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	ABBOTT, WINSTON O. Letters from Chickadee Hill South Windsor CT: Inspiration House, (c. 1978) 1979. Hardcover. ISBN: 0918114047. Illustrated by Bette Easton Bossen. Binding is clean and sound, with very minor wear. Contents are almost like new on on easy-on-the-eye rich eam colored paper. Minor wear and soil on the complete DJ. ; Brown boards, white lettering. Twelve full-page drawings. NATURE. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ARTIST on title page. Quiet, peaceful letters on the natural life abounding in the area around Chickadee Hill, a kind of "journal of the seasons. " Always observant of the natural changes the seasons and weather brings, Winston Abbott relates them in a manner that makes them interesting to all lovers of nature. ; 8-1/4" Tall; 62 pages. VG/G+ . USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 794] Book number: 22725 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ADAMSON, JOY Queen of Shaba, the Story of an African Leopard . NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c. 1980. Hardcover; First Printing. ISBN: 0151756511. Very minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Minor edge foxing. Contents, on easy-on-the-eye cream colored paper, are clean and unmarked. Moderate edge wear, minor soil, on the complete dust jacket. ; First American Edition Index. 48p b/w photos, 6p color photos. Map endpapers. HC. Rosy-brown cloth, black lettering . NATURE . This book records Joy's life with Penny, a female leopard whom she installed in her home near Nairobi, Kenya. Joy established a camp in tne new wildlife reserve, Shaba, and from it she released Penny to roam in her natural habitat, find a mate, and produce a litter. Joy's unique gift for eliciting attachment and trust in the animals she cared for made it possible for her to watch, evaluate, and photograph the behavior of one of the world's most elusive species. Her total disregard of discomfort and danger remained with her to the end. ; 9-3/4" Tall; 180 pages. VG/G . USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 794] Book number: 20146 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ADAMSON, JOY The Spotted Sphinx . NY Harcourt, Brace, World C. 1969. Hardcover. First American Edition . 313pp. Dozens of b/w and some full-color photos throughout text . Approx. 9-3/4" Tall. Hc. Black cloth. NATURE. Several taped tears on DJ's edges. Minor soil on DJ. Spine is a little rubbed. Gold lettering is dulled but readily legible. O/w binding is clean, sound and unworn. Contents are almost like new. VG / G .. USD 10.50 [Appr.: EURO 7.25 \| £UK 6.5 \| JP¥ 927] Book number: 12073 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ADLER, BILL, JR. Outwitting Squirrels, Second Edition, Revised & Even Craftier 101 Cunning Stratagems to Reduce Dramatically the Egregious Misappropriation of Seed from Your Birdfeeder By Squirrels Chicago: Chicago Review Press, c. 1988, 1996. Large Paperback; Fifth Printing. ISBN: 1556523025. Very minor wear, almost as new. ; Colorful cover is about the weight of posterboard. A dozen-or -so b/w photos. NATURE. Now, for the first time, the sum of human knokwledge about squirels and the strategies to defeat them are available in one place. While the book gives concrete, useful information that birders can use to stop squirrels from poaching, it's also a funny and philosophical book. ; 8-1/2" Tall; 188 pages. VG+/NONE . USD 6.75 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 596] Book number: 15932 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Beekeeping in the United States Agriculture Handbook No. 335 Wash. DC: US Dept. Of Agriculture, 1971. Large Paperback. Binding and contents are almost like new. ; Tan covers are about the weight of construction paper. "Issued August 1967, Slightly revised June 1971." Glossary. Scores of figures and b/w photos throughout text. NATURE. This book includes information about the bee colony and its activity as affected by external environment or beekeeper manipulations, the makeup of the beehive, bee behavior, honey production, honey plants, use of bees in pollinating crops, and bee diseases. Some chapters: history of beekeeping in the US; seasonal colony activity and individual bee development; nectar and pollen plants; managing colonies for high honey yields; bee behavior; honey bee nutrition; queen and package bee production; breeding and genetics of bees; pollination; observation beehive; managment of wild bees; honey marketing aids. ; 8 x 10-1/4"; 147 pages. VG+ . USD 11.25 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 7 \| JP¥ 993] Book number: 23990 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE OF THE US DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE Common Weeds of the United States NY: Dover, 1971. Reprint. Paperback. ISBN: 0486205045. Trade Paperback. 1" wide vertical faded area on front cover, at the spine. Shallow creases on front cover. Else minor wear, very minor soil, on the sound binding. Very minor edge soil. Contents are clean and unworn. ; 9-1/4" Tall, 463pp plus publisher's catalog. Cover is somewhat heavier than posterboard. PAPER COVERS. NATURE. "The most useful non-technical identification guide and source of information ever compiled on weeds of the continental United States. Almost any common weed you are likely to encounter can be identified from these pages, in which you will also find much other data about it...a painstaking , up-to-date survey of more than 220 important species. At least two pages are devoted to each species. One contains a clear, accurate drawing of the plant in habit, flower, fruit, seeds, capsules, etc. Facing it is a full descriptive text that includes botanical notice, habitat, area, peculiarities, importance, origin, etc, with a map in each case showing distribution throughout the US. " This is an unabridged and unaltered republication of the GPO's 1970 work, published under the title SELECTED WEEDS OF THE UNITED STATES. Glossary. Index.. G+ . USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 32033 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	AJILVSGI, GEYATA Wildflowers of Texas Bryan, Texas: Shearer Publishing, c. