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Fabled Land, Timeless River; Life along the Mississippi

by FELDMAN, Stephen; Van Gordon Sauter;

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Chicago, Quadrangle Books, 1970, . . original cloth, bit dusty, dampstain in margin of few leaves, else very good. . 4to [28 x 28 cm]; 179 pp, numerous photos. . A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Fabulous Congo

by BELLOTTI, Felice;

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London, Andrew Dakers, nd [c1954], First British edition, translated from the Italian by Mervyn Savill. . original cloth, spine faded but gilt spine title lettering clear, dj (light wear at edges, two letters effected by removal of price sticker, not price clipped), else very good+ and clean, with the original ribbon bookmark. . 8vo [24.5 x 18 cm]; 221 pp, 62 plates from photos printed on both sides of the page, map endpapers, title page vignette, index. . Travels in the Congo and Ruanda-Urundi with excellent illustrations of the people, activities, artifacts, and description of the tribes, animals and natural resources. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Face of Manchuria, Korea & Russian Turkestan

by KEMP, E. G.;

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London, Chatto & Windus, 1910, First edition. . original green cloth, bookplate removed from front endpaper, extra illustrations pasted on blank pages, corners a little worn, edges lightly rubbed but a very good copy. . 8vo [24 x 17 cm]; xv, 248 pp, 24 plates from author's paintings and drawings, including colored frontis, large foldout colored map with the author's route in red, other illus, index, title page printed in blue & black. . Cordier Sinica 4036. With the political situation with Japan and Russia as background, the author travelled widely through these areas producing some excellent descriptions both in text and through artwork. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Face to Face with the Mexicans: The Domestic Life, Educational, Social and Business Ways, Statesmanship, Literature, Legendary and General History of the Mexican People, as seen and Studied by an American Woman during Seven Years of Intercourse With Them

by GOOCH [IGLEHART], Fanny Chambers;

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New York, Fords, Howard & Hulbert, [1887], . . original pictorial cloth with flowers on front cover, gilt spine title lettering, spine rubbed and frayed at ends, internal hinge cracked but firm, very good interior clean and unmarked. . large 8vo [25 x 19 cm]; 584, [xii, ads] pp, frontis, two colored lithographed plates of flowers (chromolithograph), 200 other plates and illus, mostly from drwgs, some photos, musical notation, portraits. . Spain & Spanish America 344. Smith I1. Cole 224: 'With tireless enthusiasm, unabashed curiosity, and a willingness to be challenged by the environment, the author probed dissimilar segments of Mexican society between 1880 and 1887....Her descriptions of things domestic, the home, the market place, the children, are superior to those of any traveller of this period'. With most attractive illustrations. A chapter on song and dance includes several pages of musical notation. The recent reprint in much abridged to 250 pages. A picture of this book… Read More
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The Falls of Niagara, Being a Complete Guide to all the Points of Interest Around and in the Immediate Neighbourhood of the Great Cataract with views taken from sketches by Washington Friend, esq

by NELSON, T.;

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London, Edinburgh, Toronto, T. Nelson & Sons; James Campbell, 1860, . . original cloth, blind-stamped, gilt title on cover in decorative border, spine title lettering, spine faded but lettering still visible, stain on rear cover, a few small stains on some outer margins, very good. . 16mo [15 x 10 cm]; vi, [7]-64 pp12 attractive colored plates (color printed), tissue guards, engraved vignette on title page of rapids above the falls. . Produced as a Nelson handbook for tourism, this guidebook covers Niagara and surrounding area such as Brock monument, ice cave, mineral springs, museum, etc, with good description of each site of place of interest and with four pages of poetry on Niagara at end. First published in 1859, this being the only other printing recorded in Dow 1226: 'The views are fine and beautifully colored'. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Family Aquarium; or Aqua Vivarium. A New Pleasure for the Domestic Circle Being a Familiar and Complete Instructor Upon the Subject of the Construction, Fitting-up, Stocking, & Maintenance of the Fluvial & Marine Aquaria, or "River and Ocean Gardens"

by BUTLER, Henry D.;

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New York, Dick & Fitzgerald, [858], First edition. . original blind-stamped pictorial cloth, gilt title lettering on cover in gilt border with gilt pictures of fish, slight edgewear, light foxing on most pages, old owner signature, very good. . 12mo 18.5 x 12 cm]; viii, [9]-121, [viii, ads for books] pp, hand-colored plate and tissue guard, other engraved illustrations. . One of the first books on aquariums in America, published soon after Gosse's ground-breaking British work of 1856. This copy has the colored plate of a Victorian aquarium, which many copies lack. 'The aquarium has become, within a short period, almost a necessary luxury in every well-appointed household, both in Europe and America'. [preface]. The author gathered much of his information at Barnum's American Museum, which had some of the first aquariums. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Family Encyclopedia, or Compendium of Useful Knowledge, comprehending a plain and practical view of those Subjects most Interesting to Persons in the Ordinary Professions of Life

by GOODRICH, Chas. A.;

