Comprehensive survey of Seashells - biology, art, medicine, religion, archaeology and commerce. 256pp, color illustrated. Sound binding, clean inside and out. Dustjacket has price clip and some edge wear. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are available. Shipped well packed. USA postage is usually $6.50. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight an... View More...
Annual Reports of the National Museum of Canada for the year 1954-55. 180pp, illustrated with photo plates and drawings. Bright, clean interior. Unmarked. Tight, square binding. Weight, 390g. View More...
Annual Reports of the National Museum of Canada for the years from 1939 to 1947. 118pp, illustrated with 4 photo plates. Bright, clean interior. Unmarked. Tight, square binding. Weight, 270g. View More...
Travel and description of British Columbia's West Coast Trail - 75 kilometres of spectacular shoreline on the wild western shore of Vancouver Island. 111pp, profusely illustrated with spectacular color photographs. Gift inscription to ffep otherwise bright, clean and unmarked. Near new copy! Weight, 662g. View More...
This volume, Vol. 49, Issue 81, subtitled, 'The World's Most Significant Climbs'. 496 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 23 cm. A truly 'mint' copy - 'bright, fresh, unmarked - 'as new'. Heavy volume weighing 937g. View More...
Coastal Deserts of the world. 207pp, photo illustrated, charts, maps, diagrams. Bright, clean copy with a sound binding. Unmarked copy. Very minor wear at tips. Weight, 1.2kg. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usually $6.50 or less. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Maximum postage to anywhere within Canada is now approx US$15.00- up to 5kg total weight, boxed, insured, trackable a... View More...
Common-sense manual for hunting Whitetail Deer.116pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding. No wear to cloth. Bright, clean, price-clipped dustjacket with just a very little edge wear. Weight, 350g. View More...
A handsome book on North America's eighteen resident owl species - with excellently matched text and drawings. 80pp, illustrated. Bright, clean and unmarked, interior still fresh. Tight, square binding. See scan. Weight, 321g. View More...
'A mesmerizing personal tour of the evolutionary significance of assorted creatures...'.Nature writing at its nest! 278pp. An, 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked in a similar, unclipped dustjacket Published at C$32.00. Weight, 450g. View More...
ILCAA study of languages and cultures of Asia and Africa., Monograph series, 47. Japanese title - Mori no hito to no taiwa : nettai Afurika Songorajin no kurashi no shokubutsushi. Japanese language text. 613 p. : illustrated. ; 27 cm. Bright, fresh, unmarked copy. The latest scholarship on the plants of the Songola region of Central Africa. Weight, 1.214g. View More...
This item documents early concerns into the decline of fisheries harvests in British Columbia in the form of an appeal to the Canadian Minister of Fisheries. 14pp, printed on one side of the page only. Cloth tape covers stapled spine. Two-hole punched along top margin. Interior is clean and unmarked, Wrappers are a little dusty/soiled. Minor underlining prsent in three places. Weight, 84g. View More...
Surveys the evolution and behavior of birds and the various religious, mythic, recreational, domestic, decorative, artistic, and literary aspects of the relationship between man and bird. "A Chanticleer Press edition." 250 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm. Index. Bright, clean unmarked copy - book and dustjacket. Heavy book weighing 1.33kg before packing. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges, at cost, without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA ... View More...
Circular 27 of the Fish and Wildlife Service, U. S. Department of the Interior. This copy belonged to British Columbia wildlife journalist, author and expert, Lee Straight, and is signed by him at the top of the front wrapper. 35pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean copy with a tight, sound, stapled binding. Interesting copy of a 4pp letter to Life Magazine by a Texas expert, on the subject of Eagles, laid-in. Weight, 120g. View More...
Account of a camping trip in the Rocky Mountains. A personal story with a popular history of the development of the Rocky Mountains. Third volume in the 'American Mountain series'. 324pp, illustrated, photographs. Clean copy with a sound binding. Small previous owner's label on ffep. Dustjacket has edge wear, margin tears, small chips. Weight, 530g. View More...
Pictured-keys to the native and cultivated trees found growing in the Rocky Mountains and westward, with suggestions and aids for their study. vi, 170pp, profusely illustrated. A volume in the 'Pictured Key Nature Series'. A bright, clean copy, unmarked except bfor a tiny rubber stamp ownership mark to the inside top of the rear card wrapper. Sound spiral binding no damage. Unpacked weight, 237g May be eligible for inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail rates to Canada, the USA and other Countries. View More...
Reprinted from 'Contributions to Canadian Biology and Fisheries Vol III, No 16, 1927'. Presentation copy signed by the author on the title page. 28pp, drawings, tables etc, plus 3 photo plate at the back. Bright, clean and unmarked. Tight, stapled binding. Very light vertical crease where once folded. Weight, 75g. View More...
Handbook (British Columbia Provincial Museum), no. 24. Newer Ediotion with COLOUR. OCLC Number: 1284657. 242pp, photo illustrated in colour. 19 cm. Generally clean. Signs of light use. Ink notes at back otherwise unmarked. No spine creases. Weight, 303g. Eligible for inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail rates within Canada, and to the USA and some other Countries. View More...
North American Fauna, Number 63. This copy is from the library of celebrated, British Columbia outdoorsman, journalist and author, Lee Straight, and is signed by him at top of title page. Bright, clean copy with a tight, square binding. Some sun-fading to wrappers. Weight, 440g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. [Maximum postage to anywhere within Canada is now approx US$15.00- up to 5kg total weight, boxed, insured, trackable and fas... View More...
'Geological Association of Canada special paper, 16'. Sponsored by the Volcanology Division of the Geological Association of Canada and held at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Canada, May 16-17, 1975 ; edited by W.R.A. Baragar, L.C. Coleman, J.M. Hall.OCLC Number: 5125823. viii, 476 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copy looking about 'as new'. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 881g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise w... View More...
How to find solitude in the natural environment - gardening, horseback riding, beachcombing, stargazing, birdwatching, chopping wood, backpacking etc. 251pp. Bright, clean copy with a tight, square binding. No creasing to spine. About 'as new'. Weight, 370g View More...