Monday, August 31, 2020

Hardanger Star


Craft booklet. June Grigg, 1985. In very good condition, private library embossed mark. Teach-Yourself Instructions. An absolutely lovely design!

Title: Hardanger Star

Author Name:

Categories: Crafts - Hardanger,

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Very Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 011555

Keywords: HARDANGER

Price: $8.00

 

Sunday, August 30, 2020

The Planet Mars: A History of Observation & Discovery by William Sheehan


Trade paperback. Near fine, remainder mark on top outside pages. New afterword: Life on Mars? Filled with photos and facts about Mars discoveries and the scientists doing the work.

Title: The Planet Mars: A History of Observation & Discovery

Author Name: William Sheehan

Categories: Science, Nature,

Publisher: Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A., Univ of Arizona Pr: 1996

ISBN Number: 0816516413

ISBN Number 13: 9780816516414

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Near Fine

Type: Book

Seller ID: 019517

Keywords: MARS PLANETS OBSERVATION DISCOVERY

Price: $15.00

 

Saturday, August 29, 2020

Diversity and the Tropical Rain Forest (Scientific American Library) by John Terborgh


Hardcover. Scientific American Library, 1992. In very good+ condition, numerical code written on front fly leaf, back DJ insert has a crease. By John Terborgh. An overview of the results of evolution in the rain forest on a large scale, then a look on a smaller scale, discussing the most recent theories and a discussion of conservation biology.

Title: Diversity and the Tropical Rain Forest (Scientific American Library)

Author Name: Terborgh, John

Categories: Science, Nature,

Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A., W. H. Freeman & Company: 1991

ISBN Number: 0716750309

ISBN Number 13: 9780716750307

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Very Good

Jacket Condition: Very Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 007238

Keywords: BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY RAIN FORESTS NATURE FORESTRY SCIENCE ECOLOGY

Price: $20.00

 

Friday, August 28, 2020

Animal Babies: A Habitat-By-Habitat Guide to How Wild Animals Grow by Steve Parker


Oversized hardcover. Near fine condition. A habitat-by-habitat guide to how wild animals grow. Beautiful photography!

Title: Animal Babies: A Habitat-By-Habitat Guide to How Wild Animals Grow

Author Name: Parker, Steve

Categories: Science, Nature,

Publisher: Emmaus, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., Rodale Pr: 1994

ISBN Number: 0875965954

ISBN Number 13: 9780875965956

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Near Fine

Type: Book

Seller ID: 019017

Keywords: ANIMALS BABIES NATURE

 Price: $20.00

 

Thursday, August 27, 2020

A Fragile Paradise Nature and Man in the Pacific by Andrew Mitchell


Trade paperback. Fontana, 1990. In very good condition. Nature and man in the Pacific.

Title: A Fragile Paradise Nature and Man in the Pacific

Author Name: Mitchell, Andrew

Categories: Science, Nature,

Publisher: Toronto, ON, Canada, HarperCollins Publishers Canada, Limited: 1991

ISBN Number: 000637655X

ISBN Number 13: 9780006376552

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Very Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 009361

Keywords: MARINE BIOLOGY PACIFIC AREA ECOLOGY NATURAL HISTORY ISLANDS OCEANIA NATURE GENERAL SCIENCE

Price: $10.00

 

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Basin and Range by John McPhee


Trade paperback. Noonday Press, 1996. In very good condition. On and off Interstate 80, the terrain becomes the setting for a lyrical evocation of the science of geology, with important digressions into the plate-techtronics revolution and the history of the geologic time scale.

Title: Basin and Range

Author Name: McPhee, John

Categories: Science, Nature,

Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A., Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC: 1982

ISBN Number: 0374516901

ISBN Number 13: 9780374516901

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Very Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 002905

Keywords: GEOLOGY SCIENCE

Price: $8.00
 

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

The Practical Archaeologist : How We Know What We Know About the Past by Jane McIntosh

Hardcover. Facts on File, 1986. In very good condition, DJ is good. More than 200 illustrations. What is archeology and how does it work?

Title: The Practical Archaeologist : How We Know What We Know About the Past

Author Name: McIntosh, Jane

Categories: Science, Nature,

Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A., Facts on File Inc.: 1986

ISBN Number: 0816014000

ISBN Number 13: 9780816014002

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Very Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 008993

Keywords: ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIAL SCIENCE

Price: $12.00

 

Monday, August 24, 2020

New Atomic Theory A Proposal by Luiz G Spoladore

Oversized softcover. Argonio, 2007. As new. Atomic theory, nuclear phyiscs. Original title: Nova Teoria Atomica. Includes a bibliography.

