The Lore of the Unicorn

Odell Shepard

A definitive account up to modern times of the unicorn, such as the origin of the unicorn, how it was related to human nature and ways of human thought, how it got its reputation, how it acted in detecting poison. The Lore of the Unicorn sets down all the information about unicorns and lets one decide for oneself if unicorns are fact or fiction.

Avenel Books, 1982. ISBN 0-517-371561. Hard cover, with dust jacket, 6-1/4 x 9-1/4 inches, 312 pages....
Circa: 1982
Condition: Used
Size: 6-1/4 x 9-1/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Avenel Books
Author: Odell Shepard
Pages: 312
ISBN: 0517371561  

Brighty of Grand Canyon

Marguerite Henry

Here is a classic story of a wild burro, trapped by an escaping murderer. With a cruel whip, the man forces Brighty to lead him up the dangerous trail.

But Brighty is as stubborn as a burro can be. And more than anything, he's determined to be free again.

Published by Scholastic Book Services, this soft cover book has some creasing and wear on the cover. There are a few small tears and creased corners. A small butterfly sticker on the front 5-1/4 inches...
Circa: 1953
Condition: Used
Size: 5-1/4 inches by 7-3/4 inches
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Scholastic Book Services
Author: Marguerite Henry
Pages: 224  

Wildlife Investigational Techniques

Wildlife Investigational Techniques

Henry S. Mosby, editor

Investigations about game species of birds and mammals.

The Wildlife Society, 1967. Second edition, fifth printing. Hard cover, 8-5/8 x 11-1/4 inches, 419 pages.

Book plate inside front. Some neat underlining. Otherwise very good condition.

Under 4 lbs.
Circa: 1967
Condition: used
Size: 8-5/8 x 11-1/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: The Wildlife Society
Author: Henry S. Mosby editor
Pages: 419  

Survivors in the Shadows - endangered mammals

Survivors in the Shadows

Gary Turbak, ill. by Lawrence Ormsby

Threatened and endangered mammals of the American West

Survivors in the Shadows describes all threatened and endangered mammals of the seventeen western states -- more than one hundred species. The book is divided into two parts, one dealing with species listed by the federal government as threatened or endangered, the other examining state-listed species. Locator maps, exzuisite illustrations, and a complete index aid...
Circa: 1993
Condition: used
Size: 8-1/2 x 11 inches
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Northland Publishers
Author: Gary Turbak, ill. by Lawrence Ormsby
Pages: 160
ISBN: 0873585615  

Vertebrates: Adaptation - Scientific American

Vertebrates: Adaptation - Scientific American - Biology

Introductions by Norman K. Wessells

This book concentrates upon adaptations of vertebrates to the physical and biological world in which they live. Swimming, running, flying, navigating, mating, and communicating are but a few of the activities treated in the various articles from Scientific American.

W. H. Freeman & Co., 1980. ISBN 0-7167-1168-0. Soft cover, 8-1/2 x 11-1/4 inches, 256 pages.

Light edge wear. Some...
Circa: 1980
Condition: used
Size: 8-1/2 x 11-1/4 inches
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: W. H. Freeman & Co.
Pages: 256
ISBN: 0716711680  

Blow a Wild Bugle for Catfish Bend

Blow a Wild Bugle for Catfish Bend

Ben Lucien Burman, Ill. by Alice Caddy

Here is a rollicking adventure story about the animals at Catfish Bend, as, led by their mayor Doc Raccoon, Judge Black the snake, and clever J. C. the fox, they travel to Tickpaw marsh, to help fight off a terrible invasion - coyotes with a master plan to finish off all the animals along the Mississippi.

Puffin Books, 1977.ISBN 0-14-03-1101-7. Soft cover, 5 x 7-3/4 inches, 120 pages.

Ex-library, with a...
Circa: 1977
Condition: used
Size: 5 x 7-3/4 inches
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Puffin Books
Author: Ben Lucien Burman, Ill. by Alice Caddy
Pages: 120
ISBN: 0-14-03-1101-7  

Animal Behavior - Time-Life

Animal Behavior

Niko Tinbergen, and the Editors of Time-Life Books

The study of animal behavior, its early practice and modern sciece studies. Chapters include: An Infant science; The Sense Organs, windows to the World; stimuli -- and What They Do; The Machinery of behavior; finding One's Way About; Instinct vs. learning; Living Together; and The Evolution of Behavior.

Time-Life Books, 1965. Hard pictorial cover, 8-1/2 x 11 inches, 200 pages.

Ex-library with pocket inside front...
Circa: 1965
Condition: Used
Size: 8-1/2 x 11 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Time-Life Books
Author: Niko Tinbergen
Pages: 200  

Simba of the White Mane - Wesley Dennis

Simba of the White Mane

Jocelyn Arundel, ill. by Wesley Dennis

The story of a safari in Africa and a special lion with a white mane.

Weekly Reader Children's Book Club, Whittlesey House, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1958. Hard pictorial cover, 6-1/4 inches wide by 9-1/8 inches tall, 124 pages.