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0940672154. Binding is clean, sound and unworn. Contents are almost like new. 2" tear in bottom edge of DJ's back panel, moderate edge wear on the clean, complete DJ. ; Red cloth, white lettering, colorful map endpapers. Illustrated glossary. Bibliography. Index. Hundreds of full-color photos. NATURE. This is a photographic field guide to 378 of the most common wildflowers of Texas, in a format uniquely designed for easy use: "All the information pertinent to each flower appears directly opposite its full-color photograph...the photographs are arranged into color sections: white-green, yellow-orange, pink-red and blue-purple. Within each color section plants are arranged alphabetical ly by families. Descriptions of the flowers and plants are written for the layperson, not the scientist. "; 7-5/8" Tall; 414 pages. VG/G . USD 11.25 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 7 \| JP¥ 993] Book number: 25925 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ALLEN, GERALD R. & CONNIE ALLEN Cockatiel Handbook Neptuen City NJ: T. F. H, c. 1978, 1981. Hardcover. ISBN: 0876669569. There is a shallow, 3/4" cut in the book's spine, otherwise very minor wear and soil on the sound binding. When the book was bound, the last page of the index was partially glued to the inside of the back cover. When the two were separated, page 254's fore edge was badly torn, but all text is present. Otherwise contents are almost as new. No DJ. ; Full-color photo illustrated glossy boards, red spine, white lettering. Index. At least 47 pages of full-color photos, scores of b/w photos. NATURE. Combines the normal enthusiasm of the dedicated bird-raiser with observations (especially observations about cockatiel behavior patterns) made by a trained biological scientist. Bases disclosures about keeping and breeding the cockatiel on observations made of both wild and domesticated birds right in the birds' homeland of Australia. The revealing and interesting text combines a comprehensive treatment of purely practical considerations with exactly the proper mixture of scientific knowledge about taxonomy and physiology of the cockatiel. ; 8-1/8" Tall; 254 pages. G+ . USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 \| £UK 4.75 \| JP¥ 662] Book number: 21917 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ALLEN, ROBERT THOMAS The Illustrated Natural History of Canada: The Great Lakes Toronto, Ontario: Natural Science Of Canada Ltd, 1970. Hardcover. Aside from some very minor top edge foxing , the binding and contents are almost as new. 4" taped tear on front cover, at the fore edge, else moderate wear on the clean, complete DJ. This is a large book and is not eligible for Priority or Air under standard fees. ; Blue boards, bright gold lettering. NATURE. The Great Lakes region is "...so great that it includes two climate zones, three main types of forest, some of the most intensely cultivated sections of the continent, and areas of wilderness that look much as they did before man arrived on earth...they dominate the pattern of life of a region bigger than France. Their old beaches, bottoms, deltas and sandbars are major features of the land. Animals adapting to their meadows, dunes and ancient lake plains have evolved into separate subspecies. " Over 235 illustrations including: 65 full color photos; 40 full color maps, diagrams, and paintings; and over 100 specilaly commissioned line drawings. Index. Bibliography. Short list of rocks, plants and animals. ; 160 pages. VG/G- . USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 29383 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ALLEN, ARTHUR A. AND OTHERS Stalking Birds with Color Camera . Washington DC National Geographic Society . C. 1951. Hardcover. Second printing . 328pp. Index. 331 color photos plus numerous b/w photos . Approx. 10-1/4" Tall. HC. Duo-tone green cloth, gold lettering . NATURE. Top fore corners are a little bumped, bottom corners are bent somewhat inward. The spine is a little rubbed, lettering, 'tho no longer bright, is readily legible. Minor wear and soil on sound binding. Ffep is lightly soiled. Last few pages have a 4" crease extending downward from the top margin, o/w contents are clean and unmarked. No DJ. Good .. USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 794] Book number: 12082 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ALLSOP, KENNETH Adventure Lit Their Star NY: Crown Publishers, c. 1964. Hardcover. Illustrated by Antony Smith. Minor wear and soil on DJ. Very minor wear and soil on sound binding. Contents are clean and unmarked. ; Blue-green and white cloth, brown lettering. NATURE. The factual record of a ringed plover and his mate in their struggle to establish themselves, following tkheir long and hazardous flight north, in an environment wholly new to them, on the outskirts of a large industrial city. Alt hough never guilty of grafting human emotions onto the birds or sentimentalizing them, Alsop sensitively captures both the reality and the drama of their adaptation. First published in 1949, this edition was first published in England in 1962. ; 8-1/2" Tall; 222 pages. VG/VG- . USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 794] Book number: 14345 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	AMOS, WILLIAM H. The Life of the Seashore . NY World Book Encyclopedia/ McGraw-Hill C 1966. . 231pp. Index. 117 color photos, 35 b/w photos, 90 line drawings . 10-1/8" X 7-1/4" . HC. Full-color illustrated board front cover . NATURE. Describes in fascinating detail the complex communities of living things that exist along the coastline of the US. Special attention is given to the rocky coasts, sandy beaches, and tital marshes preserved in our National Parks and Seashores . Moderate DJ wear. Binding is clean and sound with minor edge wear. Name & date on front pastedown. Beautiful contents are clean and sound. VG - / G .. USD 11.25 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 7 \| JP¥ 993] Book number: 7734 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ANDREWS, ROY CHAPMAN My Favorite Stories of the Great Outdoors Nature Lover's Treasury NY: Greystone Press, 1950. Hardcover. Spine has faded from green to gray. A small amount of the color is worn from the tips of the fore corners and the top/bottom of the spine, but nowhere is the cloth worn through to the boards. Minor soil on the sound binding. Short gift note on ffep. Contents are clean and unworn. ; 8-1/2" Tall, 404pp. Green cloth, gold lettering. NATURE. "The stories are those that give me continued pleasure, that I read and reread, because they are essentially true, even though some may be clothed in the garments of fiction. " Some of the authors: Bjornstjerne Bjornson, Herbert Hoover, William Beebe, MacKinlay Kantor, Mark Twain, Louis Bromfield, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Stewart Edward White, W. H. Hudson, Ernest Thompson Seton, Carl Akeley, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Robert Louis Stevenson, etc, etc. Includes some poetry.. G . USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 30095 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ANDREWS, ROY CHAPMAN Nature's Ways, How Nature Takes Care of Its Own . NY Crown C. 1951. Hardcover. 206pp. Index. Scores (hundreds? ) of illustrations: B/w photos, color and b/w paintings by Andre Durenceau and others . 