The anteater's umbrella; a contribution to the critique of zoos. Illustrated by Gina Litherland
Chicago: The Surrealist Group, 1989. Handbill. 8.5x11 inch handbill, originally published in 1971; illus., in very good condition. More
Cat.No: 317419
Chicago: The Surrealist Group, 1989. Handbill. 8.5x11 inch handbill, originally published in 1971; illus., in very good condition. More
Cat.No: 317419
Beijing: China Pictorial, [1985]. 12-panel pictorial brochure, with color photos of pandas and text describing efforts to save them. More
Cat.No: 216176
Las Vegas, NV: Zoological Society of Nevada, n.d., circa 1975. Paperback. Folio-size softbound in 16x12 inch red wraps printed black, enclosing eleven full-page sketches (of fierce mammals, avians, and a croc) plus two introductions. A bit edgeworn, slightly sunned, but none of the damage such large susceptable items are heir..... More
Cat.No: 291557
Melbourne: Georgian House, 1944. Hardcover. 126p., illustrated profusely with full- and half-page reproductions from photography on semi-glazed stock amidst a running text (presswork on semi-glazed alkaline stuff). Hardbound in 9x7 inch plain printed papered boards with a cloth backstrip titled black, a nice design in worn condition: boards are toned..... More
Cat.No: 297600
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1954. Hardcover. xi, 229p., many b&w plates from photography and sketch-artistry, plus one color plate as a frontispiece, hardbound first edition in light green cloth boards spine-titled in black and orange, our copy lacks the dust jacket. Quite sound, and save for a neat ownership on..... More
Cat.No: 296551
Boston: Little, Brown and Company / An Atlantic Monthly Press Book, 1962. Hardcover. Unpaginated, about sixty pages, essays by Esther each on a different animal, essays of varying length (from a single sentence to four pages) interspersed with Leonard at full-tilt creepy. First edition hardbound in openweave orange cloth boards..... More
Cat.No: 309494
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1957. Hardcover. 192p., illustrated with quite a large number of b&w photos and doublespread endsheet maps, hardbound in papered boards with cloth backstrip decorated with a gilt line, and enclosed in the dust jacket. Author Bjerre contributes a brief foreword. Book itself is in..... More
Cat.No: 296609
Copenhagen: University of Copenhagen, The Natural History - Geographical Subject Group, 1972. 439p., in-text illustrations from photography, diagrammatic sketches, and maps; softbound in 9.2x6.7 inch wraps, cover shows slight edgewear and handling soil, a clean, sound, very good copy. More
Cat.No: 190014
The Hague: The Johan Maurits van Nassau Stichting, 1979. Hardcover. 539p., fine presswork on glazed alkaline paperstock, numerous b&w period reproductions and 16 sensitively-copied color-plate studies of Brazilian fauna. Massive hardbound in 12x8.5 inch openweave brown cloth boards titled & decorated in gilt & black. Spine lettering is rubbed but..... More
Cat.No: 272681
New York: Bonanza Books, 1965. Hardcover. 254p., b&w illustrations as advertised, hardbound reprint in light-brown cloth boards titled black and enclosed in the glossy decorated dust jacket. Nice condition: perfectly sound, clean and unmarked. More
Cat.No: 316965
London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1929. Hardcover. xxii, 170p., plentiful illustrations from photography and sketching, all printed sepia on glazed inserted stock; hardbound first edition in handsome waxed green cloth boards gilt, tinted top edge, a nice production. Book itself is perfectly sound and square, but spine-gilt..... More
Cat.No: 297023
Orissa, India: Smt. Shantilata Das, undated, circa 1980. 126p., sewn signatures in 8.5x5.5 inch decorated wraps; somewhat worn, with wrinkled lamination and a small snag at the heel, some offset color inside front cover but essentially sound and clean. Cover illustration shows mother and child. More
Cat.No: 170152
