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A Naturalist in Palestine
Victor Howells gives us "A Naturalist in Palestine," which gives an accounting of his 9-month trek across Palestine from the barren wastes of the Negeb desert in the south to the Huleh swamps in the north. Written in layman's terms, it is an enchanting adventure. $6.99. Stock number 1247.


Missouri Orchids
The Missouri Department of Conservation put out this softback manual by Bill Summers which tells everthing one would need to know about growing orchids in Missouri. It is full of beautiful color photos and in very good condition. $$6.99. Stock number 16818.


Our Animal Friends and Foes
"Our Animal Friends and Foes" by William Atherton Dupuy is a sweet little book of introduction to the animal world. Published in 1925 by The John C. Winston Co., it has lovely little illustrations and would be a wonderful book to share with any child. $6.99. Stock number 16290.


Nature Study for Boys and Girls
"Nature Study" by John Bradford Craig was used as a fifth grade textbook. This is Book III of the series and published in 1923 by McIndoo Publishing Co. This would be another great book to share with a child just learning about the wonders of nature. It is in very good condition. $9.99; stock number 16288.


Circle of the Seasons--The Journal of a Naturalist's Year
Edwin Way Teale, a noted naturalist, gives us "Circle of the Seasons" which covers a year of his life. Beautifully told, it would be a welcome addition to any library. Hardback with dustjacket and published in 1953, it sells for $6.99. Stock number 80171.


The Book of Naturalists
Natural History buffs would love this book by the great William Beebe, who edited this anthology of the best natural history from Audubon to Throeau. Published in 1944 by Alfred A. Knopf, it is a hardback with dustjacket. $6.99. Stock number 70436.


Our Natural World
Hal Borland compiled and edited with comments this large book, "Our Natural World" with drawings by Rachel S. Horne. Subtitled, "The Land and Wildlife of America as Seen and Described by Writers since the Country's Discovery, it is full of amazing essays and thought-provoking, heartfelt discoveries. $6.99; stock number 1186.


Waterfowl--Their Biology and Natural History
Paul A. Johnsgard and the University of Nebraska Press give us this little gem full of beautiful black and white and full-color photographs. It is "Waterfowl--Their Biology and Natural History" and it is a fascinating read for lovers of these creatures. In it, you will find chapters on their general behavior, their breeding biology, hybridization, molts and plumages, etc. Hardback with dustjacket, only $12.49. Stock number 96369.

A Peek Inside Waterfowl--Their Biology and Natural History

Tennessee
Gorgeous photograph oversized book of Tennessee with photography by Edward Schell, winner of the Ansel Adams Award for Nature Photography, and text by Wilma Dykeman, is a presentation of all things beautiful in nature in Tennessee. $15.49. Stock number 96961.

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Origin of the Species
This is a beautiful edition of Charles Darwin's "Origin of the Species" published as a Harvard Classic by P. F. Collier and Sons in 1909. It is in very good condition with only very slight edge wear. $24.99. Stock number 16775.
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The New Wonder World, Vol. X: The Wonder of Life
This is Volume X: The Wonder of Life of XI volumes in the set entitled The New Wonder World: A Library of Knowledge, published in 1948. It is a study in biology and is in great condition. $9.99.

Inside The Wonder of Life

The Hookers of Kew
"The Hookers of Kew" is the story of the adventures of a long line of botanists by the name of Hooker whose travels took them around the globe to stock the world's then best known and best-loved garden called Kew,and is artfully told by Mea Alan. Published in 1967 by Michael Joseph in London. It is a hardback with a mildly worn dustjacket. $49.99.

A look at the Hookers

Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas
The Texas Research Foundation published the "Manual of Vascular Plants of Texas" by Donovan Stewart Correll and Marshall Conring Johnston and other collaborators in 1970. It is a very thick and detailed manual in great condition with all you need to know about, well, vascular plants of Texas. $119.99.


Flora of Japan (in English)
"Flora of Japan" is an exhaustive resource for anyone studying this subject and was written by Jisaburo Ohwi. It is a combined, much revised, and extended translation by the author of his 1953 "Flora of Japan" and 1957 "Flora of Japan-Pteridophyta". Very large volume in very good condition. $199.99.

Stop and smell the Japanese Flora

A Philosophical Appraisal of Relativity
This is a rare find! Part 1 of Theodore Stalzer's Philosophical Appraisal of Relativity. A fascinating read and published in 1932 by the author himself. Interesting note--the book originally cost $1.00. Talk about relative! $149.99. #99537.



 


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