ADAMS, RICHARD AND MAX HOOPER

Nature Through the Seasons

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1975. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0671221078. Illustrated by David A. Goddard. Color Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, though there is some light toning to the cover edges. "Adams originally began telling the story that would become Watership Down to his two daughters on a car trip. They eventually insisted that he publish it as a book. He began writing in 1966, taking two years to complete it. In 1972, after four publishers and three writers' agencies turned down the manuscript, Rex Collings agreed to publish the work. The book gained international acclaim almost immediately for reinvigorating anthropomorphic fiction with naturalism. Over the next few years Watership Down sold over a million copies worldwide. Adams won both of the most prestigious British children's book awards, one of six authors to do so: the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. In 1974, following publication of his second novel, Shardik, he left the Civil Service to become a full-time author. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1975." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 40663

Catalogue: Nature

Keywords: 0671221078 Nature Richard Adams Max Hooper David A. Goddard Plants Trees Birds Naturalists Nature

BENGTSSON, LENNART O. AND CLAUS U. HAMMER (EDITORS)

Geosphere - Biosphere Interactions and Climate

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2001. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0521782384. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is a small bumpt to the bottom corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a section of color graphs and examples at the front of the book as well. "Geosphere-Biosphere - brings together many of the world's leading environmental scientists to discuss the interation between the geosphere-biosphere and climate. The volume arises from a working group of the prestigious Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme. The chapters give a state-of the-art summary of our current understanding of the present climate and environment by exploring Earth's past, analysing human influence on the climate, describing climate and its relation to the Earth's surface, ocean, and atmosphere, and making future predictions of cliimate viability." Chapters include: The Antarctic Ozone Hole, a Human-Caused Chemical Instability in the Stratosphere, Feedbacks and Interactions between Global Change, Atmospheric Chemistry and the Biosphere, Atmospheric CO2 Variations, Modeling and Evaluating Terrestrial Biospheric Exchanges of Water, Carbon Dioxide, and Oxygen in the Global Climate System, Carbon Futures, Global Climate Change in the Human Perspective, Earth System models and the Global BIogeochemical Cycles, The Role of CO2, Sea-Level, and Vegetation During the Milankovitch-Forces Glacial-Interglacial Cycles, Nonlinearities in the Earth System, Simulations of the Climate of the Holocene, Interations of Climate Change, The Record of Paleoclimactic Change and its Greenhouse Implications, Long-Term Stability of Earth's Climate, Physical and Chemical Properties of the Glacial Ocean, Ice Core Records and Relevance for Future Climate Variations, Toward a New Approach to Climate Impact Studies, Research Objectives of the World Climate Research Programme, and, Panel Discussion: future research Objectives.. Near Fine .

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Book number: 43621

Catalogue: Nature

Keywords: 0521782384 climate Lennart Bengtsson Claus U Hammer geosphere global Interactions Science geo-sciences physics

BONNOT, PAUL

The Sea Lions, Seals, and Sea Otter of the California Coast October 1951; Vol. 37, No. 4

Sacramento, CA: California Division of Fish and Game, 1951. offprint. Pamphlet. Illustrated by Hester Bonnot. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized pamphlet with self covers and a stapled spine. The pamphlet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is a previous owner's address label on the top front cover. The text pages are clean and bright. " “Writing in the Nature Magazine for October, Paul Bonnot, a scientific investigator employed by the commercial fisheries Bureau of the Division of Fish and Game, gives an illuminating picture of the sea lions of the Pacific Coast. Bonnot probably knows more about sea lions and their habits than anyone on the Pacific Coast and he is emphatic in his championing of their cause. Due to Bonnet's investigation the theory that sea lions are a menace to the fishing industry has been exploded, he declares, and his studies disclosed that the sea lions have aided the industry as they generally eat fish that are of little benefit. A recent movement to have the sea lions slaughtered wholesale was doubtless stopped by the publication throughout the State of the results of his investigation of conditions. According to Bonnet's article, there are probably nine thousand of both species, Steller's sea lion and the California sea lion on the California Coast. ” " (October 25, 1929 [Mill Valley Record]). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 45762

Catalogue: Nature

Keywords: Nature Paul Bonnot Hester Bonnot California Fish And Game Bureau Of Marine Fisheries Seals Sea Lions Sea Otters

CALLENBACH, ERNEST

Ecotopia: The Notebooks and Reports of William Weston

Berkeley, CA: Banyan Tree Books, 1975. 9th Printing. Paperback. This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers are clean and bright. There is some very beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. A previous owner has laminated the book covers to keep it in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a small spot of dark brown foxing to the top edge of the text pages There is a previous owner's business card on the front endpaper, taped down by laminate again. "In terms of concepts of human involvement with the ecology, as well as some of the economic and social concepts, the Ecotopia books are related to what is known as the sustainability movement. Callenbach's Ecotopian concept is not "Luddite" — he does not reject high technology, but rather his fictional society shows a conscious selectivity about technology. In Ecotopia ecologically compatible high-technology exists alongside postmaterialistic attitudes and lifestyles. As an example, with its emphasis on personal rather than impersonal interaction, Callenbach's Ecotopian society anticipates the development and liberal usage of videoconferencing. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

