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1. | Book#
B.001144
Synopsis of the Flora of Colorado
Author:
Porter, Thomas C. & Coulter, J
$75.00
Washington
Government Printing Offic
1874
3/4 Leather
Very Good+ No Jacket
Assumed First Edition
8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall.
This is an 1874, assumed first edition, in Very Good+ condition. The first flora of Colorado, in 1874. This book firmly established the range of many plant species throughout the Rocky Mountains. Newly discovered species described by Porter in Synopsis include Erigeron coulteri, Erigeron glandulosum, Astralagus brandegei, Astralagus scopulorum, and Penstemon brandegei. There is some Tanning to thecorners of end papers. 180 pages.
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| 2. | Book#
C4472
In Memoriam J. Southgate Y. Hoyt: the Life of an Ornithologist, With Excerpts From His Journals: Collected and Edited By His Wife
Author:
Hoyt, Sally Foresman
$40.00
Privately Printed
1958
Cloth /w Gilding
Very Good+ No Jacket
First Edition
8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall.
The book is in Very Good+ condition, there are no previous owner marks. From the foreward "All who knew South will agree that he was a completely unique individual. As his companion in work for twelve years and his wife for more than nine years, I knew him bestand while things are fresh in my mind, I want to share with others some of the experiences we had, and reveal the details of incidents in his life which helped to make him unique. "
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| 3. | Book#
1811
By a Thousand Fires
Author:
Seton, Julia M.
Illust:
Seton, Ernest Thompson
$10.00
Garden City NY
Doubleday & Company
1967
Cloth w/Gilded Spine
Very Good+ in Good jacket
First Edition
8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall.
The book is in Very Good+ condition, top and bottom of the spine are lightly worn, corners are lightly bumped, there was a paper clip inside on one of the pages that rusted, pages are clean other than that, binding is tight.
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| 4. | Book#
1843
Living Birds of the World
Author:
Gilliard, E. Thomas
$7.00
Garden City NY
Doubleday & Company
1967
Cloth w/Gilded Spine
Very Good++ in Very Good- jack
Third Printing
4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall.
The book is in Very Good++ condition, the corners are lightly bumped, the top and bottom of the spine are lightly worn, the pages are clean, the binding is tight. The dust jacket is in Very Good-condition, the edges of the d/j have light to moderate wear, the top of the spine is chipped, one 1/2" tear and one 1/4" tear on the front.
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| 5. | Book#
B.001232
Mein Freund Der Regenpfeifer
Author:
Bengt Berg
$7.00
Berlin
Dietrich Reimer / Ernst V
1933
Cloth
Good+
8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall.
Study of the Regenpfeifer bird (Plovers and Lapwings) with 143 pages and 58 black and white photos. Text is in German and book has light to moderate foxing. Dietrich Reimer Berlin 1933. Format Große 143 S. Bengt Berg war einer der Pioniere der " heimlichen " Naturaufnahmenl lebender (! )Tiere in freier Wildbahn und somit in ihrer natürlichen Umgebung und ihrem natürlichen Verhalten! Previous owner inscription on front end paper.
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