11-1/8" X 7-7/8" . HC. Light tan and green cloth, gold lettering . MISC. NATURE. The many strange and wonderful ways in which nature's creatueres have equipped themselves for survival. Protective coloration, mimicry, speed, sight, smell, warning signals, armour, specialization and adaptation . Minor-to-moderate edge wear. Lettering, 'tho no longer bright, is readily legible. Although the hinges are sound, the contents of the book extend slightly beyond the covers on the fore edge. Contents are clean and unmarked. No DJ. Good + .. USD 11.25 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 7 \| JP¥ 993] Book number: 12336 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ARNOLD, PAULA Birds of Israel Haifa: Shalit Pub, c. 1967. Third Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Walter Ferguson. Very minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Contents are clean and unmarked, paintings are beautiful! No DJ. ; Glossy boards illustrated with colorful bird paintings. Cloth spine, black lettering. Hebrew translations by Rachel Kellner. Latin index. Alphabetical index. List of birds appearing in the Bible compiled by Prof. A. Shulow. NATURE. This book is printed in English and Hebrew, with Hebrew on the left page, English on the right. The book reads from back to front. 32 pages of full-color and b/w paintings (about half and half) , each illustrated page is faced with a written description of the illustrated bird(s) in English and Hebrew. Compared with most other Mediterranean countries, Israel is relatively rich in bird life; a progreassive hunting law protects all birds except several species which have been declared pests, and certain game birds, which have an open season. All birds of prey and all plovers are protected. ; 8-3/8 x 10-7/8"; 107 pages. VG- . USD 12.75 [Appr.: EURO 8.75 \| £UK 7.75 \| JP¥ 1125] Book number: 21284 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ATHAN, MATTIE SUE & DIANALEE DETER Guide to the Senegal Parrot and Its Family Hauppage NY: Barron's, c. 1998. Trade Paperback; Second Printing. ISBN: 0764103326. Illustrated by Michele Earle-Bridges. Very minor wear on the clean, sound binding. Contents are almost like new. ; Color-photo illustrated cover is about the weight of posterboard. PAPER COVERS. 78 color photos. B/w drawings. Index. NATURE. Contains advice and information for owners of African Senegal, Meyer's, Red-bellied, Brown-headed, Jardine's, and Cape parrots. The African Senegal and its related parrots are ideal pets and companions for bird lovers. These birds are friendly, acrobatic, and less loud than many other parrots. Even so, owners should know how to socialize Senegals and related parrots and reinforce their domesticated behavior patterns so that they stay tame. Here is expert advice on these techniques, as well as information on the bird's health needs, dietary needs, and appropriate indoor environment. ; 6-1/2 x 7-3/4"; 167 pages. VG+ . USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 794] Book number: 22014 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ATTENBOROUGH, DAVID The Living Planet . Boston Little, Brown C. 1984. Hardcover. BCE. 310pp. Index. Book is jam-packed with full-page, full-color photos. 10" X 7" . / HC. Red cloth spine, bright gold lettering . NATURE. This book was the inspirtion for the PBS Television series . Top/bottom of DJ's spine are moderately worn, o/w minor edge wear on clean DJ. Very minor wear on clean and sound binding. DJ was taped to endpapers but no tape marks on book, just on DJ's flaps. Contents are almost like new. VG + / G + .. USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 794] Book number: 12084 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Animals You Will Never Forget from Reader's Digest Pleasantville NY: Reader's Digest, c. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover; Second Printing. The tips of the upper fore corners are worn through to the boards, else minor wear on the clean, sound binding. Name, writ small, on half-title. There are occasional thumb prints, else contents are clean. No DJ. This is a large book and is not eligible for Priority or Air under standard fees. ; Illustrated green cloth, blue cloth spine, bright gold lettering. Beautifully illustrated with numerous full-color drawings, large and small. NATURE. This is a collection of 72 true stories about beloved pets or wild animals that have assumed a special significance in the lives of the authors. There are humorous stories, stories of high adventure, and stories that will warm your heart. Albert Payson Terhune, Charles Dudley Warner, Wallace Stegner, Helen Husted, James Thurber, Elswyth Thane, Sterling North, Fred Gipson, Captain Kenneth Dodson, Charles T. Drummond, Frank Bkuck, Bill Hosokawa, Stephanie Roden Ryder, Leslie T. White, Joy Adamson, Carveth Wells, Allen Rankin, Fredric Loomis, Gavin Maxwell, Gerald M. Durrell, Farley Mowat, etc, etc. ; 7-3/4 x 10-1/4"; 416 pages. G+ . USD 10.50 [Appr.: EURO 7.25 \| £UK 6.5 \| JP¥ 927] Book number: 25919 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Garden Way's Starting Right with Bees Garden Way Bulletin a-36 Charlotte, Vermont: Garden Way Assoc, c. 1980. Booklet. Neat 1/4" hole punched through entire booklet, near the top. Minor soil and wear on the sound, stapled binding. Top fore corners of all pages are very lightly stained, with a slight wave, else contents are clean. ; White & yellow, illustrated cover is about the weight of posterboard. PAPER COVERS. Over a dozen b/w photos and drawings. NATURE. This compact booklet contains amazingly complete information about how to start beekeeping. There is information on the equipment you'll need, where to place your hive (s) , what kind of bees to buy , how to manage the hive, the different types of honey, swarm control, dividing a colony and preparing for winter. ; 8-1/2" Tall; 32 pages. G+ . USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 \| £UK 4.75 \| JP¥ 662] Book number: 21092 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Guide to Massachusetts Audubon Wildlife Sanctuaries Massachusetts: Massachusetts Audubon Society, 2000. Revised Edition. Booklet. Minor wear on the clean, sound binding. Minor foxing of Table of Contents page, else contents are clean. ; PAPER COVERS...Color-photo illustrated cover is about the weight of posterboard. NATURE. "The Massachusetts Audubon Society, the largest conservation organization in New England, works to preserve the natural world through conservation, education, and environmental advocacy. We protect more than 28, 000 acres of conservation land in Massachusetts. " In this booklet, their 40 sanctuaries each has a full-page devoted to it, giving its location, hours, admission fees, directions, facilities, and a general description... Two-page Map of sanctuaries. Alphabetical list of wildlife sanctuaries. Numerous color photos. ; 8-3/4" Tall; 52 pages. VG- . USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 794] Book number: 27060 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Plant Sciences and Crop Husbandry an Foras Taluntais Research Report 1975 Dublin Ireland: An Foras Taluntais, 1975. TradePaperback. Very minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Contents are clean and unmarked. ; Green cover is about the weight of