Title: New Atomic Theory A Proposal

Author Name: Luiz G Spoladore

Categories: Science, Nature,

Publisher: Argonio: 2007

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: As New

Type: Book

Seller ID: 016933

Keywords: ATOMS, NUCLEAR PHYSICS

Price: $20.00

 

Sunday, August 23, 2020

Human Toxoplasmosis Clinical Data and Microbiology by Luis G Spoladore

Softcover. As new. Clinical picture, contagion - transmission - reactivation, ocular toxoplasmosis, toxoplasmosis in the AIDS, systemic toxoplasmosis, toxoplasmosis in the pregnancy, chronic pneumonia due to toxoplasma, binary fission, endogeny, cycts of toxoplasma gondii in human blood, clinical treatment. 5 drawings and 90 original photos.

Title: Human Toxoplasmosis Clinical Data and Microbiology

Author Name: Luis G Spoladore

Categories: Science, Nature,

Edition: First Edition.

Publisher: Rio De Janero, Brazil, Argonio Editora: 2008

ISBN Number: 8560599037

ISBN Number 13: 9788560599035

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: As New

Type: Book

Seller ID: 019030

Keywords: CLINICAL DATA MICROBIOLOGY,

Price: $40.00

Saturday, August 22, 2020

Volcanoes: Fire from the Earth by Maurice Krafft

Trade paperback. Near fine. A study of volcanoes, well illustrated with art and photos, completed by Maurice Krafft shortly before his death in the Mount Unzen (Japan) eruption in 1991. His wife died with him at that event. This is the US edition with English translation.

Title: Volcanoes: Fire from the Earth

Author Name: Krafft, Maurice

Categories: Science, Nature,

Edition: First Thus

Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., Harry N Abrams Inc: 1993

ISBN Number: 0810928442

ISBN Number 13: 9780810928442

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Near Fine

Type: Book

Seller ID: 019515

Keywords: VOLCANOES NATURE,

Price: $10.00

 

Friday, August 21, 2020

No Woman Tenderfoot : Florence Merriam Bailey, Pioneer Naturalist by Harriet Kofalk

Hardcover, ex-library. Texas A & M University Press, 1989. In near fine condition, usual library markings. The story of a pioneer naturalist.

Title: No Woman Tenderfoot : Florence Merriam Bailey, Pioneer Naturalist

Author Name: Kofalk, Harriet

Categories: Science, Nature,

Publisher: College Station, TX, U.S.A., Texas A & M University Press: 1989

ISBN Number: 0890963789

ISBN Number 13: 9780890963784

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Near Fine

Type: Book

Seller ID: 008776

Keywords: BIRDS PROTECTION BIRD WATCHING NATURE BIRDWATCHING ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION,

 Price: $15.00


Thursday, August 20, 2020

Discovery by John K. Terres Price: $10.00

Hardcover, no DJ. J B Lippincott Company, 1961, first edition. In very good condition, some cover soiling and foxing on the page edges and first few pages of the book. Great moments in the lives of outstanding naturalists. With wood engravings by Thomas W. Nason.

Title: Discovery

Author Name: John K. Terres

Categories: Science, Nature,

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Very Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 007010

Keywords: NATURALISTS

Price: $10.00

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Discover Planetwatch : A Year-Round Viewing Guide to the Night Sky with a Make-Your-Own Planetfinder by Clinton Hatchett

Softcover. Hyperion, 1993, first edition. In near fine condition. A year-round viewing guide to the night sky with a make-your-own planetfinder. 17 backyard projects for you and your kids. Illustrated by Brian Sullivan.

Title: Discover Planetwatch : A Year-Round Viewing Guide to the Night Sky with a Make-Your-Own Planetfinder

Author Name: Hatchett, Clinton W.

Illustrator: Sullivan, Brian (illustrator)

Categories: Science, Nature,

Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A., Hyperion Press: 1993

ISBN Number: 1562828746

ISBN Number 13: 9781562828745

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Near Fine

Type: Book

Seller ID: 007833

Keywords: ASTRONOMY POPULAR WORKS OBSERVATIONS SCIENCE

 Price: $15.00

 

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Forest Trees of the Pacific Slope by George Sudworth

Trade paperback. Dover, 1967. In good condition. A great reference guide with several illustrations of leaves and berries to help identification.

Title: Forest Trees of the Pacific Slope

Author Name: George Sudworth

Categories: Science, Nature,

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 006336

Price: $12.00

 

Monday, August 17, 2020

Time Detectives : How Archeologists Use Technology to Recapture the Past by Brian Fagan

Trade paperback. Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, 1996, first. In near fine condition. Learn what history can tell us.

Title: Time Detectives : How Archeologists Use Technology to Recapture the Past

Author Name: Fagan, Brian M.

