Virga & Bone: Essays from Dry Places
Salt Lake City, UT: Torrey House Press, 2019. First Torrey House Press Edition. Paperback. SIGNED. 122 pp. Duodecimo [17.5 cm]; illustrated wraps. Signed by author on title page. More
Nature & Outdoors
The Way Out: A True Story of Ruin and Survival
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. 270pp. Octavo. Evergreen paper over boards with title stamped in silver gilt on spine. Light rubbing and bumping to extremities. Previous owner's name and address stamped in front free endsheet. More
The Way Out: A True Story of Ruin and Survival; A True Story of Ruin and Survival
New York: Little Brown & Co./Back Bay, 2006. Later printing. Paperback. 270pp. Octavo [21 cm] Pictorial Wrappers. Includes a 12 page reading group guide. New book. Fine. Craig Childs is lost. In a labyrinth of canyons in the American Southwest where virtually nothing else is alive-barely any vegetation, few signs..... More
The Naturalist's Library. Ornithology Volume VIII. The Natural History of the Birds of Western Africa Volume II
Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars, 1837. First edition. Hardcover. Odd volume. Volume 2 only. Sextodecimo [18 cm] Cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Green endpapers. Fading to the spine and edges of the boards; several splits in the cloth along the joints; contemporary owner's name at..... More
The Naturalist's Library. Volume II. Ornithology. Birds of Great Britain and Ireland. Part II
Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars, Circa 1838. Early printing. Hardcover. Odd volume. Volume 2 only. 409pp. Sextodecimo [17.5 cm] Spine has had restoration work. Red cloth over boards with a gilt and blind stamping. Top edge gilt. Pale yellow endpapers. Two chipped losses to cloth at head of spine. Contemporary owner's..... More
The Naturalist's Library. Volume IV. Ornithology. Birds of Great Britain and Ireland. Part IV
Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars, No date, circa 1843. Later printing. Hardcover. Odd volume. Volume 4 only. 409pp. Sextodecimo [17.5 cm] Red cloth over boards with a gilt and blind stamping. Top edge gilt. Pale yellow endpapers. Several losses to cloth of the spine and areas of the spine restored. Contemporary..... More
Middle Rio Grande Ecosystem: Bosque Biological Management Plan October 1993
Middle Rio Grande Biological Interagency Team, 1993. Spiral Bound. 291pp. Quarto [28 cm] Black plastic spiral binding with tan and black illustrated wraps. Near fine. A previous owner's name has been erased on the front wrap. From the Preface- "The plan is directed to agency managers, scientists, land and water..... More
Rainier National Park, Washington
Chicago, IL: Curt Teich & Company / Artgravure. Paperback. Brown paper covers with two-tone illustration on front cover. Gilt lettering and clouds beginning to fade, but still gold in color and a little shiny. Two point saddle staple binding. Oblong. Bright red hand tied ribbon on spine no longer connected..... More
Wasatch XXX: A Field Guide
Utah: Russel Albert Daniels, 2017. First edition. SIGNED: 40pp. Duodecimo [18.5cm]; grey wraps with white text on front cover. From author's website: WASATCH XXX: A Field Guide is the first in a series of self published photo zines that concentrates on public land, wilderness, and conservation. More
Proceedings of the Workshop Management of Southern Forests for Nongame Birds January 24-26, 1978, Atlanta, Georgia
Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture- Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, 1978. Paperback. 176pp. Quarto [27 cm] Yellow and brown printed wraps. Very good. There is a former owner's name on the top edge of the front cover, and the title has been written in pen on the spine..... More
Conservation and Management of Neotropical Migrant Landbirds in the Northern Rockies and Great Plains
Moscow, ID: University of Idaho Press, 1994. Chris Moore. Paperback. 220pp. Quarto [28 cm] Orange and black pictorial wraps. Near fine. The spine is subtly sunned. Illustrated by Chris Moore. From the rear cover- "A discussion of management activities and impacts in major habitat types of the northern region and..... More
The Life of Birds (2 volumes)
New York: Columbia University Press, 1982. Reprint. Hardcover. 717pp. Octavo [25 cm] Green cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles on the spines. Very good. The edges of the spine and covers are gently bumped and rubbed. The top edges of the text block are mildly soiled. There are a...... More