posterboard. PAPER COVERS. Numerous tables throughout text. AGRICULTURE / NATURE. The work of An Foras Taluntais (The Agricultural Institute) in 1975 is summarised in this report. This report is intended primarily as a reference source or guide to reserach in progress. It contans information for everybody involved in production, processing and marketing of agricultural produce, on who is doing what research projects and the general trend of results during 1975. The work duirng 1975 concerned : Cereals (cereal husbandry, cereal diseases, cereal technology) ; Grasslands (Grass breeding; Grassland weeds, diseases and pests) ; Sugar Beet ( Herbicides, Top-saving methods, Harvesting and storage, sowing and cultivation, Pests, Breeding) ; Potatoes ( Potato breeding, Potato diseases) ; Maize. ; 8-1/8" Tall; 111 pages. VG- . USD 18.75 [Appr.: EURO 12.75 \| £UK 11.5 \| JP¥ 1655] Book number: 25245 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR The Seasons of the Year; Or, the Hand of God Manifested in His Works London: T. Nelson And Sons, 1852. Hardcover. The color is worn from the tips of the fore corners and the top/bottom of the spine, but nowhere is the leather worn through to the boards. Minor rubbing of spine bands. Else minor wear on the clean, sound binding. Front hinge has been repaired, not expertly, but well. Brief gift note on front flyeaf. Penned note on frontispiece's verso reads "First (illegible) Prize Awarded to Dear Sarah Barrows, Dec. 13th, 1853. (name illegible) Brighton. " Flyleafs, frontispiece and first title page, which is illustrated, are age darkened. Pages 32, 33 are lightly damp stained, as are pages 206, 207, else contents are clean. This book is over 150 years old, yet the front and back covers are still shiny and the gold on the spine and edges is still bright. ; Full dark brown leather FINE BINDING over extra-heavy beveled boards.. Five raised spine bands. Bright gold spine lettering. Extensive, very fancy designs embossed on front and back covers and spine. All edges are not only still bright gilt, but the gold has designs pressed into it on all three edges. Marbled endpapers. Frontispiece and title page illustrations by "T. Brown sc Edin. ' " . Illustrations, which face each other, are protected by a tissue guard. NATURE. "The following Work is devoted to the consideration of the Phenomena of the Seasons, and the numerous evidences of wise design and benevolent arrangement which are disclosed throughout the progress of the year. By this mode of consideraton, the subject presents itself to the mind in the most attractive form, while it discloses the most conclusive and beautiful evidences of beneficent design, under apsects which must be familiar to all. Without attempting to embrace all the details of a theme which is inexhausbile the following pages will be found to illustrate nearly all the most familiar phenomena pertaining to the cycle of the seasons, in a form best suited to attract and captivate the popular student of nature. " Some entries: The young plant; Insect life and instinct; Gall-Flies; Organization of plants; Microscopic organic structure; Insect metamorphoses; Functions and habits of birds; etc, etc, for a total of 45 essays on nature. ; 6-5/8" Tall; 416 pages. G . USD 63.75 [Appr.: EURO 42.75 \| £UK 38.5 \| JP¥ 5626] Book number: 26046 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	AYMAR, GORDON C. Bird Flight a Collection of 200 Action Photographs Garden City: Garden City Publishing, (c.1935) 1938. Hardcover. 4" light scratch on back cover, the color is worn from the tips of the fore corners, the top/bottom of the spine, and portions of the bottom edge, but nowhere is the cloth worn through to the boards. Otherwise minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Photographic endpapers are moderately foxed. Minor foxing of outer margins of the next couple pages, else contents are clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. ; Extra-durable blue buckram cloth, silver lettering. De Luxe Edition. Bibliography. Index. 200 b/w photos. NATURE. Although the introduction states '. Devoted exclusively to allowing the infallible camera to state what actually happens in the many different types of flight of the various species, ' this is much more than a book of photographs. There is excellent, highly informative text; each photo is accompanied by explanatory text, revealing details of the bird's life, anatomy, habits, etc.; 10-3/4 x 7-5/8"; 234 pages. VG- . USD 11.25 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 7 \| JP¥ 993] Book number: 18966 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	AYMAR, BRANDT, EDITOR The Personality of the Cat NY: Bonanza, c. 1958. Hardcover. 1" circular light splash stain on front cover, o/w minor wear and soil on sound binding. The book is printed on easy-on-the-eye cream colored paper, which is clean and unmarked. ; Medium brown and light tan cloth, black lettering. A couple-dozen-or-so b/w photos & drawings throughout text. CATS. As any cat loveer knows, the personality of the cat is as variable as the shimmering shadows of a sunbeam and just as elusive, and it is to the credit of so many good writers that they haveunderstood and interpreted for us this personality so well. They have given us good cats and bad cats, loyal cats and murderous cats, demure cats and devil-raising cats. Pick almost any adjective to describe personality and you'll find a cat lurking underneath it. ; 9-3/8" Tall; 341 pages. VG-/NONE . USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 \| £UK 4.75 \| JP¥ 662] Book number: 15019 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	BAENSCH, HANS A. Marine Aquarist's Manual with Care and Feeding Table for 60 Popular Tropical Marine Fish West Germany: Tetra Press, (c. 1983) 1987. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 3923880154. Front cover's upper fore corner is worn through to the boards, else minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Name on ffep. Contents are clean and unmarked. No DJ. ; Full-color photo on front cover. Glossy boards. More than 120 color photos. Index to scientific fish names. NATURE. This book excellently and concisely describes the most important facts which every seawater aquarist should know. There are chapters dealing with chemistry, feeding and illnesses of seawater fish, with many problems explained and solved in a simple and understandabl e way. Contains information on the aquarium (setting it up, water & water quality, algae) , methods and equipment (filtration & aeration, illumination, temperatue, protein skimmers, ozone and ultra-violet light) , setting up the tank and introducing the fish, the fish (collection and importation, names and classification, tank stocking levels, invertebrates) . Both US and metric units are used. ; 5-7/8 x 8-3/8"; 98 pages. VG- . USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 \| £UK 4.75 \| JP¥ 662] Book number: 21668 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.

