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Non Fiction - Ecology, Environmentalism

Non Fiction > Ecology, Environmentalism

Alexander, Shana
The Astonishing Elephant
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House, Incorporated, 2000. Hard Cover . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall As New/Very Good 300pp. Jacket has some scuff marks, and is chipped slightly at the head and tail of the spine. Inside, the book is in untouched condition, with no marks or flaws. From the back "This book tells you everything you'll ever want to know about every kind of elephant in the world." - Peter Beard

ISBN: 0679456600
Inventory No.: 952
Price: $ 18.99



Basque, Garnet
Gold Panner's Manual
Langley, BC Canada: Lyons Press, 1980. Small Trade Paperback Third Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Very Good/ 110pp. A very nice copy, in a small trade paperback format - with detailed instructions on how to go about gold panning, and how to achieve success! Not sure how applicable it would be now, but the contents seem interesting enough!

ISBN:
Inventory No.: 1491
Price: $ 8.99



Borgstrom, Georg
The Hungry Planet : The Modern World at the Edge of Famine
Don Mills, ON, Canada: Collier-Macmillan Canada, LTD., 1971. Trade Paperback Special Canadian Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Good/ 507pp. Wear along the outer covers, with some creasing on the spine, and on the hinges - along with a few marks at the corners. Inside is in fairly nice condition, with no major flaws to note, just some minor tanning to the edges of the text block. A special Canadian Printing.

ISBN:
Inventory No.: 1177
Price: $ 8.99



Croft, Philip With a Foreword By Bob Switzer
Nature Diary of a Quiet Pedestrian
Maderia Park, BC Canada: Harbour Publishing, Canada, 1987. Hard Cover . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Very Good/Very Good Croft, Philip 141pp. A gorgeous copy of an uncommon book with some very minor curling of the top jacket. Inside is pristine, with no flaws to note. He has illustrated books such as "Nature West Coast" and "Exploring the Seashore in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon". This book was completed shortly before his death in 1985

ISBN: 0920080871
Inventory No.: 1093
Price: $ 21.99



Darlington, David
In Condor Country : A Portrait of a Landscape, Its Denizens and Its Defenders
Markham, ON, Canada: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Limited, 1991. Trade Paperback First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Very Good/ Stated First Owl book edition. 242pp including index. Edgewear, shiny layer removed from price tag in upper right corner front cover, small superficial scratches on covers. Spine is uncreased, may be unread. Binding is tight and pages are clean and bright. An exploration of the California Condor, by naturalist who have spent their lives speaking in defense of this magnificent bird and of the earth itself.

ISBN: 080501750x
Inventory No.: 895
Price: $ 4.99



Day, David
Noah's Choice: True Stories of Extinction and Survival
Toronto, ON, Canada: Puffin Books, 1991. Mass Market Paperback . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Near Very Good/ Loates, Mick 169pp including index. Moderate edgewear, mostly at bottom front, small crease to bottom right corner and upper edge back cover. Spectacular stories of extinction and survival.

ISBN: 0140319069
Inventory No.: 913
Price: $ 4.97



Dietrich, William
The Final Forest : The Battle for the Last Great Trees of the Pacific Northwest
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group, 1992. Hard Cover . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall As New/As New 303pp including index. Dark brown boards with lighter brown binding. DJ has very slight edgewear. Written by William Dietrich, Pulitzer Prize winning writer for the Seattle Times.

ISBN: 0671729675
Inventory No.: 649
Price: $ 4.99



Eisenberg, Evan
The Ecology of Eden
Toronto, Ontario: Random House of Canada, 1998. Hard Cover First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Near As New/Very Good Stated First Canadian Edition, 612pp including index. Minor bumping to edges and bottom of spine, pale green boards with dark blue cloth binding. Edgewear to DJ with minor scuffing and a very small scratch and nick on back. Ecology and environmentalism from a historical perspective.

ISBN: 0394221160
Inventory No.: 906
Price: $ 9.97



Energy, Mines and Resources Canada
100 ways to Save Energy and money in the Home - Tips on how you can Stretch Canada's Energy resource
Ottawa: Office of Energy Conservation, 1976. Mass Market Paperback . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Good/ 160pp. Fourth Printing. Tips on how to stretch your energy resources and save money. Slightly warped, cover and pages browning. Puncture through back cover, creasing and marks to top and bottom corners of front cover.

ISBN:
Inventory No.: 673
Price: $ 2.99



Fisher, James
The Wonderful World of the Sea
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., Ltd., 1970. Hard Cover Ex-Library . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Good/Good 96pp. Ex-Lib with usual markings (card pocket, strapping tape on mylar cover, etc.) but in otherwise fantastic condition. Inside of book is unmarked, and images are still crisp, clear and sharp. Outside, there is no damage other than the attachment of the protective mylar cover and the strapping tape used to adhere itself. Stunning illustrations.

ISBN:
Inventory No.: 723
Price: $ 6.99



Gladikas, Birute M.
Reflections of Eden : My Years with the Orangutans of Borneo
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Company, 1995. Hard Cover . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall As New/As New 408pp. Gorgeous jacket in pristine condition, book is equally so, only flaw being a small remainder mark at the bottom of the text block. An interesting book about the author's time spent in Borneo studying the Orangutans. From Norman Lear : "Riveting... an extremely important work."

ISBN: 0316301817
Inventory No.: 947
Price: $ 6.99



Nelson, Craig
Let's Get Lost : Adventures in the Great Wide Open
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Warner Books, Incorporated, 1999. Hard Cover . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Very Good/Very Good 359pp. A great copy in a paper-bound jacket, with virtually no flaws. Inside is the same, with only a small remainder mark at the tail of the text block, near the spine.