Logan UT / Starkville MS: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, and Jack H. Berryman Institute, 2003. Paperback. 240p., illustrated with numerous animal and site photographs, in both color and b&w, a line map in colors, and tables; printed on high-gloss alkaline paperstock throughout. Softbound in 10x8 inch colorphoto..... More
Cat.No: 276222
New York: Boullion-Biggs, 1923. Hardcover. 68p., green cloth boards with titling in gilt, in very good condition. The reveries of dead animals. More
Cat.No: 311573
Stockholm, Sweden: University of Stockholm, Department of Zoology, 1984. Paperback. Noncontinuous pagination between essays [iii], 17p., + 387-410p., + [i], 23p., [3p. of graphs], + 21p., [13p. of tables], + 26p.; tables, graphs, illus., bottom back wrapper corner slightly nicked, title page starting to come loose, else in very good..... More
Cat.No: 285465
Belen NM: Buckethead Enterprises of Oz, 1997. Paperback. 130p., illustrated with amateur sketches and cover collage in color; softbound, 8.5x5.5 inch glossy wraps, entirely sound and clean, a fine copy that is autographed by author Evans on the terminal leaf with hand-penned contact information. The Cowardly Lion "beheads" a large..... More
Cat.No: 193895
Shanghai: the publishing house. 1991. Hardcover. Unpaginated preliminaries: a two-page essay by Chi Ke in Chinese then rendered in English, followed by 91 fullpage full-color reproductions of the artwork. Item hardbound in 15x10 inch silver boards titled in black and gilt, with an openweave linen backstrip lettered gold (Chinese only)..... More
Cat.No: 291713
Amherst: the extension service, October 1941. Pamphlet. 24p., has a few diagrammatic aids (testing rubberbands etc.) but is almost wholly text with a great amount of detail: lengths of time, volumes for preparation and product. Softbound, pamphlet in 9x6 inch plain printed wraps staple-fastened; slight creasings and small bump with..... More
Cat.No: 313707
Millwood NY / London: Kraus Reprint / Reproduced by permission of the Hakluyt Society, 1967 / 1904. Hardcover. xlviii, 320, viii, to 555p., illustrations and maps as called for (several folded), hardbound in light blue cloth boards gilt. One map very slightly misfolded, which we have amended (it may revert)..... More
Cat.No: 280713
Miami, FL: University of Miami Press, 1955. Hardcover. 126p., 11x8.5 boards; original wraps bound inside library boards, label on spine and unobtrusive interior rubberstamps. Bibliography of Natural History-related publications on India, Iran, Jordan, Syria, and neighboring countries. More
Cat.No: 139831
Beijing: China Forestry Publishing House, 1991. Hardcover. 121p., coated paperstock throughout with profuse captioned color photography and a line map. Hardbound in 11.5x9 inch textured boards gilt and color dust jacket, jacket shows a little edgewear, entirely sound and clean, a very good copy. Pandabears are not neglected, but find..... More
Cat.No: 184480
Millwood NY / London: Kraus Reprint / Reproduced by permission of The Hakluyt Society, 1967 / 1909. Hardcover. [xl], 353, 371, viii, 271p., maps and illustrations as called for and in fine shape, hardbound in matching light blue cloth boards spine-titled gilt. As new, plainly ordered new by our collector..... More
Cat.No: 280671
Washington DC: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1936. vi, 159p., illustrated from b&w photography (mostly site photos), softbound in plain printed 10x6.5 inch grey wraps. A little toned and edgeworn, two ownership names in ink, a clean sound copy. Publication no. 481. More
Cat.No: 240363
Jerusalem: The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1969. Pamphlet. 29p. (text & tables) + XIX (plates both diagrammatic and photographic), large sewn pamphlet in plain printed 10.5x7 inch wraps. Cover bears an ownership signature and a few mild smudges, inside find booksellers' marks on first blank, a very good..... More
Cat.No: 229672
London: Published for Penns in the Rocks Press by William Collins of London, 1941. Hardcover. 48p., plates as called for and well-reproduced, a superior catchpenny. Hardbound in 9x6.5 inch decorated paper-over-boards and enclosed in the ditto dust jacket. Nice book in nice condition; front free endpaper bears a neat small..... More
Cat.No: 296644