Leave It As It Is: A Journey Through Theodore Roosevelt's American Wilderness
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2021. First Simon & Schuster paperback edition. Paperback. SIGNED. 338pp. Octavo [21.3cm]. Pictorial wraps with orange and cream lettering. Signed by author on the dedication page in black ink. From publisher: “Leave it as it is,” Theodore Roosevelt announced while viewing the Grand Canyon for..... More
The Game Birds of California
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1918. Hardcover. Quarto [26.5 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine and a gilt stamped University of California emblem on the front cover. Most likely ex-library, however few marks remain. The extremities are rubbed and gently bumped. A library..... More
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia Volume 7, Birds I
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1975. Odd volume. Hardcover. 579pp. Thick quarto [25 cm] Blue and red hardcover with a gilt stamped title on the spine, and a gilt stamped design on the front cover. Illustrated endsheets. Very good. The spine ends are gently bumped, and the spine is..... More
Birds' Nests of the West
New York: Ives Washburn, 1951. Hardcover. 177pp. Duodecimo. Yellow cloth over boards with title stamped in red on spine. Dust jacket has chipping to head of spine. Price clipped. More
Patterns of the Masters Volume Five; Patterns from the Demonstration Tiers 1996 Federation of Fly Fishers Show and Conclave Livingston, Montana
Eugene, OR: Oregon Council, Federation of Fly Fishers, 1996. Second Printing. Paperback. Quarto. Spiral binding lays flat for reference. 6 sections, each covering a different category of flies, each with 1 color plate and detailed instructions for each fly. More
Birds in a Village
London: Chapman and Hall, 1893. First edition. Hardcover. 232pp. Octavo. Olive cloth over boards with title stamped in gilt on spine. Decorative birds and leaves stamped in front board. Bookplate on front paste down. Deckle edges. More
Hiking Utah's Summits
Guilford, CT: Falcon, 1997. Later printing. Paperback. 120 pp. 23 cm. White and tan spine with white photographic wrappers. "In 1996, as part of Utah's statehood centennial celebration, the Salt Lake Tribune ran a series of articles on the highest peak in each of the state's 29 counties. Hiking Utah's..... More
Camping Utah
Guilford, CT: Falcon, 2002. Later printing. Paperback. 250 pp. 23 cm. White and tan spine with photographic wrappers. "Looking for the ideal spot to pitch your tent or park your RV? Camping Utah will take you there. "This comprehensive guidebook gives detailed descriptions of more than 300 public campgrounds throughout..... More
The Delightful Horror of Family Birding
Salt Lake City, UT: Torrey House Press, 2018. First edition. Paperback. 275pp. Octavo. Blue illustrated wraps. Eli Knapp takes readers from a leaky dugout canoe in Tanzania to a juniper titmouse’s perch at the Grand Canyon, exploring life’s deepest questions all along the way. In this collection of essays, Knapp..... More
Amphibians & Reptiles of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press, 1994. First Printing Thus. Paperback. Wraps in colorful pea green spine and covers: front cover has photo of boreal chorus frog, rear cover of garter snake. Includes color photography, identification key, maps, bibliographic resources and more. 188 pages. More
The Ducks, Geese and Swans of North America
Harrisburg: The Stackpole Company, 1967. Shortt, T.M. Reprint. Hardcover. 476pp. Octavo. Brown paper over boards with title stamped in gilt on spine. Two birds stamped in gilt on front board. Ex library with some markings. More
And Then There Were None: America's Vanishing Wildlife
New York: Holt, Rhinehart and Winston, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 128pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Black cloth over boards with a silver stamped title on the spine. Bright green endpapers. Very good. The spine is subtly rolled, and the head of the spine is gently bumped. In a very good..... More
Clam Lake Papers: A Winter in the North Woods
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 148 pp. Octavo. Gray cloth. Near fine / Very good. There is a small open tear in the top edge of the jacket, and there is a 1 inch closed tear in the bottom edge. There is an old..... More