Categories: Science, Nature,

Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A., Simon & Schuster: 1996

ISBN Number: 0684818280

ISBN Number 13: 9780684818283

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Near Fine

Type: Book

Seller ID: 008988

Keywords: ARCHAEOLOGY METHODOLOGY SOCIAL SCIENCE

Price: $12.00

 

Sunday, August 16, 2020

The Spinning Winds Typhoons How to Protect Against Them by Dorothy Fritzen

Trade paperback. Edward Enterprises, 1972, stated first edition. In very good condition, cover edgewear. Written for the residents of the Island of Guam.

Title: The Spinning Winds Typhoons How to Protect Against Them

Author Name: Dorothy Fritzen

Categories: Science, Nature,

Edition: First Edition.

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Very Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 013935

Price: $10.00

 

Saturday, August 15, 2020

Volcanoes (Geology Ser.) by Robert Decker, Barbara Decker

Trade paperback. W H Freeman, first, 1981. In near fine condition. Includes a glossary, a list of worldwide volcano information centers, and brief descriptions of the world's 101 most notorious volcanoes, including Mt. St. Helen's.

Title: Volcanoes (Geology Ser.)

Author Name: Decker, Robert; Decker, Barbara

Categories: Science, Nature,

Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A., W. H. Freeman & Company: 1981

ISBN Number: 0716712423

ISBN Number 13: 9780716712428

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Near Fine

Type: Book

Seller ID: 006482

Keywords: VOLCANOES NATURE

Price: $10.00

 

Friday, August 14, 2020

Man meets grizzly: Encounters in the wild from Lewis and Clark to modern times by Coralie Beyers

Hardcover, very good, first edition. Stories gathered by F M Young. Times I bet no one wants to repeat!

Title: Man meets grizzly: Encounters in the wild from Lewis and Clark to modern times

Author Name: Coralie Beyers

Categories: Science, Nature,

Edition: 1st Edition

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin: 1980

ISBN Number: 0395291941

ISBN Number 13: 9780395291948

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Very Good

Jacket Condition: Very Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 023176

Keywords: animals

Price: $25.00

 

Thursday, August 13, 2020

A Book of Rather Strange Animals: Highlighting the Wonders of Evolution and the Extraordinary Diversity of Life by Caleb Compton

Trade paperback, as new, first edition. One hundred odd animals with nasty feeding habits, bizarre mating rituals, and shocking defense mechanisms. Like the lizard that shoots blood from it's eyes and the amphibian that looks like a penis.

Title: A Book of Rather Strange Animals: Highlighting the Wonders of Evolution and the Extraordinary Diversity of Life

Author Name: Compton, Caleb

Categories: Science, Nature,

Edition: 1st Edition

Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers Ltd.: 2019

ISBN Number: 1788785320

ISBN Number 13: 9781788785327

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: As New

Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Type: Book

Seller ID: 023177

Keywords: animals

Price: $18.00

 

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

The Link Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor by Colin Tudge

Hardcover. As new. Ida is 47 million years old, the oldest fossil ever found - and the most complete! Follow the story of how she died, how she was found and the various theories about how she is related to humans.

Title: The Link Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor

Author Name: Colin Tudge

Categories: Science, Nature,

Publisher: Little Brown: 2009

ISBN Number: 0316070084

ISBN Number 13: 9780316070089

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: As New

Type: Book

Seller ID: 019742

Keywords: FOSSIL PALEONTOLOGY SCIENCE BIOLOGY

Price: $25.00

 

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Randy Robin Finds a Friend by Vilma Zuliani, Robert De Claire

Pictorial hardcover, no DJ. Hermitage Press, 1977. In very good condition. Randy Robin liked to adventure about, but didn't expect to lose his way home!

 Title: Randy Robin Finds a Friend

Author Name: Zuliani, Vilma; De Claire, Robert

Illustrator: Robert De Claire

Categories: Children's Intermediate Readers,

Publisher: Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S.A., Hermitage Press: 1977

ISBN Number: 0894410024

ISBN Number 13: 9780894410024

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Very Good

Type: Book

Seller ID: 010895

Price: $10.00

Monday, August 10, 2020

Journey to the Haunted Planet : An Interstellar Adventure with 12 Cosmic Holograms by A. J. Wood

Pictorial hardcover, no DJ. Harper Festival, 1995. In very good condition. A galactic space adventure with spooky aliens in holograms!

Author Name: Wood, A. J.
Illustrator: Andersen, Wayne (illustrator)
Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A., HarperCollins Children's Book Group: 1995
ISBN Number: 0694008125
ISBN Number 13: 9780694008124
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Type: Book
Seller ID: 008342
Price: $6.00

Sunday, August 9, 2020

Sylvia & Aki by Winifred Conkling

Hardcover. Based on a true story, the story of young Mexican girl and a young Japanese girl who became friends and still are to this day.

