Nature, Natural History from Lux Libri

Boston: Ginn & Co., 1902. (First published in 1901.) Natural history and legends of the wild birds of America. Decorative, signed publisher's cloth binding with gilt lettering and decoration. Signed with the samped initials "TBH" [Theodore Brown Hapgood, Jr., 1871-1938, noted American designer of books, bookplates, posters, and type ornaments.] 8vo. ix, 310 pp., + brief glossary of Indian names.… Read more about this item

Society of Siberian Irises, (1981.) Place of publication not stated. Signed and inscribed by the author on the brown front endpaper. Paperbound, 10 x 6.5 inches. 74 pp., index. Color plates and b&w drawings. VG with minor wear and marks to the cover. Text clean and unmarked. Uncommon signed. Dr. O. Currier McEwen was an internationally recognized authority on the… Read more about this item

[Essex, NY]: Essex Editions, (2017.) 1st edition. Signed by the author in black marker. A guide to the diverse wildlife of the hills and waterways that link Lake Champlain with the High Peaks region of the Adirondacks. Illustrated by drawings, photos, and a double-page map. Like new with only slight edge wear. (Adirondack Park – Essex County – Ecology and… Read more about this item

Elizabethtown, NY: High Peaks Audubon Society, 1997. 2nd edition. A guide to the birds of Clinton County in northeastern New York state. A rich birding area that includes a portion of the vast Adirondack Park and is bounded by Lake Champlain and Vermont to the east and the Canadian border and Quebec to the north. With birding routes, maps, photos,… Read more about this item

Washington DC: Island Press/ Shearwater Books, (2007) 1st edition. Signed/inscribed by the author to a colleague at Rutgers University, where both were on the faculty. A non-fiction book about the menhaden, a fish crucial to the food chain of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and integral with American history from the time of the Pilgrims to the present day. An… Read more about this item

NY: Crown Publishers, (1992). 1st edition. Signed and inscribed by the author. Natural history and cultural study of the Delaware River (New York, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.) Told through observations, folklore, and portraits of people, past and present. Near Fine 8vo hardcover in dust jacket. vii, 390 pages. Illustrations, map, notes, index. Signed by Bruce Stutz on the colored… Read more about this item

Honolulu: Beyond Words Publishing, (1989.) 2nd edition. Signed by co-author MacKinnon Simpson with a brief greeting: "With Warmest Aloha." VG in VG dust jacket with a clear archival cover. A well-illustrated book about whales and whaling. This edition contains four new chapters not in the 1986 1st edition. 148 pp. A large volume. 11.25 by 9 inches. ***This title had… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1944. 1st edition. A guide to the wild, ornamental, and economic flora of Britain. Written to accommodate everyone from the amateur gardener to the professional botanist. Numerous b&w photos and 18 color plates. x, 393 pp., with general index and index of botanical names. 8vo clothbound hardcover in color dust jacket. VG/VG with modest wear and tear to… Read more about this item