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New York, J. Whorter Smith & Co., 1861, new edition, revised, improved and enlarged over earlier editions by J. R. Bigelow, MD.. . new black cloth, red title label with gilt lettering, marbled edges, three leaves strengthened and repaired, dampstains in some margins, very light foxing, else very good solid copy, covers fresh and bright. . 8vo [21 x 14.5 cm]; xii, [13] - 598 pp, over 150 illustrations. . This was a useful one volume reference for the family of the mid-nineteenth century, covering health, remedies, food, receipts, farming methods, manufactured goods, machines, architecture, animal breeding, horticulture, locomotion, government, etc. There was an earlier edition of 1831 but is greatly expanded here by Bigelow. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Family Flora and Materia Medica Botanica, containing the Botanical Analysis, Natural History, and Chemical and Medical Properties and Uses of Plants

by GOOD, Peter P.;

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Cambridge, Mass, Peter P. Good, 1854, . . later full green morocco leather, gilt spine title lettering, some light foxing or offsetting from plates on few leaves but a clean fine set. . 8vo [924 x 15.5 cm]; 2 volumes, both half titles, extra tinted lithographed title in each volume, 98 hand colored plates (numbered 1 - 96, 99, 100, as called for), with tissue guards, ads in volume I has lithographed portrait plate of author. . Plesch 294. Bennet p 46. McGrath 46. Aatwater 1377. Not in Nissen. The 1st edition of 1845 had only 48 color plates. The book was expanded with double the number of plates and this is the preferred edition. Each plate has 4 pages of descriptive text, blank leaf and tissue guard, plus this copy has the lithographed plate of the author. This set also has the two hand colored plates on Linnaean Classification. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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A Far Country; Travels in Ethiopia

by MARSDEN-SMEDLEY, Philip;

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London, Century, [1990], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped, slight wear), name on endpaper, else fine and clean. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; [viii], 210 pp, double-page map, index. . Travels throughout Ethiopia, from remote mountain-tops to isolated islands on Lake Tana, from the walled Moslem city of Harar, a village of Ethiopian Jews, to the Christian heartland, searching for the world's rarest wolf in the Bale Mountains, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Farm Insects; being the Natural History and Economy of the Insects Injurious to the Field Crops of Great Britain and Ireland, and also those which Infest Barns and Granaries with Suggestions for their Destruction

by CURTIS, John;

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Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, Blackie & Son, 1860, First Edition. . original red blind-stamped cloth with gilt decorations & gilt title lettering in border on spine with gilt vignettes of insects, edges rubbed, spine head bit worn with small chip, title & few other leaves lightly foxed, endpaper signed, clean, very good. . royal 8vo [26.5 x 19.5 cm]; xiv, [15]-528. [8, ads] pp, 16 hand-colored steel-engraved plates, each showing several figures, including frontis with tissue guard, 69 other wood-engraved illustrations, index. . Freeman 879. The entomologist author provides an important contribution to agriculture with descriptions of the natural history and economy of insects affecting field crops, pastures and vegetables, and the basis for their control. There were several later printings of this popular work. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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A Farm in the Family; The Many Faces of Ontario Agriculture over the Centuries

by LADELL, John and Monica;

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Toronto, Dundurn Press, 1985, First Edition. . original cloth, dj, fine in fine dj. . oblong 4to [22.5 x 28 cm]; x, [11] - 150 pp, well illustrated from photos, maps, early sources. . Also includes the pamphlet 'Life on the Farm, Ontario 1784-1984' with some good photos. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Farming for Profit; Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers, A Non-Technical Manual for Their Culture, Management and Improvement

by GARDNER, Frank D.;

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Philadelphia, Chicago, The John C. Winston Company, [1918], First edition. . original pictorial cloth, title lettering on spine and cover, dj (worn, large chips at spine ends, tear), near fine in worn but usually lacking dj. . 8vo [22 x 15 cm]; 279 pp, colored frontis of strawberries, hundreds of illustrations from photos and drwgs, tables. . The state of the horticultural art of the time covering all aspects from vegetable forcing, mushroom culture, medicinal and aromatic plants, small fruits, grapes, citrus, nuts, tropical fruits, to the farm woodlot, beautifying home grounds, window gardening, controlling pests, etc. Not in the Hedrick addendum. The author was assisted by some of the best horticulturists of the day, each a specialist in his area. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Feasting and Foraging in Costa Rica; A Compressive Food and Restaurant Guide

by KARPMAN, Lenny;

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Costa Rica, Cafe Britt, [2007], First edition. . original pictorial heavy-paper wrappers, near fine with a presentation inscription from the author on the title page. . 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; viii, 319 pp, index, lists. . The author, a physician and writer, who has lived in Costa Rica for years, presents a comprehensive description and rating of numerous restaurants throughout the country, together with detailed chapters on Costa Rican dishes, fruits, vegetables, herbs, sauces, beverages, meats, seafoods and other foods, plus a 55-page glossary of all aspects of Costa Rican food, necessary to survive there. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Ferns in Their Homes and Ours

by ROBINSON, John;

