We deal principally with our own books, and are not a bookstore. Nevertheless, we sometimes acquire used books and journals related to the subjects covered on the SYMBIOS website, and we will offer them for sale on this page. The listings will change frequently, so, if you are in the market, bookmark the site and come back every month or so.

To purchase books off this page: (1) Contact us to assure that the book is available; (2) Tell us that you definitely want it, and we will put it on hold for you for two weeks; and (3) Pay electronically through PayPal or send a check made out to Sanford R. Wilbur [at SYMBIOS, 4367 S. E. 16th Street, Gresham, OR 97080] for the purchase price [in U. S. dollars]; mailing costs are calculated based on the size and weight of the individual book. Purchasers from Canada or other non-U. S. sites should contact us for postal rates to their area. [For anyone ordering more than one book that will be sent in the same package, we will reduce the total mailing costs accordingly.]

NOTE: These books are all pre-owned or "shop-worn," and while every copy is "good," they show some degree of wear.

SANFORD R. WILBUR BOOKS, 4367 S. E. 16th, Gresham, OR 97080-9178

NATURAL HISTORY JOURNALS

THE AUK (Journal of the American Ornithologists' Union) - miscellaneous individual issues, all in good to very good condition. $4.00 each plus $3.00 mailing.
Volume 113, Number 3 (July 1996)
Volume 116: Number 2 (April 1999), Number 3 (July 1999), Number 4 (October 1999)
Volume 122: Number 2 (April 2005), Number 3 (July 2005), Number 4 (October 2005)
Volume 123, Number 1 (January 2006)

NORTHWESTERN NATURALIST (Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology) - individual numbers, all in good condition. $3.00 each plus $2.00 shipping.
Volume 89, Number 3 (Winter 2008)

NATURAL HISTORY - MISCELLANEOUS

BARBER, L. 1980. The heyday of natural history, 1820-1870. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company. ISBN 0-385-12574-7. Hardbound, dust jacket, 320 pages. $10.00 plus $5.00 mailing.
One of the most fascinating books I have read on Victorian nature study, the people involved, and the strong tensions between "science" and "religion." The dust jacket of our copy is frayed on the edges; the book itself is tightly bound and clean.

McCARTHY, J. 2008. Monkey puzzle man. Archibald Menzies, plant hunter. Caithness, Scotland: Whittles Publishing. ISBN 978-1904445-61-6. Paper, 223 pages. $25.00 plus $3.00 mailing.
Interesting account of the life of Archibald Menzies, A nice synthesis of readily available information on Menzies, but disappointing that the author did not dig a little deeper into the archives (e.g., the National Library of Australia) for aspects of Menzies' life not already covered in various publications. Our copy is in nearly new condition.

POESCH, J. 1961. Titian Ramsay Peale and his journals of the Wilkes Expedition 1799-1885. Philadelphia, PA: American Philosophical Society. Hardbound, dust jacket, 214 pages. $20.00 plus $5.00 mailing.
This is a general biography of Titian Peale, as well as presentation of existing parts of his journals covering his travels in the South Pacific, Oregon, California, and South America. Our copy is clean and tightly bound. The dust jacket is frayed, and in one place has been mended with Scotch tape.

WILDLIFE-GENERAL

CARPENTER, L. B. 1990. Idaho wildlife viewing guide. Helena and Billings, MT: Falcon Press. Paper. 104 pages. ISBN 1-56044-021-X. $3.00 plus $3.00 mailing.
This is one of a series of state guides to good places for watching wildlife - has maps, color photos, recommendations on when to go, and lists of what can be seen. Our copy is in nearly new condition.

La TOURETTE, J. 1992. Washington wildlife viewing guide. Helena and Billings, MT: Falcon Press. Paper. 96 pages. ISBN 1-56044-150-X. $2.00 plus $2.50 mailing.
This is one of a series of state guides to good places for watching wildlife - has maps, color photos, recommendations on when to go, and lists of what can be seen. Our copy is in nearly new condition.

WALSINGHAM, LORD and R. PAYNE-GALLWEY. 1987. Shooting, field and covert. Southhampton, U.K: Ashford Press Publishing. Hardbound, no dust jacket (may not have had one), 358 pages. $10.00 plus 3.50 mailing.
Lord Walsingham's 1900 book on all aspects of guns, dogs and hunting, reprinted in its sixth edition. Our copy is very clean and very tightly bound.

MAMMALS

BROWN, C. E. 1913. Pocket list of mammals of eastern Massachusetts. Salem, MA: Peabody Academy of Science. Paper, 53 pages. $2.00 plus $2.00 mailing.
Interesting mostly because of its age, and its relative rarity. Other than a little wear on the cover and spine, and a previous owner's signature on the cover, our copy is clean and nicely bound.

STORER, T. I. and L. P. TEVIS, Jr. 1996. California grizzly. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-20520-0. Paper, 335 pages. $6.00 plus $3.00 mailing.
A reprint of the 1955 original, and still the authoritative history of the grizzly bear in California. Lots of quotes and references. Our copy is in nearly new condition.

SUMNER, L. and J. S. DIXON. 1953. Birds and mammals of the Sierra Nevada, with records from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. Hardbound, no dust jacket (library copy), 484 pages. $12.00 plus $5.00 mailing.
One of the U. C. Press faunas of California regions, full of distribution information on all the birds and mammals of the central Sierra Nevada. Excellent historical coverage of some of the now very rare or missing mammals (wolverine, fisher, red fox, grizzly bear), and a good bibliography. Ours is an ex-library copy, with all the usual defacing inside front and back covers, but it is otherwise clean and solidly bound.