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	ABBOTT, WINSTON O. Letters from Chickadee Hill South Windsor CT: Inspiration House, (c. 1978) 1979. Hardcover. ISBN: 0918114047. Illustrated by Bette Easton Bossen. Binding is clean and sound, with very minor wear. Contents are almost like new on on easy-on-the-eye rich eam colored paper. Minor wear and soil on the complete DJ. ; Brown boards, white lettering. Twelve full-page drawings. NATURE. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ARTIST on title page. Quiet, peaceful letters on the natural life abounding in the area around Chickadee Hill, a kind of "journal of the seasons. " Always observant of the natural changes the seasons and weather brings, Winston Abbott relates them in a manner that makes them interesting to all lovers of nature. ; 8-1/4" Tall; 62 pages. VG/G+ . USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 794] Book number: 22725 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ADAMSON, JOY Queen of Shaba, the Story of an African Leopard . NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c. 1980. Hardcover; First Printing. ISBN: 0151756511. Very minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Minor edge foxing. Contents, on easy-on-the-eye cream colored paper, are clean and unmarked. Moderate edge wear, minor soil, on the complete dust jacket. ; First American Edition Index. 48p b/w photos, 6p color photos. Map endpapers. HC. Rosy-brown cloth, black lettering . NATURE . This book records Joy's life with Penny, a female leopard whom she installed in her home near Nairobi, Kenya. Joy established a camp in tne new wildlife reserve, Shaba, and from it she released Penny to roam in her natural habitat, find a mate, and produce a litter. Joy's unique gift for eliciting attachment and trust in the animals she cared for made it possible for her to watch, evaluate, and photograph the behavior of one of the world's most elusive species. Her total disregard of discomfort and danger remained with her to the end. ; 9-3/4" Tall; 180 pages. VG/G . USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 794] Book number: 20146 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ADAMSON, JOY The Spotted Sphinx . NY Harcourt, Brace, World C. 1969. Hardcover. First American Edition . 313pp. Dozens of b/w and some full-color photos throughout text . Approx. 9-3/4" Tall. Hc. Black cloth. NATURE. Several taped tears on DJ's edges. Minor soil on DJ. Spine is a little rubbed. Gold lettering is dulled but readily legible. O/w binding is clean, sound and unworn. Contents are almost like new. VG / G .. USD 10.50 [Appr.: EURO 7.25 \| £UK 6.5 \| JP¥ 927] Book number: 12073 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ADLER, BILL, JR. Outwitting Squirrels, Second Edition, Revised & Even Craftier 101 Cunning Stratagems to Reduce Dramatically the Egregious Misappropriation of Seed from Your Birdfeeder By Squirrels Chicago: Chicago Review Press, c. 1988, 1996. Large Paperback; Fifth Printing. ISBN: 1556523025. Very minor wear, almost as new. ; Colorful cover is about the weight of posterboard. A dozen-or -so b/w photos. NATURE. Now, for the first time, the sum of human knokwledge about squirels and the strategies to defeat them are available in one place. While the book gives concrete, useful information that birders can use to stop squirrels from poaching, it's also a funny and philosophical book. ; 8-1/2" Tall; 188 pages. VG+/NONE . USD 6.75 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 596] Book number: 15932 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Beekeeping in the United States Agriculture Handbook No. 335 Wash. DC: US Dept. Of Agriculture, 1971. Large Paperback. Binding and contents are almost like new. ; Tan covers are about the weight of construction paper. "Issued August 1967, Slightly revised June 1971." Glossary. Scores of figures and b/w photos throughout text. NATURE. This book includes information about the bee colony and its activity as affected by external environment or beekeeper manipulations, the makeup of the beehive, bee behavior, honey production, honey plants, use of bees in pollinating crops, and bee diseases. Some chapters: history of beekeeping in the US; seasonal colony activity and individual bee development; nectar and pollen plants; managing colonies for high honey yields; bee behavior; honey bee nutrition; queen and package bee production; breeding and genetics of bees; pollination; observation beehive; managment of wild bees; honey marketing aids. ; 8 x 10-1/4"; 147 pages. VG+ . USD 11.25 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 7 \| JP¥ 993] Book number: 23990 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE OF THE US DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE Common Weeds of the United States NY: Dover, 1971. Reprint. Paperback. ISBN: 0486205045. Trade Paperback. 1" wide vertical faded area on front cover, at the spine. Shallow creases on front cover. Else minor wear, very minor soil, on the sound binding. Very minor edge soil. Contents are clean and unworn. ; 9-1/4" Tall, 463pp plus publisher's catalog. Cover is somewhat heavier than posterboard. PAPER COVERS. NATURE. "The most useful non-technical identification guide and source of information ever compiled on weeds of the continental United States. Almost any common weed you are likely to encounter can be identified from these pages, in which you will also find much other data about it...a painstaking , up-to-date survey of more than 220 important species. At least two pages are devoted to each species. One contains a clear, accurate drawing of the plant in habit, flower, fruit, seeds, capsules, etc. Facing it is a full descriptive text that includes botanical notice, habitat, area, peculiarities, importance, origin, etc, with a map in each case showing distribution throughout the US. " This is an unabridged and unaltered republication of the GPO's 1970 work, published under the title SELECTED WEEDS OF THE UNITED STATES. Glossary. Index.. G+ . USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 32033 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	AJILVSGI, GEYATA Wildflowers of Texas Bryan, Texas: Shearer Publishing, c. