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199864 pages. A book about the Somenos Marsh, located near Duncan, British Columbia. Includes some history but consists mostly of artful black and white photos accompanied by poetry. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
1975Features: Ceramic Animals; Wilno Furniture - from Renfrew County, Ontario; Renfrew County and the Polish Settlement; Holwood - a family home on Queen's Park Crescent; The Simcoe Colours - Historic Flags; Lomax Lamps; Victorian Art Tiles; Wildlife Art; The Child's World of the Nineteenth Century; Mechanical Music; A Canadian Picture Frame; and more. Modest wear. Nice clean copy. Book
1984176 pages including index and an abundance of black and white illustrations. A collection of stories about the Canadian North. These stories chronicle the real-life adventures of Gerald Malaher, pioneer conservationist, who following Ernest Thompson Seton, influenced the course of northern wildlife preservation and development in Manitoba in this century. Prior owner's details neatly atop front free endpaper else clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
199870 pages. Features: Christine Marshall, Canadian Wildlife Artist Descendant of the Flaxmans of Wedgwood; The Jewels of Lalique; The Canadian Antique Dealers Association 29th Antiques Fair; Fire Marks; French Posters of the Art Nouveau Period; Collecting Animals - Decorative or Functional; Ontario's oldest building built specifically for a Museum. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
1957Features: The Wreck of the El Dorado - a four-masted lumber schooner enroute to Chile from Astoria, Oregon, goes down 700 miles from isloated Easter Island; Fear Saved My Life - a tiger brings death to the people of the Indian swampland; The Swallowing Swamp - a continuation of the Maufrais Saga in French Guiana; The Devil in the Cabin - a wolverine (carcajou) attacks a man in northern Canada; Caravan of Slaves - attempting to liberate a party of young natives destined for the slave market of Arabia; Jungle Takes the Air - wildlife escape mid-air over East Africa; Night of Horror - alone in the Papuan jungle; Curse of the Pagan Temples - a story from Burma; Isle of Devils - the natives were scourged by Elephantiasis; Gold on Their Backs - Man's desire for Otter fur almost drove them to extinction; Desert Ambush - a religious fanatic and his gang of ruthless henchmen brutally attacked the Colonial Administrator in the mountains of South West Arabia; and more. Small chips from backstrip. Average wear. Unmarked. Quality copy. Book
1982136 pages. Features: The Muz Tagh Ata Expedition - Formidable Mountains and Little-Known Peoples; A Robert Bateman Wildlife Portfolio; Petit Forte - Newfoundland returns from official oblivion; Birthright of the Barren Ground - Ten Years Among the Great Caribou Herds; Primal Deeds - Battles and Rituals of the Autumn Rut; Cumberland - a profile of Canada's high Victorian architect and his Toronto landmarks; Artful Arthropods - Evolutionary dazzle and deception in the insect world; Deep Tech - Small but sophisticated submersibles sweep the waters of industry and science. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
1999Features: Ice-age Sleuth - Dick Harrington pried the secrets of an extinct world from the Yukon mud; Hunting Poachers - Ontario's anti-poaching squad cracks down on wildlife traffickers; Fields of Opportunity - Legal after a 60-year ban, hemp farming makes a comeback; Peddling Pot - a look at hemp's still-illegal cousin (marijuana); The Vision of Grey Owl - the famous 'Indian' of the 1930s may have been a fraud, but he was a true conservationist. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
1989638 pages. Index. "Undoubtedly the classic work on the flora and fauna and peoples of the area which is now called Indonesia." - from back cover. Above-average wear. Front hinge taped. Front flyleaf removed. Usual library markings. Five-panel black and white fold-out map. A worthy reading copy. Book
1988Features: Nova Scotia's Special Place - A tiny section of the Tusket Valley is home to some of Canada's rarest plants; Are Hunters an Endangered Species? - as wildlife and wilderness disappear, our attitudes are changing; Beached Belugas are helping scientists build a damning case against chemical pollution; Do Birders Help or Hinder?. Average wear. Spine taped. Usual library markings. Sound reference copy. Book
