Readings in Conservation Ecology
New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, (1969). First Edition. Paperback. 8vo (9-1/4" tall), pp. 595, illustrated with B&W photos, charts, maps and tables. Light bumps to corners, clean and unmarked inside. More
New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, (1969). First Edition. Paperback. 8vo (9-1/4" tall), pp. 595, illustrated with B&W photos, charts, maps and tables. Light bumps to corners, clean and unmarked inside. More
Niagara Falls, Ontario: Self-Published, 1973. Ring Bound. U.S. letter-sized paper, printed recto only and bound into a black three ring binder, 4to (11 inches tall), pp. 91, illustrated in color and B&W. The genealogy of the Crawford, Pay and Coleman families, from 1826 - 1973. More
Milwaukee, WI: Printed by The North American Press, 1921. Softcover. Inscribed on 2nd fep "To Miss Mabel Coates / In appreciation of a Good Girls Friendship from one of the Old Alaskan Sourdoughs. Paul Menzel". Menzel was a miner and butcher who lived in Fairbanks, Alaska. Menzel also enclosed a...... More
Germany: Prisma Verlag, (1978). First Edition, Later Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth over boards, 4to (11-7/8 inches tall), pp. 303, [304]. Volume with bump to bottom of top board; DJ with a few short closed tears at edges. Text in German. Beautifully illustrated throughout with maps, diagrams and photo reproductions of..... More
[Nelson, BC]: [Nelson Daily News], 1951. Photograph. A nice bird's-eye view of the then-working Paradise Mine site, showing many of it's workers and period buildings. The Paradise mine is located in a high alpine basin below Mount Nelson near Invermere, British Columbia and was originally staked in 1899. An original..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Curtis Publishing Company, 1925. Norman Rockwell. Paperback. Front cover artwork by Gertrude A. Kay. Illustrated wraps, folio (14 inches tall), pp. 1-246, illustrated throughout. Front cover is ragged and tapped on, rear cover with tears and a large chip from upper corner, text is very good, slightly toned..... More
Spokane, WA: The Boughton-Robbins Co., [1914]. Paperback. A scarce view book, with OCLC locating just a single copy worldwide, that being held at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal, Quebec. Date from text "The death rate in 1913..." and "The new Davenport Hotel...", which opened in 1914. Saddle-stapled printed..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. Joseph Schindelman. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Paper over boards with quarter blue cloth spine, title stamped in pink onto spine and story character motif stamped in blue onto top board, 8vo (9-1/4 inches tall), pp. 161, [162-164], illustrated, colored endpapers, "First edition" stated..... More
Ottawa: The Canadian Geographical Society, 1955. First Edition. Paperback. Saddle stapled illustrated wraps, 4to (11 inches tall), Vol 1 pp. 43, x (cover with wear, loose and near off, small chip to bottom corner of front cover); vol 2 pp. ads, 44-(83), v-xiv (wear to edges and old phone #..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards, title and decorations stamped in blue onto upper board and spine, 12mo (7-1/4 inches tall), pp. vi, [viii], 270, stated first edition. Volume with spine ends just slightly softened and very light taps to upper..... More
n.p. 1910. Glass Plate. An amazing image, capturing an historical moment in the World of Heavyweight Boxing in Reno, Nevada, on July 4, 1910. Taken just seconds before the fight was called in the 15th round when, some say, Jeffries' corner would not let him return to the fight for..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1915). Photoplay. Hardcover. Tan cloth with title printed onto upper board and spine, 12mo, pp. 317, (2) ads, illustrated with 31 stills from the Photo Play. Based on the poem of Robert E. Service. Davis, p. 211. More
New York, NY: The American Museum of Natural History, 1929. Arthur A. Jansson. Paperback. Contains 'Wings Along the Gulf' by Alfred M. Bailey. Side stapled printed wraps, 8vo (10 inches tall), pp. [225-227], 228-336, illustrated with line drawings and B&W photo reproductions. Volume with soil and wear to covers, a...... More
New York, NY: The American Museum of Natural History, 1934. William R. Leigh. Paperback. "The Rebith of the Vanishing American" is the lead article in this issue. Side stapled printed wraps, 8vo (10 inches tall), pp. [411-417], 418-506, [2 ads] illustrated with line drawings and B&W photo reproductions. Volume with..... More
New York, NY: The American Museum of Natural History, 1929. Arthur A. Jansson. Paperback. Contains 'Further Adventures of the American Men of the Dragon Bones' by Roy Chapman Andrews - who led an exciting life and is said to have served as the inspiration for the Hollywood character Indiana Jones..... More
New York, NY: The American Museum of Natural History, 1936. George F. Mason. Paperback. (spine states "Volume XXXVII No. 6"). "The Archer Fish" is the lead article in this issue. Side stapled printed wraps, 8vo (10 inches tall), pp. [1-4 ads], [1], 2-91, [1 ad] illustrated with line drawings and..... More
Denver, CO: The Hygienist Publishing Company, 1920. Paperback. Vol. X No. 120 of the Hygienist. Stapled card wraps, 8vo (8 inches tall), pp. [8 - ads], 221-238, [2 - ads] ; front cover w. minor stains w. p.o. name in pencil, rust to staples, clean and unmarked inside. "Man is..... More
London: Wellcome Foundation, (1929). First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth titled in gilt, 4to (10 inches tall), pp. 183, illustrated with B&W photos throughout, tissue-guarded frontis, Index, Appendices. Volume with light edge wear, else about fine. An interesting look at how "modern" medical museums would have been set up..... More
Toronto: MacMillan, 1958. Robert Galster (Jacket Design). First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Tan cloth over boards, title stamped in negative blue onto spine, 8vo, pp.379. Volume with spine ends softened and short gift inscription ffep. DJ with shallow chipping at flap edge corners and spine ends, spine faintly toned, tape..... More
Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company, 1953. Grant Macdonald. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Brown cloth over boards, title stamped in gilt onto top board and spine, tall 8vo (9 inches tall), pp. viii, 127, color illustrations throughout. Volume with spine ends softened, tiny price sticker remnant top ffep and a...... More
Fernie, BC: The Tourist Association of South-Eastern B.C and Southern Alberta ; Calgary Good Roads Association ; Calgary Auto Club, 1923. Paperback. Main map title. Map folder cover title is "Auto Road Maps of The Scenic Heart of the Canadian Rockies, South Eastern British Columbia & Sunny Southern Alberta with..... More
Denmark: De Danske Statsbaner, 1912. Archive. Small primary source archive of Danish Railway documents. Consisting of S.R. Andersens' personal service records and commencing with what appears to be his release from the military in 1912, prior to his being hired by the Danish Railway as a Porter in 1914 and..... More
London: T. Werner Laurie Ltd, (1931). First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Purple cloth over boards, title and decorations stamped in gilt onto upper board and spine, 8vo (8-3/4 inches tall), pp. xv, 200, stated first with some pages still unopened. Volume with very slight wear to extremities, some fading to..... More
Copenhagen, Denmark: 1945. Max Weihrauch. Newspaper. Newspaper, 4to (14-3/4 inches tall), pp. 1-6, (lacking 7-23) 19-24 illustrated with ads, comics, drawings and photos which include the liberating British Army marching through the streets. Front page with caption title "Mother Denmark Sweeps Out". Paper with some toning, creases, a few tiny..... More
Port-Louis - Ile Maurice: Éditions Esclapon, 1949. Huges de Jouvancourt. Jouvancourt Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 24 from an edition 250 copies. The colophon and publishers ad insert both state that the lithograph stones were destroyed after printing. A series of unbound signatures in a cloth backed case with a paper..... More