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Book number: 44333

Catalogue: Nature

Keywords: Environmental Studies Ernest Callenbach William Weston Ecotopia

FOUNTAINE, MARGARET

Love Among the Butterflies the Secret Life of a Victorian Lady

Boston, MA: Little Brown, 1984. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0316289426. B&W and Color Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has a couple of small edge nicks and tiny chips missing, along with one semi-closed tear to the top front panel. "Fountaine was an accomplished natural history illustrator and had a great love and knowledge of butterflies, travelling and collecting extensively through Europe, South Africa, India, Tibet, America, Australia and the West Indies, publishing numerous papers on her work. She raised many of the butterflies from eggs or caterpillars, producing specimens of great quality, 22,000 of which are housed at the Norwich Castle Museum and known as the Fountaine-Neimy Collection. Her four sketch books of butterfly life-cycles are held at the Natural History Museum in London. The butterfly genus Fountainea was named in her honour. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 41598

Catalogue: Nature

Keywords: 0316289426 Nature Margaret Fountaine Butterflies Lepidoptera Natural History

GRIFFIN, TED

Namu, Quest for the Killer Whale

Seattle, WA: Gryphon West Pub, 1982. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0943482003. Color Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with an inscription, by the Author's Brother on the front endpaper. The book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge nicks, tears and spots of rubbing and wear, especially at the spine ends, corners and edges. "The third capture for display occurred in June 1965 when a fisherman found a 22-foot (6.7 m) male orca in his floating salmon net that had drifted close to shore near Namu, British Columbia. The killer whale was sold for $8,000 to Ted Griffin, a Seattle public aquarium owner. Named after his place of capture, Namu was the subject of a film that changed some people's attitudes toward orcas. A few months later, Griffin procured a companion for Namu: a very young, 14 foot (4.25 m) , 2000 lb (900 kg) orca captured off Penn Cove, Puget Sound, Washington. Shamu means 'Friend of Namu' (alternately 'She-Namu'). However, Shamu did not get along with Namu and so was sold to SeaWorld in San Diego in December 1965. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Associated. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 48461

Catalogue: Nature

Keywords: 0943482003 Science Ted Griffin Signed Edition Killer Whales Nature

KNECHT, G. BRUCE

Hooked Pirates Poaching and the Perfect Fish

Emmaus, PA: Rodale, Inc, 2006. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1594861102. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "A former senior writer and foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, G. Bruce Knecht is the author of Grand Ambition as well as The Proving Ground. After joining the Journal in 1993, he wrote about the banking industry and pursued investigative projects until 1995 when he began covering publishing—books, magazines, newspapers, and the press. In 1998, the Journal nominated his articles about how advertisers and retailers secretly influenced the editorial content of major magazines for two Pulitzer Prizes. The same stories won an award from the University of Missouri Journalism School. In 1998, Bruce moved to Hong Kong to become the Journal’s Asia Correspondent. His article about children of American servicemen who were still living in Vietnam won a Human Rights Press Award." (author's website). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 40447

Catalogue: Nature

Keywords: 1594861102 Nature G. Bruce Knecht Pirates Fishing Poaching Law Enforcement The Antarctic Nature

LINSDALE, JEAN M., AND P. QUENTIN TOMICH

A Herd of Mule Deer a Record of Observations Made on the Hastings Natural History Reservation

Berkeley, CA: U. of California Press, 1953. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good only dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front pastedown page. The dust jacket has edge wear, tears, chips, edge wear and noticeable toning, especially to the spine and cover edges. "The Hastings Reservation of the University of California is the home of a sedentary herd of mule deer whose daily and seasonal activities the authors have kept under close scrutity for a period of three years. A glance through the index of the book is sufficient evidence of prologed and painstaking observations. Undewr the heading of Structure, Communication, Mannerisms, Relations to Other Animals, Habitat, Activity, Food, and Reproduction, the routine behavior of these animals has been recorded and set down with a remarkable amount of detail." (book review found in the Quarterly Review of Biology, vol. 29, no. 2). Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 47788

Catalogue: Nature

Keywords: Nature Jean M. Linsdale P. Quentin Tomich Natural History Californiana Mule Deer Cervinae

