Birds from Crabtree's Collection Old Books

NY: Harper Collins. VG Hardback in VG DJ. 1992. 1stEd, 1stprnt. Beautiful book! When naturalist John Townsend set out in 1834 for a cross- continental exploration he encountered starvation, . sand storms, Indian war parties and a fragile warbler no one had ever beheld before. His chronicle illustrated with breathtaking paintings of the period and the bird that… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.. VG PB. (1977). 2nd printing. How does an owl catch a mouse it cannot see? Why do male birds sing more than females? Author is an ornithologist at the . American Museum of Natural History. Over 100 illustrations by a superb wildlife artist. Also anatomical diagrams, epicions of courtship displays and migration mapa. .… Read more about this item

NY: Thomas Y Crowell Co.. VG Hardback in Fair DJ (edges faded, worn). (1968). Expanded Ed.. Handsome new format with pen-and-ink drawings by a superb animal illustrator and entirely new chapter on how to build a . bluebird trail. Price clipped on dj .

Honolulu: Mutual Pub. VG PB. (2006). 9th ptg. Introduction to the beautiful birds that inhabit America's only tropical state and will identify all of the birds likely seen . by the beginne and will open your eyes to island beauties you may have overlooked before. .

Anchorage: Alaska Northwest Books. VG lg sz PB. (1991). Revised 2d ptg. Beautiful copy with multiple color photos on many pages.Author has been a biologist, naturalislt, and nature photographer since . 1960 He has led bird walks in the Denali national Park and for the Juneau Audubon Society and given numerous lectures and workshops throughout Alaska on bird identification… Read more about this item

London: Columbus Books. VG in VG DJ. (1984). 1st ptg. Bird life changes with the seasons of the year. Beautiful book! DJ slight edge wear. .

Denver, CO: Massachusetts Audubon Soc.. VG PB. (1985). Owner jottings. .

Atlanta, GA: Florida Power & Light Co.. VG PB. nd (ca 1981).

np: Virginia Ornithology Society. VG PB. (1979). Bright red binding with oval inset of bird. Owner name front endpaper. .

Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society. Fair. (1911-14). Disbound from covers. .

NY: Doubleday. Fair. (1949). News clippings from June 1971 of identification of white birds of a South Portland man who has a farm on the Pleasant Hill . Road in Scarborough who saw birds around his cattle. Audubon has identified them as cattle egrets; another article from April 1974 of a glossy ibis reported on the South Shore; article… Read more about this item

Worcester, MA: Charles K. Reed. VG. 1912. More than 100 species in natural colors by Reed. Ads on back pages for other Reed books including his Guide to Taxidermy, . Land Birds, Water Birds, Flower Guide, Camera Studies of Wild Birds in Their Homes, North American Birds' Eggs, Nature Studies, Birds of Eastern North America, Field Glasses for Birds Studies,… Read more about this item

London: New Holland. VG PB. (1996). 4th ptg. 252 species in Borneo plus distinctive thumbnail color tabs outlining each family group, ideal pocket-size, plus key . identification features. Owner names. .

Pacific Grove, CA: Boxwood Press. VG PB. (1991). The mourning dove is one of America's most appreciated and most heavily persecuted birds. Story of one bird, his families and . friends drawn from the fates of birds from over 5,000 nests. Inscription by author reads, "Honor the life of other creatures as you would your own!" H. Elliott McClure… Read more about this item

Portland, ME: Ronnie Sellers Productions. VG. (2008). 1st ptg. Includes CD in sealed envelope at back of book. .

NY: Doubleday, Page. G ex-library. 1903. 14th ed. Reliable, written in a vivacious strain by a real bird lover. But you do not want to make out your bird the first time, the . book or your friend must not make the problem too easy for you. You must go again and again, and see and hear your bird… Read more about this item

NY: Garden City. G. (1917). Very complete book of all manner of birds and definitive information about them. Tanning on binding and end pages. .

NY: HarperCollins. VG in VG DJ. (1991). 1st ed 1st ptg. Celebration of amazing flighted creatures with poems, charming stories, paintings, & insightful observations. Ribbon bookmark. . Gift quality. DJ price clipped. .

London: Cathay Books. VG in G DJ. (1975). Over 850 full color illustrations demonstrating variations within a species. DJ edge wear. .

London: Focal. G in G DJ. (1956). 1st ptg. Bird photograpy has changed the cult of hunting with a gun & collecting eggs to hunting with a camera & collecting photos. . Damp stain bottom of DJ & first page, DJ edge wear & rubbed. .