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Her Garden Was Her Delight by Buckner Hollingsworth, hardcover, MacMillan, 1962, 166 pages; science-nature: botany. The dedication to this book reads: “To the memory of my sister, Mary Kirk Simpson—planting tulip bulbs in her London garden during the Autumn of 1940 when bombs were raining down onto the city”. Hollingsworth was a great story teller, and she gives an entertaining and very informative read. The book is composed of essays on twenty women and their gardens (two Englishwomen and eighteen American) spanning a time period from the 17th century to the 20th. Each of these women contributed to the evolution of gardening, botany and plant research, especially in America. This book is out of print and one of few works on the subject. A bibliography is included. Condition: very good/ no dust jacket. Foxing has begun on the end papers, with text pages unblemished. Price: $12.00 |
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Resource Economics for Foresters by G. Robinson Gregory, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, ISBN: 0-471-08521-9, hardcover, John Wiley & Sons, 1987, 477 pages with black and white illustrations; science-nature: forestry. Condition: near fine/no dust jacket. Price: $15.00 |
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Pocket-Field Bird Guide, Land Birds East of the Rockies, new revised edition, by Chester A. Reed, hardcover, Doubleday & Co. 1951, 238 pages with over 300 full-color illustrations of 222 species. Condition: near fine/very good ( slip case). Price: $20.00 |
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The Reef Aquarium, A Comprehensive Guide to the Identification and Care of Tropical Marine Invertebrates, Volume 1, by J. Charles Delbeek and Julian Sprung, ISBN:1-883693-12-8, hardcover, weight: 3.5 lbs., Ricordea Publishing, 1995, third printing revised, 544 pages with appendices, bibliography, glossary, index; science-nature: tropical marine invertebrates. "The aim of this book is to help the hobbyist and professional aquarist better understand the organisms that we are attempting to keep, and to provide information that has proven successful in maintaining them in closed systems for long periods of time. We offer this information in the hope that it will help avoid the needless loss of animals or their mistreatment in captivity. The book is the fruit of over 3 years of writing and library research, 6 years of photographing reef aquarium organisms across two continents, and decades of combined experience with reef aquarium systems and coral reefs in the natural habitat.” Condition: near fine/ no dust jacket, pictorial cover There is an inscription on the front free endpaper. Price: $33.00 |
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The Messier Objects by Stephen James O'Meara, ISBN:0-521-55332-6, hardcover, Cambridge University Press, 2000, 306 pages with black and white photographs and illustrations, appendices; science-nature: astronomy. "The 109 galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae catalogued by comet hunter Charles Messier in the late 1700's are still the most widely observed celestial wonders. They are the favorite targets of amateur astronomers, with such rich variety and detail that they never cease to fascinate. This book provides both new and experienced observers with a fresh perspective on the Messier objects. The author has prepared a visual feast for the stargazer. Using the finest telescopes available and observing from some of the clearest, darkest sites on Earth, he describes the view in the eyepiece as never before. There are new drawings, improved finder charts, and new astronomical data on each object, including findings from the Hubble Space Telescope. This is the Messier guide for the modern age." Condition: as new/ near fine The dust jacket has small brown spotting, perhaps foxing, to the front and back covers. The jacket is glossy and crisp. Price: $25.00 |
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Anemone Fishes and Their Host Sea Anemones, by Daphne G. Fautin and Gerald R. Allen, hardcover, ISBN:1-56465-118-5, Tetra Press, 1994, 160 pages with 130 color pictures, 300 illustrations, appendix, references and recommended reading, glossary, index; science-nature: anemone-fish. "Discover the fascinating underwater world of the anemone-fish which lives a charmed existence among the stinging tentacles of the sea anemones." This book includes detailed information about the aquarium care of these colorful fishes and their host sea anemones. Condition: near fine/ no dust jacket Price: $10.00 |
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Observing the Caldwell Objects by David Ratledge, ISBN: 1-85233-628-5, soft cover, Springer, 2000, 245 pages with 223 black and white illustrations; science-nature: astronomy. This complete guide to the Caldwell objects was written for practical observers. For each of the 109 deep-sky objects there is a modern photographic or CCD image, a database of properties, a finder chart, star-hopping information where appropriate, observational guidance, and a technical description based on some of the latest research papers. There is a fold-out all-sky map showing the location of all the Caldwell objects in the sky. Condition: fine/no dust jacket issued Price: $25.00 |
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The Audubon Nature Encyclopedia, Sponsored By The National Audubon Society, Curtis Books, 1965, first printing, black and white and color illustrations; science: nature encyclopedia. This is a complete 12-volume set written for adults and children. Even though it is a ready reference, it is written with the charm, warmth and excitement of early American nature writing from well-known American naturalists such as Roger Tory Peterson, Rachel Carson, and Edwin Way Teale among many others. The text is spiced throughout with Audubon paintings - reproductions from the Elephant Folio Edition of John James Audubon. Over 200 of the best authorities have written the listings, which are cross-referenced. The last volume includes a complete index to the subject matter. Condition: very good +/no dust jackets, once white covers are sunned. Pages are clean and unmarked. Price: $20.00 Weight of this set is 21 lbs.; shipping and handling will be $9.00. |