PARSONS, MARY ELIZABETH

The Wild Flowers of California; Their Names, Haunts, and Habits

San Francisco, CA: California School Book Dep, 1930. Revised Edition; 24th Printing. Hardcover. Ex-Library. Illustrated by Margaret Warriner Buck. B&W Illustrations; This is an Ex library edition from the Marin County Library. The book is in Good condition (actually generally nice clean condition ) and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and bits of fraying. There is one tiny nick to the front spine joint of the book cover. The text pages are mostly clean and bright . The only library markings are a group of ink stamped dates on the front endpaper, along with a lightly inked Marin County Free Library stamp on the bottom edge of the front endpaper. There is an inked library name and address on the rear pastedown page as well. "In the 1890s, Parsons hiked around California with the botanical artist Margaret Warriner Buck, with a view to publishing a book about California flora. The result was the very successful The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits (1897) , written by Parsons with over 100 illustrations engraved from Buck's pen-and-ink drawings. It went through many printings and several editions and was still being reprinted into the 1950s. Parsons intended her book to complement Mrs. William Starr Dana's very successful How to Know the Wild Flowers (1893) by emphasizing plants that were unknown in the eastern United States where Mrs. Dana lived. With Mrs. Dana's permission, she used the same plan of arranging the flowers by color. The botanist Alice Eastwood and the nurseryman Carl Purdy served as advisers on the project. " (from Wikipedia). Good .

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Book number: 48208

Catalogue: Nature

Keywords: Nature Mary Elizabeth Parsons Margaret Warriner Buck Californiana Wild Flowers Botany

PEACOCK, DOUG AND ANDREA

The Essential Grizzly the Mingled Fates of Men and Bears

Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press, 2006. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1592288480. B&W and Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has a couple of tiny edge nicks to the spine ends.. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 40172

Catalogue: Nature

Keywords: 1592288480 Nature Doug And Andrea Peacock Grizzly Bears Bears Ursidae Nature

PETERS, ROGER

Dance of the Wolves

New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1985. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0070495807. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some very beginning bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several small nicks and chips missing.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 47572

Catalogue: Nature

Keywords: 0070495807 Nature Roger Peters Wolves Conservation

PETERSON, RICHARD S. AND GEORGE A. BARTHOLOMEW

The Natural History and Behavior of the California Sea Lion

Los Angeles, CA: The American Society of Mammologists, 1967. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. There is a small, thick, marker line covering over a previous owner's inked name on the front endpaper. The dust jacket has a couple of smallish edge tears. "The California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is a coastal eared seal native to western North America. It is one of six species of sea lions. Its natural habitat ranges from southeast Alaska to central Mexico, including the Gulf of California. California sea lions are sexually dimorphic; males are larger than females, and have a thicker neck, and a protruding sagittal crest. They mainly haul-out on sandy or rocky beaches, but they also frequent manmade environments such as marinas and wharves. California sea lions feed on a number of species of fish and squid, and are preyed on by orcas and great white sharks. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 47812

Catalogue: Nature

Keywords: Nature Richard S. Peterson George A. Bartholomew Sea Lions California Zalophus Californianus Biology

RITTER, WILLIAM EMERSON

The California Woodpecker and I a Study in Comparative Zoolgy. . .

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1938. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is a bit of beginning bumping to the spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. "William Emerson Ritter (November 21, 1856 – January 10, 1944) was an American biologist. Ritter initiated and shaped the Marine Biological Association of San Diego (now Scripps Institution of Oceanography of UC San Diego) and the American Society for the Dissemination of Science (now the Society for Science and the Public and Science News). Innovative and entrepreneurial, with a deep desire for human service, he worked tirelessly to educate people in science thinking. He was the first biologist to propose a theory of systems, and seems to be the originator of the term organicism for biological purposes.". Near Fine .

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Book number: 33636

Catalogue: Nature

Keywords: Nature William Emerson Ritter Ornithologist Ornithology Woodpeckers California Woodpecker

SCHROTER, L. AND PROF C. SCHROTER

Cloured Vade-Mecum to the Alpine Flora

Zurich, Switzerland: Albert Raustein, 1904. 12th Edition. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; The Text of this book is printed in ENGLISH, FRENCH and GERMAN. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The front cover of the book has been wonderfully decorated with alpine flowers in a number of colors. The text pages are clean and bright. TheThere is a previous owner's inked name, date and place on the front endpaper, along with an ink stamp from Shakespeare and Company. Almost every other page has a full sized chromolithographic illustrations of the flowers.. Very Good .

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Book number: 48012

Catalogue: Nature

Keywords: Nature L. Schroter Prof. C. Schroter Alpine Flowers Flowers Botany Switzerland

SETON, ERNEST THOMPSON

Animal Heroes Being the Histories of a Cat, a Dog, a Pigeon, a Lynx, Two Wolves, and a Reindeer and in Elucidation of the Same over 200 Drawings

New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1905. Reprint. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine end and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. There are several splotches of darkening to the rear cover. The text pages are clean and bright.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 46188

Catalogue: Nature

Keywords: Nature Ernest Thompson Seton Animals Boy Scouts Of America Scouting