Nature from High Desert Books

This book tells the story of the Wind River Reservation, the Native Americans who inhabit it, and the struggle for the preservation of its natural resources.

This book tells of the "pseudo-builders, explorers, missionaries, conquistadores, Indians, Mexicans, penitentes, mountain men, prairie men, revolutionists" who all became a part of the history of a beautiful natural world.

This book investigates the wide variety of life that exists in Arizona's Sonoran Desert.

This book contains a collection of 20 essays.

This is a beautifully illustrated and comprehensive book, describing and illustrating over 2400 plants. Because of the weight of this book shipping charges will be individually quoted and will depend upon the shipping method and the destination.

This is a nice older edition of Curwood's classic book.

This is a beautifully illustrate3d old book on how to grow and harvest fruit on a small scale.

The title page contains a lengthly handwritted inscription from the author to his "very special and deeply valued friends", dated the 24th day of December 1969, and signed Walter Collins O'Kane. There is also a former owner's name on the front endsheet.

This book explores the mass extinction which took place at the end of the Permian Period 251 million years ago when ninety per cent of all life on Earth was wiped out.

There is a former owner's name and date pencilled on the front endsheet.

This book is illustrated with 20 full page plates (ninety-five figures) of which five are colored, and ninety-six figures in the text.

This book is autographed by one of the authors, William Tweed.

This complete two volume set is the Sixth Edition, 33rd thousand. The volumes are bound in 3/4 leather (leather spines and corners) with marbled covers and endsheets, and gold lettering and decor on the spines. The tops of the page edges are gilded. There is the handwritten name and date (1890) and bookplate of a former owner inside. Both volumes… Read more about this item

This is Volume Two only of a two volume set. It is the Second Edition, 22nd thousand, bound in 3/4 leather (leather spine and corners) with marbled covers and marbled endsheets.There is a former owner's handwritten name and date (1890) and bookplate inside. The book is in very good condition.

This complete two volume set of the flora of New Mexico is in Very Good Condition. It is very scarce, and an excellent reference for flora of the North American Soutwest. There is a former owner's name and gift inscription on the volumes, but they are otherwise without writing or notation. The volumes are illustrated with 463 figures and 1300… Read more about this item

This book is edited by Helen Gere Cruickshank.

This book contains much information, hitherto unpublished, regarding the formation and maintainance of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.

This is an excellent guide to building and maintaining hiking trails.

There is a former owners name inside.

This book is about Alaska and Alaskans, both contemporary and historical.