Item 2596Born Free
New York: Pantheon Books, 1960. hardcover. 8vo 220pp. story of a lion cub raised as a pet and then trained to re enter the wild. #02661.
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Item 2940Born Free
New York: Pantheon Books, 1960. hardcover. 8vo 220pp. story of a lion cub raised as a pet and then trained to re enter the wild. #03005.
Item 3971The Compleat Horseplayer
New York: Trident Press, 1966. hardcover. 8vo. 172pp. from front cover: "This compact, informative reference book is for the man who loves to see the ponies run and, finding equal pleasure in placing small wagers, wishes to substitute reason and know-how for emotional hunch betting." #04037.
Item 5274Raising Meat Goats For Profit
Twin Falls, ID: Bowman Communications Press, 1999. softcover. 8vo. 256pp. see pictures for synopsis. #05357.
Item 4050The Endless Migrations
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1985. Kimio Honda. hardcover. 8vo. 263pp. from front flap: "Migration can be as regular as clockwork (cariobou), sporadic (cedar waxwing) or cyclic (lemming, snowy owl); it can range from a few hundred yards by a shrew to the 22,000-mile journey of the Arctic tern. Distance.....
Item 3106The Oysters of Locmariaquer
New York: Pantheon Books, 1966. Leonid. hardcover. 8vo 203pp. second printing July 1966. from front flap: "The Oysters of Locmariaquer (pronounced Loc-maria-care) is the story of the oysters of northern France known to be among the best in the world. It is a vivid, objective account of how these oysters.....
Item 1984Harry, the Wild West Horse
New York: Atheneum, 1963. Leonard Shortall. Weekly Reader Children's Book Club (first thus). hardcover. 8vo 57pp. a young boy and his pie stealing horse. #02046.
Item 3148The Bird Watcher's Quiz Book
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1961. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 116pp. from front flap: "By honing their wits on this book, bird watchers will also sharpen their eyes for the field. There is fun in these quizzes--would the cedar waxwing or the evening grosbeak be the better emblem for a......
Item 5412Headless Males Make Great Lovers
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. Alan Crump. softcover. 8vo. 199pp. see pictures for synopsis. #05494.
Item 2148How to Become Extinct
New York: Dover Publications, 1964. William Steig. softcover. 8vo 114pp. Dover T1273. see pictures for snyopsis. #02213.
Item 4360Animal Personalities
Garden City, NY: Doubleday Page and Company, 1923. first edition. hardcover. 8vo. 298pp. stated first edition. from Introduction: Only yesterday, as it were, the men of this world began to learn that the animals immediately below us in the zoological scale have thoughts and feelings, temperaments and personalities, joys and.....
Item 3238To Know a Fly
San Francisco: Holden Day, 1962. Bill Clark and Vincent Dethier. softcover. 8vo 119pp. foreword by N. Timbergen. see pictures for synopsis. #03303.
Item 5439The Dog in Philosophy
Fairfax, VA: Denlinger's Publishers, 1985. hardcover. 8vo. 63pp. see pictures for synopsis. signed and inscribed by author to his daughter and son in law on FFEP: "Autographed for Ann and Blaine [John Donovan] August 29, A.D. 1985" #05521.
Item 4383Stories and Comparisons About Irish Dogs
Washington D.C. Repro Specialists. hardcover. 4to. 30pp. see pictures for table of contents. signed and dated by author. scarce copy. #04465.
Item 4384The Story of a Dog Lover
Falls Church, VA: Wells End Printing Co. hardcover. 4to. 40pp. #04466.
Item 4727Two in the Bush
New York: Penguin Books, 1978. B.L. Driscoll. mass market paperback. 16mo. 255pp. see pictures for synopsis. #04810.
Item 4782A Zoo in My Luggage
New York: Berkley Publishing, 1964. Ralph Thompson. first thus. mass market paperback. 16mo. 176pp. Berkley Medallion X944. see pictures for synopsis. #04865.
Item 3107Everyday Life
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1948. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 235pp. stated first edition. from front flap: "In putting these episodes together, Eckstein, the incomparable observer of nature, has chosen some common theme in man's many-sided life and presented an incident in the life of a nonhuman creature which illuminates.....
Item 4513How to Know the Butterflies
Dubuque, IA: William C. Brown Company, 1961. hardcover. 8vo. 262pp. part of Pictured Key Nature Series. from Introduction: "It has become increasingly apparent to us over the last few years that there is a need for an inexpensive manual which will permit both the amateur butterfly collector and the professional.....
Item 3989Aquagenesis
New York: Viking, 2001. first edition. hardcover. 8vo. 304pp. from front flap: "For the first hundreds of millions of years, the only living creatures on earth were, in fact, underwater. Then, some 350 million years ago, for reasons unknown, a primitive vertebrate crawled out of the water and stayed out.....
Item 1745Laboratory Experiments in General Zoology
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh, 1929. hardcover. 8vo 90pp. from Foreword: "The course in General Zoology at the University of Pittsburgh has been built around the local needs, conditions and training of its staff with the recognition that in the great majority of cases this will be the student's only contact.....
Item 4836The Encyclopedia of Butterflies
New York: Prentice Hall General Reference, 1993. first edition. hardcover. 4to. 288pp. see pictures for synopsis. #04919 HEAVY ITEM WILL REQUIRE EXTRA S/H.
Item 4837The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Butterflies
London: Quantum Books, 1998. softcover. 4to. 288pp. see pictures for synopsis. #04920.
Item 2935Unusual Aquarium Fishes
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1968. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 143pp. from front flap: "Many of the fishes featured in this book are considered common and are familiar sights in homes, schools, pet stores, and public aquariums. However, few people realize how bizarre and incredible are teh characteristics and habits of.....
Item 1216Finches Their Care and Breeding
Reseda, California: Bird Haven Publishing, 1955. Revised Edition. soft cover. 12mo. 80pp. + 20 color illustrations. from Preface: "The object of the book is to aid those who are desirous of acquiring a pair or a collection of these popular birds, to offer suggestions as to their proper food and.....