ISBN: 0446523666
Inventory No.: 1115
Price: $ 8.99



Office of Energy Conservation
100 ways to Save Energy and money in the Home - Tips on how you can Stretch Canada's Energy resource
Toronto, Canada: Creative Generation Ltd., 1975. Soft Cover . 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall Good/ A small book of tips and tricks to saving money and helping the environment. Cnaadian based, and printed in Canada.

ISBN:
Inventory No.: 687
Price: $ 3.99



Owens, Delia Owens, Mark
The Eye of the Elephant : Life and Death in an African Wilderness
Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992. Remainder . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Near As New/Good Remainder mark on bottom text block. 305pp including index. Slight bumping to edges of spine, otherwise as new. Gold boards with black cloth spine. Moderate edgewear, creasing, scratches, scuffing, and very small close tear to DJ. True story of the battle to save elephants that turned into a battle for their lives.

ISBN: 0395423813
Inventory No.: 900
Price: $ 4.99



Pohl, Frederik Asimov, Isaac
Our Angry Earth
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, 1993. Mass Market Paperback . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Good/ 429pp. Minor scuffing and wear along the outer wraps with some scuffing to the spine. inside is in great condition, very readable, with no flaws to the pages.

ISBN: 0812520963
Inventory No.: 1056
Price: $ 3.99



Porritt, Jonathan Porritt, Jonathan (editor)
Friends of the Earth Handbook
London, United Kingdom: Orbit, . Trade Paperback . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Near Fine/ 162pp. (Incl' Index) A superb copy with no marks, inside or out.

ISBN: 0356191087
Inventory No.: 1474
Price: $ 8.99



Ray, Dixy L. Guzzo, Louis R.
Trashing the Planet : How Science Can Help Us Deal with Acid Rain, Depletion of the Ozone, and Nucle
New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperTrade, 1992. Trade Paperback . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Very Good/ 206pp. Very mild wear around the edges and across the cover - in unread condition, but with a small remainder mark at the bottom of the text block. From the qutoes on the back cover - "One of the most outstanding books on environmental issues, a virtual 'must' for any environmental collection." - Booklist

ISBN: 0060974907
Inventory No.: 837
Price: $ 8.99



Richardson, Boyce
Strangers Devour the Land - The Cree Hunters Of the James Bay Area Versus Premier Bourassa and the J
Toronto, ON, Canada: MacMillan and Company, LTD., 1983. Trade Paperback . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Good/ 342pp + index. Some wear around the outer boards, most notably with the creasing to the spine area, and some minor bumping of the corners. This is # 47 of the Laurentian Library series. As quoted by Farley Mowat on the cover - "Read it... And rage!"

ISBN: 077159769x
Inventory No.: 984
Price: $ 7.99



Steger, Will (Foreword By)
Life : The Greatest Adventures of All Time (Life Ser.)
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Time, Incorporated Home Entertainemnt, 2001. Soft Cover . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall As New/ 176pp. A special edition of Life magazine put out in early 2001, a compedium of "The Greatest Adventures of All Time"

ISBN: 1929049064
Inventory No.: 774
Price: $ 12.99



Suzuki, David Anita Gordon
It's a Matter of Survival
Don Mills, ON, Canada: Stoddart Kids, 1990. Hard Cover . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Near As New/Near As New 278pp. A great copy with some very minor sticker residue on the front cover, and some bumping to the corners. Inside it untouched and unread, with no flaws to note. By the famous author of "Metamorphosis" and "Inventing the Future" among many, many others.

ISBN: 0773724214
Inventory No.: 1101
Price: $ 6.99



Tadman, Peter
The Survivor
Calgary, AB, Canada: Johnson Gorman Book Publishers, 1991. Trade Paperback . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Very Good/ 179pp. A nice copy of this book, about the "unforgettable saga of a man who survived incredible odds after crashing his plain in the artic wilderness" Bound in trade paperback wrapper with fly-leafs, small purple remainder dot sticker on back to the right of the UPC code, else no other flaws.

ISBN: 0921835167
Inventory No.: 786
Price: $ 8.99



Troyer, Warner Madame Gro Harlem Brundtland
Preserving Our World : A Consumer's Guide to the Brundtland Report
Westport, CT, U.S.A.: Firefly Books, Limited, 1990. Trade Paperback . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Very Good/ 131pp. A very nice copy with some minor edgewear and rubbing to the outer wraps. Inside is in perfect shape.

ISBN: 0969453809
Inventory No.: 1063
Price: $ 6.99



Warburton-Lee, John with a Foreword By H.R.H. The Prince of Wales
Roof Of the the Americas - From Alaska to Cape Horn
Shrewsbury, England: Swan Hill Press, . Hard Cover First Thus. Large Octavo As New/Good 192pp. A wonderful story about the leader of a 15-month expedition starting in Alaska and ending in Cape Horn - 2,000 miles and with 92 service personnel with nothing but headaches in-between. Heavy stock used for the pages and profusely illustrated with full-color images, maps, etc.

ISBN: 1853105228
Inventory No.: 689
Price: $ 14.99



Weiner, Jonathan
Shaping the Fate of Our Living Earth
Toronto, ON, Canada: Bantam Books, 1990. Trade Paperback . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Very Good/ 312pp. A very nice copy with some minor scuffing on the outer wraps, sticker residue on the upper-right hand corner. The inside is flawless, with no issues to note. From the bestselling author of "Planet Earth"

ISBN:
Inventory No.: 1076
Price: $ 5.99


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