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Salem, S. E. Cassino, Publisher, 1878, First edition. . original pictorial green cloth, gilt spine title lettering, gilt vignette on spine, slightly worn at spine end, but a clean and fine copy of this first edition, covers bright. . 8vo [19.5 x 13 cm]; xvi, 178, [iv] pp, mounted photo frontispiece of fern corner with tissue guard, plus 32 plates including 8 fine color lithographed (chromolithograph) plates, head-pieces, tail-pieces, table, other illus. . A very attractively illustrated work covering all aspects of ferns including growing, cultivation, lists of species, tree ferns, etc. The plates include iron-framed fern case, Victorian ferneries, hanging baskets, Chinese stand, window jardinière garden, etc beside plates of the ferns themselves. Not in Bennett. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Ferns of Great Britain and Their Allies the Club-Mosses, Pepperworts and Horsetails

by PRATT, Anne;

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London, Frederick Warne and Co., nd [c1855], no editions or printings stated, presumed first edition. . orig green cloth decorated in gilt floral pattern, black & red, gilt title lettering on spine & cover, all edges gilted slightly rubbed at edges, few pages with small foxed spot, but a near fine attractive copy, cover gilt bright, no ownership markings. . 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; vi, 174 pp, 41 colored lithographed plates, each with tissue guards, index. . Freeman 3082. Beautifully illustrated work by this highly respected and popular writer on botanical themes, the book published during the fern craze in Britain. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Ferns of the Tropics

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Portland, Timber Press, [1997], First edition. . original pictorial boards, title lettering on cover and spine, dj (not price clipped), a fine, clean and unused copy. . 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; 190 pp, over 200 color photos, plus many colored illustrations from drwgs, glossary, bibliog, list of fern societies, index. . A detailed and very well-illustrated survey of these ferns by renowned botanist who travelled extensively to study and photograph them, including chapters on ferns in folklore and superstition, economic uses, propagation, cultivation, habitats, species. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Ferns to Know and Grow

by FOSTER, F. Gordon;

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New York, Hawthorn Books, [1971], . . original two-part cloth, spine title lettering, dj (short tear, price clipped), else near fine and clean. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xiv, 258 pp, color frontis, 113 illustrations from drwgs and photos, most illustrations with several figures, some color plates from photos, table, glossary, index. . A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Fifth Letter of Hernan Cortes to the Emperor Charles V, containing an Account of his Expedition to Honduras

by CORTES, Hernan, translated from the Spanish by Don Pascual de Gayangos;

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London, The Hakluyt Society, 1868, First edition in English. . contemporary half calf, matching marbled boards, endpapers and edges, gilt title lettering on black leather spine labels, rear joint repaired, edges bit rubbed, else a near fine copy, interior is clean and unmarked. . 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xvi, 156, 3 [publisher's report for 1868] pp, index, blank pages have been bound in at the end. . Cox ii, 242. Markman 70. Spain and Spanish America II, 123. Motivated by an easy passage to the Indian Ocean and the spice islands, Cortes left Mexico in 1524 with about 400 Spaniards and three thousand local people, passing through southern Mexico, possibly near Palenque and through what is now Guatemala, Honduras, etc, destroying towns and temples as he went. A detailed account with a historical introduction. Published in the first series of the Hakluyt Society. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Fine Bird Books 1700 - 1900

by SITWELL, Sacheverell; Handasyde Buchanan, James Fisher;

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New York, The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1990, . . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, clean, fine and unmarked in dj (spine faded but lettering clear, not price clipped, very good+). . 4to [31 x 24 cm]; xi, 180 pp, numerous color plates, index. . Originally published in 1953 in a limited edition and very expensive, this new edition has additional introductory material including a forward by S. Dillon Ripley. Its the most comprehensive illustrated guide and bibliography to collectible color plate bird books ever published. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Fire Ox and Other Years

by CUTTING, Suydam;

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New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947, . . original cloth, gilt lettering on front and spine, very light shelf wear but a near fine, solid and clean copy in a good dj (price clipped, wear). . 8vo [24.5 x 18 cm]; xviii, [i], 393 pp, color frontis, from painting by Alexandre Iacovleff, color plates, 3 color maps, many other excellent illus, general index, index of mammals and birds, index of plants. . A superb account of the author's travels to the less accessible places of the earth over a 15 year period, among the Assamese headhunters, the tribes of Turkestan, the Lamas of Tibet, the Andamaese Pygmies and through Nepal, Chinese Turkestan (with the Roosevelt expedition of 1925), Galapagos, Burma, Nepal, Ethiopia, etc, with indexes of plants, birds and mammals encountered. The Fire Ox is from Tibetan chronology. An excellent and well-illustrated production. Frank Kingdon Ward was a member of the 1939 expedition to Burma. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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