Slight edge and corner wear. Clean and firmly bound.

Under 2 lbs.
Circa: 1958
Condition: Used
Size: 6-1/4 inches wide by 9-1/8 inches tall
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc.,
Author: Jocelyn Arundel, ill. by Wesley Dennis
Pages: 124  

Fascinating World of Bears

Fascinating World of Bears

Maria Ángels Julivert, illustrated by Marcel Socías Studios

In The Fascinating World of … Bears, readers discover the many different kinds of bear that live in nearly all climates, and in widely separated parts of the world. Hibernation is explained, as are bears' diverse diets, ways of rearing their cubs, and more.

English translation from the Spanish

Barron's, 1995. ISBN 0-8120-9422-0. Soft cover, 8-5/8 x 9 inches, 30 pages.

A slight impression...
Circa: 1995
Condition: used
Size: 8-5/8 x 9 inches
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: ES
Publisher: Barron's
Author: Maria Ángels Julivert, illustrated by Marcel Socías Studios
Pages: 30
ISBN: 0812094220  

Baby Animals

Baby Animals

Louisa Somerville

Babies born from eggs and baby mammals. Photos and text

Troll Associates, 1997. Small Softcover, 3 x 4-3/4 inches, 61 pages.

Very good.

First Class shipping.
Circa: 1997
Condition: used
Size: 3 x 4-3/4 inches
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Troll Associates
Pages: 61
ISBN: 0-7641-5037-5  

Poisonous Creatures

Poisonous Creatures

Julia L. Andrews

Explorer Books. Your chances of meeting most of the killers in this book are very slim. but you'll be fascinated by the amazing facts yu'll learn about them!

The Trumpet Club, 1990. ISBN 0-440-84290-5. Soft cover, 5-1/8 x 7-5/8 inches, 60 pages.

Slight corner wear, and a bit of spine stress. Otherwise very good.

Under 1 lb.
Circa: 1990
Condition: used
Size: 5-1/8 x 7-5/8 inches
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Trumpet Club
Author: Julia L. Andrews
Pages: 60
ISBN: 0440842905  

Mukluks for Annabelle - Elephant in Alaska

Mukluks for Annabelle

Dianne Barske

Based on a true story of Annabelle, the baby elephant at the Alaska Zoo, and how she faced adapting to our Alaskan environment. She truly had cold feet! An elephant in Alaska is certainly out-of-place, but it was Alaskan ingenuity and caring that eventually solved a little elephant's dilemma.

Alaska Zoo, Anchorage, Alaska, 1999. ISBN 0-9673915-1-2. Soft cover, 8-1/2 x 10 inches, 26 pages.

Like new.

Under 1 lb.
Circa: 1999
Condition: new
Size: 8-1/2 x 10 inches
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Alaska Zoo Anchorage Alaska
Author: Dianne Barske
Pages: 26
ISBN: 0967391512  

Introduction to Livestock & Companion Animals, 2nd Ed

Introduction to Livestock & Companion Animals, Second Edition

Jasper S. Lee, Jim Hutter, Rick Rudd, Lyle Westrom, Auston M. Bull, Chris Embry Bohr, Jody Pollock

Interstate Publishers, Inc., 1996. ISBN 0-8134-3177-8. Hard pictorial cover, 7-1/4 x 10-3/8 inches, 629 pages. <p. Ex-library, with pocket inside front, and library stamps. Very little wear.

Under 4 lbs.
Circa: 1996
Condition: used
Size: 7-1/4 x 10-3/8 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Interstate Publishers Inc.
Author: Jasper S. Lee, Jim Hutter
Pages: 629
ISBN: 0813431778  

Colorado's Bighorn Sheep Studies

The Bighorn Sheep of Colorado

Clifford A. Moser

A Review of Colorado's Bighorn Sheep Studies

State of Colorado - Department of Game and Fish, 1962. Soft cover, 6 x 9 inches, 49 pages.

Cover has creased corner, otherwise very good condition.

Under 1 lb.
Circa: 1962
Condition: Used
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: State of Colorado - Department of Game and Fish
Author: Clifford A. Moser
Pages: 49  

Ultra 3-D Magic

Ultra 3-D Magic

Johnny Ray Barnes, Jr. And Marty Engle

When viewed properly, Stereograms and 3-D art prints can spring to mind many pleasant surprises. Look carefully and find the animals in 28 views.

Front Line Art Publishing, Montage Publications Division, San Diego, California, 1995, first printing. ISBN 1-56714-050-5. Soft cover, 11 inches wide by 8-1/2 inches tall, 28 pages.

Slight curl to cover. Otherwise very good, clean and firmly bound.

Under 1 lb.
Circa: 1995
Condition: used
Size: 11 inches wide by 8-1/2 inches tall
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Montage Publications Division San Diego California
Author: Johnny Ray Barnes Jr., Marty Engle
Edition: 1
Pages: 28
ISBN: 1567140505