Natural History from Purpora Books

Edmonton: Government of Alberta, 1970. Bound in pale green cloth with dark green lettering on upper board and spine; map endpapers; high quality glossy text pages. Neat owner address stamp is on front and rear endpapers (twice on each). Dust jacket tips are rubbed and spine panel has short tears and creases. 281 pages with maps, pictures… Read more about this item

Saanichton, BC: Wildlife Conservation Centre, 1970. Large format: 8 1/2" x 11". Owner return address sticker top of front cover, some rubbing along spine; internally clean, unmarked and tightly bound. 80 pages including a special section by Hilary Stewart titled "The Village that Was" about the Haida village of Ninstints on the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii).. First… Read more about this item

Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin, 1938. Dust jacket has splits along the flap folds, a crease top of front panel at fore edge and a 3/4" tear top of front panel (not price-clipped). Published as a "Pelican Special" (S16). 117 pages plus 16 pages of B&W illustrations, most of them being pencil sketches made under water by the author.. First… Read more about this item

Vancouver: Lone Pine, 1994. Comprehensive field guide to 794 species of plants commonly found along the Pacific coast, including 1,100 colour photographs, and more than 1,000 line drawings and silhouettes. 527 with index.. First Edition, First Printing. Trade Paperback Original. Near Fine Plus..

Vancouver: UBC (University of British Columbia), 1992. Clean and unmarked. A guidebook to the common and unusual trees of Vancouver. 232 page with index plus 16 pages of colour plates.. First Edition. Trade Paperback Original. Near Fine Plus..

London: W. Robinson, 1903. Three large (9 3/4" x 12 3/4") uniform volumes bound in maroon cloth with horizontal gilt rules and gilt lettering on spine. Spines slightly faded, light spotting of the top edge of pages, board edges lightly rubbed, spine ends pushed in, but not frayed, and tips of boards slightly pushed in as well. A… Read more about this item

Calgary: Detselig Enterprises, 1996. Publisher's promo sheet laid-in. "This book covers the What, How and Why of energy usage in birds, animals, fish, insects and humans." 174 pages.. First Edition. Trade Paperback Original. Near Fine Plus.. Illus. by Dirk Van Wyk.

Toronto: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, 2009. Large format, 7 1/2" x 11 1/2", 72 pages. Exquisite catalogue with many illustrations and one fold out map.. First Edition. Wraps. Fine.. Exhibition Catalogue.

Ottawa: Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 1963. Rusted staples. With B/W drawings by the author and maps; 30 pages.. First Edition. Pamphlet. Near Fine Plus..

Terminal Island, CA: Division of Fish and Game of California, 1930. Grey printed wraps with short split top of spine fold and previous owner has neatly written the title in ink on the spine fold. Fish Bulletin No. 18; 67 pages, 16 figures.. Pamphlet. Very Good..

Ottawa: Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 1962. Previous owner initials top of front cover, cover faded along spine fold and staples rusted. With maps, charts and B/W photo illustrations; 84 pages.. First Edition. Pamphlet. Near Fine..