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0940672154. Binding is clean, sound and unworn. Contents are almost like new. 2" tear in bottom edge of DJ's back panel, moderate edge wear on the clean, complete DJ. ; Red cloth, white lettering, colorful map endpapers. Illustrated glossary. Bibliography. Index. Hundreds of full-color photos. NATURE. This is a photographic field guide to 378 of the most common wildflowers of Texas, in a format uniquely designed for easy use: "All the information pertinent to each flower appears directly opposite its full-color photograph...the photographs are arranged into color sections: white-green, yellow-orange, pink-red and blue-purple. Within each color section plants are arranged alphabetical ly by families. Descriptions of the flowers and plants are written for the layperson, not the scientist. "; 7-5/8" Tall; 414 pages. VG/G . USD 11.25 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 7 \| JP¥ 993] Book number: 25925 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ALLEN, GERALD R. & CONNIE ALLEN Cockatiel Handbook Neptuen City NJ: T. F. H, c. 1978, 1981. Hardcover. ISBN: 0876669569. There is a shallow, 3/4" cut in the book's spine, otherwise very minor wear and soil on the sound binding. When the book was bound, the last page of the index was partially glued to the inside of the back cover. When the two were separated, page 254's fore edge was badly torn, but all text is present. Otherwise contents are almost as new. No DJ. ; Full-color photo illustrated glossy boards, red spine, white lettering. Index. At least 47 pages of full-color photos, scores of b/w photos. NATURE. Combines the normal enthusiasm of the dedicated bird-raiser with observations (especially observations about cockatiel behavior patterns) made by a trained biological scientist. Bases disclosures about keeping and breeding the cockatiel on observations made of both wild and domesticated birds right in the birds' homeland of Australia. The revealing and interesting text combines a comprehensive treatment of purely practical considerations with exactly the proper mixture of scientific knowledge about taxonomy and physiology of the cockatiel. ; 8-1/8" Tall; 254 pages. G+ . USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 \| £UK 4.75 \| JP¥ 662] Book number: 21917 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ALLEN, ROBERT THOMAS The Illustrated Natural History of Canada: The Great Lakes Toronto, Ontario: Natural Science Of Canada Ltd, 1970. Hardcover. Aside from some very minor top edge foxing , the binding and contents are almost as new. 4" taped tear on front cover, at the fore edge, else moderate wear on the clean, complete DJ. This is a large book and is not eligible for Priority or Air under standard fees. ; Blue boards, bright gold lettering. NATURE. The Great Lakes region is "...so great that it includes two climate zones, three main types of forest, some of the most intensely cultivated sections of the continent, and areas of wilderness that look much as they did before man arrived on earth...they dominate the pattern of life of a region bigger than France. Their old beaches, bottoms, deltas and sandbars are major features of the land. Animals adapting to their meadows, dunes and ancient lake plains have evolved into separate subspecies. " Over 235 illustrations including: 65 full color photos; 40 full color maps, diagrams, and paintings; and over 100 specilaly commissioned line drawings. Index. Bibliography. Short list of rocks, plants and animals. ; 160 pages. VG/G- . USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 29383 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ALLEN, ARTHUR A. AND OTHERS Stalking Birds with Color Camera . Washington DC National Geographic Society . C. 1951. Hardcover. Second printing . 328pp. Index. 331 color photos plus numerous b/w photos . Approx. 10-1/4" Tall. HC. Duo-tone green cloth, gold lettering . NATURE. Top fore corners are a little bumped, bottom corners are bent somewhat inward. The spine is a little rubbed, lettering, 'tho no longer bright, is readily legible. Minor wear and soil on sound binding. Ffep is lightly soiled. Last few pages have a 4" crease extending downward from the top margin, o/w contents are clean and unmarked. No DJ. Good .. USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 794] Book number: 12082 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ALLSOP, KENNETH Adventure Lit Their Star NY: Crown Publishers, c. 1964. Hardcover. Illustrated by Antony Smith. Minor wear and soil on DJ. Very minor wear and soil on sound binding. Contents are clean and unmarked. ; Blue-green and white cloth, brown lettering. NATURE. The factual record of a ringed plover and his mate in their struggle to establish themselves, following tkheir long and hazardous flight north, in an environment wholly new to them, on the outskirts of a large industrial city. Alt hough never guilty of grafting human emotions onto the birds or sentimentalizing them, Alsop sensitively captures both the reality and the drama of their adaptation. First published in 1949, this edition was first published in England in 1962. ; 8-1/2" Tall; 222 pages. VG/VG- . USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 794] Book number: 14345 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	AMOS, WILLIAM H. The Life of the Seashore . NY World Book Encyclopedia/ McGraw-Hill C 1966. . 231pp. Index. 117 color photos, 35 b/w photos, 90 line drawings . 10-1/8" X 7-1/4" . HC. Full-color illustrated board front cover . NATURE. Describes in fascinating detail the complex communities of living things that exist along the coastline of the US. Special attention is given to the rocky coasts, sandy beaches, and tital marshes preserved in our National Parks and Seashores . Moderate DJ wear. Binding is clean and sound with minor edge wear. Name & date on front pastedown. Beautiful contents are clean and sound. VG - / G .. USD 11.25 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 7 \| JP¥ 993] Book number: 7734 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ANDREWS, ROY CHAPMAN My Favorite Stories of the Great Outdoors Nature Lover's Treasury NY: Greystone Press, 1950. Hardcover. Spine has faded from green to gray. A small amount of the color is worn from the tips of the fore corners and the top/bottom of the spine, but nowhere is the cloth worn through to the boards. Minor soil on the sound binding. Short gift note on ffep. Contents are clean and unworn. ; 8-1/2" Tall, 404pp. Green cloth, gold lettering. NATURE. "The stories are those that give me continued pleasure, that I read and reread, because they are essentially true, even though some may be clothed in the garments of fiction. " Some of the authors: Bjornstjerne Bjornson, Herbert Hoover, William Beebe, MacKinlay Kantor, Mark Twain, Louis Bromfield, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Stewart Edward White, W. H. Hudson, Ernest Thompson Seton, Carl Akeley, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Robert Louis Stevenson, etc, etc. Includes some poetry.. G . USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 30095 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ANDREWS, ROY CHAPMAN Nature's Ways, How Nature Takes Care of Its Own . NY Crown C. 1951. Hardcover. 206pp. Index. Scores (hundreds? ) of illustrations: B/w photos, color and b/w paintings by Andre Durenceau and others . 