1986Features: An Arctic Oasis - Canada's North Water is a little known island of open water in a sea of ice; Standing his Ground - How the muskox survives the rigours of an Arctic winter; Fire and Ice - A photo essay on frosted glass; Predators under the Gun - In wildlife management, some animals are more equal than others; Environmental Cop - The CNF talks with Environment Minister Tom McMillan about the challenges of his new portfolio. Usual library markings. Average wear. Worthy reference copy. Book
1981Features: Unwarranted Windfall - acid rain knows no bounds; Islands in the Sky - Mirages - They're real; Galls are formed by master tricksters of the insect world; The Prairie Wildlife Interpretation Centre. Few library markings. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
1980Features: The Red Fox - has its troubles to this day; The Flamboyant Fungi - the showoffs of the fungus world; Jean-Luc Grondin - 'un dessinateur des oiseaux'; Living wild on Prairie Farms - farmers and wildlife share the benefits of habitat preservation; Maritime Defences - the animals which inhabit the fertile waters of our east coast are masters of self-defense. Few library markings. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
1975Features: The Misuse of Snowmobiles Against Wildlife in Canada; Eric Nasmith; Northern Woodlands; Life in the Snow; The Canadian Otter. Few library markings. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
1974Features: The Urgent Need for a Canadian Arctic Wildlife Range; Terry Shortt; Saskatchewan's Athabasca Sand Dunes; Dragonflies and Flight; Sagebrush Speedster - the Pronghorn; Point Pelee - a National Park Reborn. Few library markings. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
1995Attractively signed and inscribed by Michael Kenna upon title page. "Michael's photographs are islands of serenity and silence in a loud and chaotic world... Instinctively he recognizes the source of his inspiration. The image reveals itself to him... His prints are exquisitely seductive, spiritual experiences akin to poetry or music." - from Introduction by Ruth Bernhard. List of 130 full-page plates laid in. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Slight lean to spine. Dust jacket preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Excellent copy. Book
1983269 pages. Papers include: Forest Soils of Western Montana; Past and Current Nutrient Cycling Studies; A Biophysical Assessment of the Regeneration and growth potential of forested land in Montana; The Western Spruce Budworm in Northern Rocky Mountain Forests and Silvicultural Practices; Predicting Growth and Yield for Managed Timber Stands in Montana; Genetic Tree Improvement in the Northern Rocky Mountains; Cable Logging and Second Growth Management; Forage and Livestock in Western Montana; Wildlife on Managed Forest Lands; Watershed Management in Western Montana; Recreational Resources Inventories in Wildland Settings; An Integrated Resource Management Approach to defining Operable Timber Stocks. Bit of writing atop front cover else unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound working copy. Book
1960Features: Twilight of the great beasts - Africa's wildlife is disappearing - photo of dead rhino and smashed car after collision (large clipping from the first page of this article); A visit with Robert Frost - at 86, the great poet of New England is as perceptive as ever; I call on Perry Como (part 2 of 3) - Perry's candid view of the new generation of singers - and of the songs they sing; First Lady of the Funnies - Dale Messick is the 'mamma' of Brenda Starr; Dreamers on the Payroll - physicist William Thaler and his staff are used by the Navy to 'dream freely' to produce that one idea in fifty which might be useful; The Wondrous Outer Banks of North Carolina; Nice colour ad for the Chrysler Imperial, "America's Most Carefully Built Car." Nice color Cadillac ad. Ad clipped from page 61 - text unaffected. Above-average wear. Book