Title: Sylvia & Aki
Author Name: Winifred Conkling
Edition: 1st Edition.
Publisher: Berkeley, California, U.S.A., Tricycle Pr: 2011
ISBN Number: 1582463379
ISBN Number 13: 9781582463377
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Type: Book
Seller ID: 021236
Price: $15.00 

Saturday, August 8, 2020

Mike's Toads by Gage Wilson

Pictorial hardcover, no DJ. The World Publishing Company, Weekly Reader Book, 1970. In very good condition, child's name and address on front fly leaf. Mike likes toads and decides to keep them in a terrarium - but it doesn't turn out quite like he had planned.

Title: Mike's Toads
Author Name: Wilson Gage
Illustrator: Glen Rounds
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Type: Book
Seller ID: 010303
Price: $6.00

Friday, August 7, 2020

A Day Without Wind by William Mayne

Hardcover, ex-library. DJ shows wear. They live on a windblown island and are waiting for father to return from the hospital in the mainland.

Author Name: William Mayne
Illustrator: Margery Gill
Edition: 1st Edition.
Publisher: New York, E P Dutton: 1964
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Type: Book
Seller ID: 021374
Price: $15.00

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Goblin Secrets by William Alexander

Hardcover. Near fine condition. He's an orphan who has been taken in by a witch. His brother has gone away and he's determined to find him even if the witch doesn't like it. But it's not just the witch he has to worry about.

Author Name: William Alexander
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books: 2012
ISBN Number: 1442427264
ISBN Number 13: 9781442427266
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Type: Book
Seller ID: 022648
Price: $10.00

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

STORY OF DIVA & FLEA (Diva and Flea) by Mo Willems, Tony DiTerlizzi

Hardcover with DJ, both in near fine condition. The biggest discoveries start with the smallest steps.

Author Name: Willems, Mo; DiTerlizzi, Tony
Edition: 3rd Edition
Publisher: Disney/Hyperion: 2015
ISBN Number: 1484722841
ISBN Number 13: 9781484722848
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Type: Book
Seller ID: 023080
Price: $14.00

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Sammy Keyes and the Cold Hard Cash by Wendelin Van Draanen

Trade paperback. First Yearling Edition. Near fine condition. Sammy finds a man who is having a heart attack and he tells her to get rid of the money. Money? Lots of money!

Author Name: Wendelin Van Draanen
Illustrator: Dan Yaccarino
Edition: First Thus
Publisher: Random House: 2010
ISBN Number: 0440421136
ISBN Number 13: 9780440421139
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Type: Book
Seller ID: 020985
Keywords: ACTION MYSTERY
Price: $6.00

Monday, August 3, 2020

The Gecko & Sticky The Power Potion by Wendelin Van Draanen

Hardcover. Near fine condition. Dave Sanchez is a courier. But he sure doesn't want to deliver this nasty package to Damien Black, the most dastardly, dangerous and devious criminal in the city!

 
Author Name: Wendelin Van Draanen
Illustrator: Stephen Gilpin
Edition: First Edition.
Publisher: Alfred A Knopf: 2010
ISBN Number: 0375843795
ISBN Number 13: 9780375843792
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Type: Book
Seller ID: 020984
Price: $10.00

Shadow Magic by Kitty Wells

Hardcover. Can Nibs help Maddy find her cousin?


Title: Shadow Magic
Author Name: Wells, Kitty
Edition: 1st Edition.
Publisher: Westminster, MD, U.S.A., Random House Children's Books: 2011
ISBN Number: 0385752008
ISBN Number 13: 9780385752008
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Type: Book
Seller ID: 021279
Price: $10.00

Sunday, August 2, 2020

Feline Charm By: Kitty Wells

Hardcover. A cute tale about tiny ceramic cats that come to life.

Title: Feline Charm
Author Name: Wells, Kitty
Edition: 1st Edition.
Publisher: Westminster, MD, U.S.A., Random House Children's Books: 2011
ISBN Number: 0385752121
ISBN Number 13: 9780385752121
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Type: Book
Seller ID: 021259
Keywords: FANTASY, CATS
Price: $12.00

Saturday, August 1, 2020

Outcasts United by Warren St John

Hardcover. The story of a refugee soccer team that changed a town.

Author Name: Warren St John
Edition: 1st Edition.
Publisher: Delacorte Press: 2012
ISBN Number: 0385741944
ISBN Number 13: 9780385741941
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Type: Book
Seller ID: 021204
Price: $15.00