges. The DJ is Very Good, a small tear to the top of the front cover spine hinge, cover scufffing. Numerous color nature photographs through the the book. Translator: Robert Choquette. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 127 pages .

Princeton University Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1996. Trade Paperback. 0691026068 . This is a large Trade Paperback, when you look at this book it looks almost perfect, but there is some underlining through the book. "Few lives of great men offer so much interest--and so many mysteries--as the life of Charles Darwin, the greatest figure of nineteenth-century science, whose ideas are still inspiring discoveries and controversies more than a hundred years after his death." ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 605 pages .

Very Good with no dust jacket. 1966. Pictorial Cover. Very Good / No Jacket,. Pictorial hardcover, spine is creased and is worn on bottom edge, corners bumped. Interior very clean, full of wonderful illustrations. This large volume is made up of seventeen children's books or subjects and introduces youngsters to the world about them. The illustrations have been designed to stimulate an interest in the text that accompanies the pictures and to arouse curiosity in other books. Oversized book. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 546 pages .

TFH Publications. Very Good+. 1970. Hardcover. 0876660200 . Pictorial hardcovers with light cover wear. Tightly bound, unmarked interior with numerous black & white and color photos. "Cichlids are a fascinating family of fishes, with high intelligence and complex behaviors. Robert Goldstein has written a solid introduction to keeping and breeding a wide variety of these fascinating species. " ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 254 pages .

Lost Coast Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2000. Trade Paperback. 1882897412 . Trade paperback with light scuffing to the covers, the front corners have a slight upturn to them. The interior is clean & bright with one dog-eared page. A previous owner's stamp on the title page. "The vagabond adventures of an award-winning playwright, filmmaker, educator and naturalist. Here are good-humored anecdotes of stormy romances, harrowing escapes, and encounters with extraordinary individuals." ; 0.53 x 8.42 x 5.49 Inches; 217 pages .

London, England: W. H. & L. Collingridge. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1966. Cloth. Pink cloth covers withgilt titles to the spine. Light spine end bumping, this copy is in very good++ condition with a tight binding and a bright, clean text. The DJ is unclipped, glossy with light wear to the covers and edges. "This book is designed to help all enthusiasts for these flowers, whatever the extent of their present knowledge." ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 128 pages .