196668 pages. Features: Nice ad for the 1967 Oldsmobiles inside front cover; Gordie Howe Goes Home - How Saskatoon proudly hailed a hometown hero; I was a hospital strikebreaker - people pitched in to keep Montreal General Hospital clean during the dispute; 49 things to do and see at Expo 67; The New Morality; The New Moralists; The Mouth That Roars - behind Montreal radio talk show host Pat Burns' hot-line toughness is a man critics don't know - he really cares; The land where fear lays siege - South Africa's apartheid 'solution' traps both the black and the white; 101 Ways to escape Montreal's St. Vincent de Paul Prison; Will success spoil PEI?; Photographing wildlife; The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club's program for junior sailors - article with colour photos; Fantastic colour ad for the International Harvester Travelall, pickup and Scout; Cabbage Willows camp at James Bay; Gorgeous two-page colour photo ad for the 1967 Pontiacs; Awesome two-page colour photo ad for Chevrolet's new Camaro; nice ad for Electrohome, "the only color tv engineered in Canada'; Nice Coke ad on back cover features soup and sandwich; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Coffee drop at top of front cover. A sound vintage copy. Book
1967Features: The Right to Take Game; Wildlife Conservation through the century; 100 Years of Fish and Wildlife in Ontario; 100 Years of Hunting and Fishing in B.C.; Quebec - 100 Years of Hunting and Fishing; 100 Years on the Eastern Prairies; 100 Years of Hunting and Fishing in the Maritimes; Championship Fish Contest Entry Forms; and more. Bit of writing on front cover. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
1967Features: Bow Fishing Helps Rid Waters of Carp Menace; Principles of Wildlife Management (part 1); How About Those Long Shots? ; Portrait of a Chesapeake Bay Retriever; How to Make Your Own Bush Laundry; St. Hubert's Festival; 1967 All-Canada Trap Team; Vintage Honda generator ad on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
1957Features: The Big Boom!; vintage ad for Ayers pure wool blankets, from Lachute Mills, Quebec; Old John Broadhurst Plans Larceny; Sportsmen can be wildlife managers; Photo of Edna Davis of Kettleby, Ontario being crowned "Outdoors Girl of Canada"; What You Need on Power Driven Pleasure Boats, by government regulation; Holiday for Fun in Quebec; Photo ad for a curious vessel called the Skeeter, manufactured by Cooke-Toledo Motors of Montreal; Two-page map and list of parks and fishing reserves in Quebec; Stop Moaning - Get Busy and Go!; Get Rid of Skunks; Maybe You Can Lease an Island!; Used Machine Gun Powder; Great vintage photo ad for Tapatco Marine Safety Products and Sleeping Bags; Winning Hunting Dog - "Tyson's Skyhill's Flash", owned by Richard Papa of Toronto; Photo of prize-winning dog "Craigend Rock", bred and owned by Jack Smyth of North Vancouver; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
2004216 pages. Colour photography throughout. Text in English. Features: The Mundanthurai sanctuaryis Tamil Nadu's haven for wildlife enthusiasts; The Unknown Lucknow; Bharatpur's Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary; Devil Rays off the coast of the Maldives; Nagpur and Indian aviation achievements; Suits that make the man; Jijoy Chowdhury's evocative images of a winter morning in Kolkata; Kurukshetra is steeped in mythological grandeur; Sakinalu packs a punch for the Telegus; Sri Lanka's capital; Bentota Beach; Sigiriya Rock; Buddhist art; Sri Lankan cuisine; Tea and golf in Nuwara Eliya's green hills; Baila; Sri Lankan writers; Tamilian tales; Geoffrey Bawa's architectural style; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
1999Over 300 pages. Index. "Discusses fragmentation in light of the theory of 'island biogeography' which considers batches of habitat as islands, separated from each other by a sea of hostile land" - from back board. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Sllight lean to spine. A quality copy. Book
2011279 pages. List of references cited. A reprint of the Ph.D. thesis originally completed in 1950 for the State College of Washington, Department of Zoology entitled 'The Moose of Central British Columbia'. The first major study of a wildlife species in British Columbia. Signed by author upon title page. Clean and bright with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
1970Pages 145-183. Features: Patterns in Nature; Thompson, Manitoba - Suburbia in the Bush; Nova Scotia's Wildlife Park; Curiosities of Erosion; Southern Luzon - The Philippines; Great colour-photo ad for CBC TV's "The National" with photos of Lloyd Robertson and George Finstad. Soiling to upper corner of most pages. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