11-1/8" X 7-7/8" . HC. Light tan and green cloth, gold lettering . MISC. NATURE. The many strange and wonderful ways in which nature's creatueres have equipped themselves for survival. Protective coloration, mimicry, speed, sight, smell, warning signals, armour, specialization and adaptation . Minor-to-moderate edge wear. Lettering, 'tho no longer bright, is readily legible. Although the hinges are sound, the contents of the book extend slightly beyond the covers on the fore edge. Contents are clean and unmarked. No DJ. Good + .. USD 11.25 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 7 \| JP¥ 993] Book number: 12336 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ARNOLD, PAULA Birds of Israel Haifa: Shalit Pub, c. 1967. Third Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Walter Ferguson. Very minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Contents are clean and unmarked, paintings are beautiful! No DJ. ; Glossy boards illustrated with colorful bird paintings. Cloth spine, black lettering. Hebrew translations by Rachel Kellner. Latin index. Alphabetical index. List of birds appearing in the Bible compiled by Prof. A. Shulow. NATURE. This book is printed in English and Hebrew, with Hebrew on the left page, English on the right. The book reads from back to front. 32 pages of full-color and b/w paintings (about half and half) , each illustrated page is faced with a written description of the illustrated bird(s) in English and Hebrew. Compared with most other Mediterranean countries, Israel is relatively rich in bird life; a progreassive hunting law protects all birds except several species which have been declared pests, and certain game birds, which have an open season. All birds of prey and all plovers are protected. ; 8-3/8 x 10-7/8"; 107 pages. VG- . USD 12.75 [Appr.: EURO 8.75 \| £UK 7.75 \| JP¥ 1125] Book number: 21284 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ATHAN, MATTIE SUE & DIANALEE DETER Guide to the Senegal Parrot and Its Family Hauppage NY: Barron's, c. 1998. Trade Paperback; Second Printing. ISBN: 0764103326. Illustrated by Michele Earle-Bridges. Very minor wear on the clean, sound binding. Contents are almost like new. ; Color-photo illustrated cover is about the weight of posterboard. PAPER COVERS. 78 color photos. B/w drawings. Index. NATURE. Contains advice and information for owners of African Senegal, Meyer's, Red-bellied, Brown-headed, Jardine's, and Cape parrots. The African Senegal and its related parrots are ideal pets and companions for bird lovers. These birds are friendly, acrobatic, and less loud than many other parrots. Even so, owners should know how to socialize Senegals and related parrots and reinforce their domesticated behavior patterns so that they stay tame. Here is expert advice on these techniques, as well as information on the bird's health needs, dietary needs, and appropriate indoor environment. ; 6-1/2 x 7-3/4"; 167 pages. VG+ . USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 794] Book number: 22014 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ATTENBOROUGH, DAVID The Living Planet . Boston Little, Brown C. 1984. Hardcover. BCE. 310pp. Index. Book is jam-packed with full-page, full-color photos. 10" X 7" . / HC. Red cloth spine, bright gold lettering . NATURE. This book was the inspirtion for the PBS Television series . Top/bottom of DJ's spine are moderately worn, o/w minor edge wear on clean DJ. Very minor wear on clean and sound binding. DJ was taped to endpapers but no tape marks on book, just on DJ's flaps. Contents are almost like new. VG + / G + .. USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 794] Book number: 12084 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Animals You Will Never Forget from Reader's Digest Pleasantville NY: Reader's Digest, c. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover; Second Printing. The tips of the upper fore corners are worn through to the boards, else minor wear on the clean, sound binding. Name, writ small, on half-title. There are occasional thumb prints, else contents are clean. No DJ. This is a large book and is not eligible for Priority or Air under standard fees. ; Illustrated green cloth, blue cloth spine, bright gold lettering. Beautifully illustrated with numerous full-color drawings, large and small. NATURE. This is a collection of 72 true stories about beloved pets or wild animals that have assumed a special significance in the lives of the authors. There are humorous stories, stories of high adventure, and stories that will warm your heart. Albert Payson Terhune, Charles Dudley Warner, Wallace Stegner, Helen Husted, James Thurber, Elswyth Thane, Sterling North, Fred Gipson, Captain Kenneth Dodson, Charles T. Drummond, Frank Bkuck, Bill Hosokawa, Stephanie Roden Ryder, Leslie T. White, Joy Adamson, Carveth Wells, Allen Rankin, Fredric Loomis, Gavin Maxwell, Gerald M. Durrell, Farley Mowat, etc, etc. ; 7-3/4 x 10-1/4"; 416 pages. G+ . USD 10.50 [Appr.: EURO 7.25 \| £UK 6.5 \| JP¥ 927] Book number: 25919 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Garden Way's Starting Right with Bees Garden Way Bulletin a-36 Charlotte, Vermont: Garden Way Assoc, c. 1980. Booklet. Neat 1/4" hole punched through entire booklet, near the top. Minor soil and wear on the sound, stapled binding. Top fore corners of all pages are very lightly stained, with a slight wave, else contents are clean. ; White & yellow, illustrated cover is about the weight of posterboard. PAPER COVERS. Over a dozen b/w photos and drawings. NATURE. This compact booklet contains amazingly complete information about how to start beekeeping. There is information on the equipment you'll need, where to place your hive (s) , what kind of bees to buy , how to manage the hive, the different types of honey, swarm control, dividing a colony and preparing for winter. ; 8-1/2" Tall; 32 pages. G+ . USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 \| £UK 4.75 \| JP¥ 662] Book number: 21092 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Guide to Massachusetts Audubon Wildlife Sanctuaries Massachusetts: Massachusetts Audubon Society, 2000. Revised Edition. Booklet. Minor wear on the clean, sound binding. Minor foxing of Table of Contents page, else contents are clean. ; PAPER COVERS...Color-photo illustrated cover is about the weight of posterboard. NATURE. "The Massachusetts Audubon Society, the largest conservation organization in New England, works to preserve the natural world through conservation, education, and environmental advocacy. We protect more than 28, 000 acres of conservation land in Massachusetts. " In this booklet, their 40 sanctuaries each has a full-page devoted to it, giving its location, hours, admission fees, directions, facilities, and a general description... Two-page Map of sanctuaries. Alphabetical list of wildlife sanctuaries. Numerous color photos. ; 8-3/4" Tall; 52 pages. VG- . USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 794] Book number: 27060 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Plant Sciences and Crop Husbandry an Foras Taluntais Research Report 1975 Dublin Ireland: An Foras Taluntais, 1975. TradePaperback. Very minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Contents are clean and unmarked. ; Green cover is about the weight of posterboard. PAPER COVERS. Numerous tables throughout text. AGRICULTURE / NATURE. The work of An Foras Taluntais (The Agricultural Institute) in 1975 is summarised in this report. This report is intended primarily as a reference source or guide to reserach in progress. It contans information for everybody involved in production, processing and marketing of agricultural produce, on who is doing what research projects and the general trend of results during 1975. The work duirng 1975 concerned : Cereals (cereal husbandry, cereal diseases, cereal technology) ; Grasslands (Grass breeding; Grassland weeds, diseases and pests) ; Sugar Beet ( Herbicides, Top-saving methods, Harvesting and storage, sowing and cultivation, Pests, Breeding) ; Potatoes ( Potato breeding, Potato diseases) ; Maize. ; 8-1/8" Tall; 111 pages. VG- . USD 18.75 [Appr.: EURO 12.75 \| £UK 11.5 \| JP¥ 1655] Book number: 25245 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR The Seasons of the Year; Or, the Hand of God Manifested in His Works London: T. Nelson And Sons, 1852. Hardcover. The color is worn from the tips of the fore corners and the top/bottom of the spine, but nowhere is the leather worn through to the boards. Minor rubbing of spine bands. Else minor wear on the clean, sound binding. Front hinge has been repaired, not expertly, but well. Brief gift note on front flyeaf. Penned note on frontispiece's verso reads "First (illegible) Prize Awarded to Dear Sarah Barrows, Dec. 13th, 1853. (name illegible) Brighton. " Flyleafs, frontispiece and first title page, which is illustrated, are age darkened. Pages 32, 33 are lightly damp stained, as are pages 206, 207, else contents are clean. This book is over 150 years old, yet the front and back covers are still shiny and the gold on the spine and edges is still bright. ; Full dark brown leather FINE BINDING over extra-heavy beveled boards.. Five raised spine bands. Bright gold spine lettering. Extensive, very fancy designs embossed on front and back covers and spine. All edges are not only still bright gilt, but the gold has designs pressed into it on all three edges. Marbled endpapers. Frontispiece and title page illustrations by "T. Brown sc Edin. ' " . Illustrations, which face each other, are protected by a tissue guard. NATURE. "The following Work is devoted to the consideration of the Phenomena of the Seasons, and the numerous evidences of wise design and benevolent arrangement which are disclosed throughout the progress of the year. By this mode of consideraton, the subject presents itself to the mind in the most attractive form, while it discloses the most conclusive and beautiful evidences of beneficent design, under apsects which must be familiar to all. Without attempting to embrace all the details of a theme which is inexhausbile the following pages will be found to illustrate nearly all the most familiar phenomena pertaining to the cycle of the seasons, in a form best suited to attract and captivate the popular student of nature. " Some entries: The young plant; Insect life and instinct; Gall-Flies; Organization of plants; Microscopic organic structure; Insect metamorphoses; Functions and habits of birds; etc, etc, for a total of 45 essays on nature. ; 6-5/8" Tall; 416 pages. G . USD 63.75 [Appr.: EURO 42.75 \| £UK 38.5 \| JP¥ 5626] Book number: 26046 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	AYMAR, GORDON C. Bird Flight a Collection of 200 Action Photographs Garden City: Garden City Publishing, (c.1935) 1938. Hardcover. 4" light scratch on back cover, the color is worn from the tips of the fore corners, the top/bottom of the spine, and portions of the bottom edge, but nowhere is the cloth worn through to the boards. Otherwise minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Photographic endpapers are moderately foxed. Minor foxing of outer margins of the next couple pages, else contents are clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. ; Extra-durable blue buckram cloth, silver lettering. De Luxe Edition. Bibliography. Index. 200 b/w photos. NATURE. Although the introduction states '. Devoted exclusively to allowing the infallible camera to state what actually happens in the many different types of flight of the various species, ' this is much more than a book of photographs. There is excellent, highly informative text; each photo is accompanied by explanatory text, revealing details of the bird's life, anatomy, habits, etc.; 10-3/4 x 7-5/8"; 234 pages. VG- . USD 11.25 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 7 \| JP¥ 993] Book number: 18966 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	AYMAR, BRANDT, EDITOR The Personality of the Cat NY: Bonanza, c. 1958. Hardcover. 1" circular light splash stain on front cover, o/w minor wear and soil on sound binding. The book is printed on easy-on-the-eye cream colored paper, which is clean and unmarked. ; Medium brown and light tan cloth, black lettering. A couple-dozen-or-so b/w photos & drawings throughout text. CATS. As any cat loveer knows, the personality of the cat is as variable as the shimmering shadows of a sunbeam and just as elusive, and it is to the credit of so many good writers that they haveunderstood and interpreted for us this personality so well. They have given us good cats and bad cats, loyal cats and murderous cats, demure cats and devil-raising cats. Pick almost any adjective to describe personality and you'll find a cat lurking underneath it. ; 9-3/8" Tall; 341 pages. VG-/NONE . USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 \| £UK 4.75 \| JP¥ 662] Book number: 15019 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	BAENSCH, HANS A. Marine Aquarist's Manual with Care and Feeding Table for 60 Popular Tropical Marine Fish West Germany: Tetra Press, (c. 1983) 1987. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 3923880154. Front cover's upper fore corner is worn through to the boards, else minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Name on ffep. Contents are clean and unmarked. No DJ. ; Full-color photo on front cover. Glossy boards. More than 120 color photos. Index to scientific fish names. NATURE. This book excellently and concisely describes the most important facts which every seawater aquarist should know. There are chapters dealing with chemistry, feeding and illnesses of seawater fish, with many problems explained and solved in a simple and understandabl e way. Contains information on the aquarium (setting it up, water & water quality, algae) , methods and equipment (filtration & aeration, illumination, temperatue, protein skimmers, ozone and ultra-violet light) , setting up the tank and introducing the fish, the fish (collection and importation, names and classification, tank stocking levels, invertebrates) . Both US and metric units are used. ; 5-7/8 x 8-3/8"; 98 pages. VG- . USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 \| £UK 4.75 \| JP¥ 662] Book number: 21668 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.