YOUNG, S. P. and E. A. GOLDMAN. 1964. The wolves of North America. Part I: Their history, life habits, economic status, and control. New York: Dover Publications. Paper, 385 pages. $5.00 plus $3.00 mailing.
This is an unchanged reprint of Part I of the original 1944 publication. The biological and historical information is still quite pertinent. Written in the heyday of government "predator and rodent control," there is a lot of fascinating history of "economic status" and "control." Our copy is still well bound, and the interior is very clean. The covers have miscellaneous minor blemishes.

BIRDS

BAGG, A. C., and S.A. ELIOT, Jr. 1937. Birds of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts. Northampton, MA: The Hampshire Bookshop. Hardbound, no dustjacket [may not have had one, originally]. 813 pages. $90.00 plus $15.00 mailing.
One of the early New England ornithological "classics." Our copy has various outside blemishes, but the binding is very good, and the text is almost spotless.

BEISSINGER, S. R., et al. 2006. Modeling approaches in avian conservation and the role of field biologists. American Ornithologists' Union, Ornithological Monograph No. 59. 56 pages, paper. ISBN 0-943610-66-4. $5.00 plus $4.00 mailing.
A review of ecological models, and discussion of their role in decision-making. Our copy is very good.

BENT, A. C. 1961. Life Histories of North American Birds of Prey. New York: Dover Publications, Inc. Two Volumes. Paper. 891 pages of text, total. $12.00 plus $5.00 mailing.
These are Dover's unaltered reproductions of Bent's original works, first published by the Smithsonian in 1937. The bindings are very good, but both volumes have stains and mars.

BENT, A. C. 1962. Life Histories of North American Wild Fowl. New York: Dover Publications, Inc. Two Volumes, Paper. 558 pages of text total. $11.00 plus $5.00 mailing.
These are Dover's unaltered reproductions of Bent's original works, first published by the Smithsonian in 1923 and 1925. The bindings are very good, but both volumes have stains and mars.

BERNER, M., B. GRUMMER, R. LEONG and M. RIPPEY. 2003. Breeding birds of Napa County, California. Vallejo, CA: Napa-Solano Audubon Society. ISBN 0-615-12290-6. Paper, 199 pages. $18.00 plus $3.50 mailing.
A very well done, very nicely illustrated breeding bird survey of Napa County, California, following more or less what has become the "standard" breeding bird atlas format. Our copy is in nearly new condition.

BLAKE, E. R. 1953. Birds of Mexico. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Hardbound [dust jacket missing]. 644 pages. $12.00 plus $5.00 mailing.
There are newer treatments of Mexican birds available, but "Blake" remains a useful reference. The binding on this copy is solid, and overall the condition is very good.

BROWN, L. 1971. African Birds of Prey: A Study of Africa's 89 Diurnal Raptors and 31 Owls. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Hardbound, with dust jacket. 320 pages. First American Printing. $15.00 plus $4.00 mailing. Still an excellent contribution from one of the world's best raptor researchers. Our copy is in very condition, with only a few internal blemishes. The dust jacket is slightly worn, but binding is excellent.

DARLINGTON, D. 1987. In condor country. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Hardbound, dust jacket, 242 pages. $1.50 plus $2.50 mailing.
One of the least accurate of a number of popular attempts to tell the California condor story. Not much to recommend it, unless you just need to complete your condor library. Our copy is in nearly new condition.

DAVISON, V. E. 1967. Attracting birds: from the Prairies to the Atlantic. New York: Thomas J. Crowell Company. Hard-bound, with dust jacket. 252 pages. $8.00 plus $4.00 mailing.
This book was done by a Soil Conservation Service biologist who devoted much of his career to wildlife and their food plants. There are sections on bird feeding and bird houses, but the emphasis is on plantings to attract various birds. Still very useful. Our copy is worn with some internal stains.

DeGRAAF, R. M. and K. E. EVANS (compilers). 1979. Management of North Central and Northeastern forests for nongame birds. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, General Technical Report NC-51. Paper, 268 pages. $11.00 plus $6.00 mailing.
These are the published proceedings of a 23-25 January 1979 workshop in Minneapolis, Minnesota. There are about 25 individual papers on various aspects of forest management for nongame birds. Our copy is obviously old, but solidly bound and without extraneous markings.

DRENNAN, S. R. 1981. Where to find birds in New York State: the top 500 sites. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press. Hard-bound, with dust jacket. 499 pages. ISBN 0-8156-2250-3. $12.00 plus $4.50 mailing.
Very detailed book on where to find birds in New York State. It is over 25 years old, so some of the sites and directions have changed, but still very useful. The dust jacket of our copy is torn and frayed, but the book is in very good condition.

DUNNE, P., D. SIBLEY, and C. SUTTON. 1988. Hawks in Flight: the flight identification of north american raptors. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co. Paper. 254 pages. ISBN 0-395-51022-8. $6.00 plus $3.00 mailing.
Very nice raptor identification guide: lots of line drawings and photos included. Our copy is a little worn on the cover edges, but tightly bound and clean.

ELLISON, W. G. 1981. A guide to bird finding in Vermont. Woodstock, Vermont: Vermont Institute of Natural Science. Paper, 134 pages. $4.00 plus $4.00 mailing.
A good guide to both general considerations and specifics of birding in Vermont. It is over 25 years old now, but Vermont has not changed so much that descriptions and directions are no longer valid. Our copy has clearly been well used, but the binding is still good and there are no loose pages.

FINCH, D. M. and P. W. STANGEL (editors). 1993. Status and management of neotropical migratory birds. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, General Technical Report RM-229. Paper, 422 pages. $12.00 plus $6.00 mailing.
These are the published proceedings of 21-25 September 1992 conference at Estes Park, Colorado. About 55 individual papers included, on all aspects of neotropical migrant management. Our copy is very lightly worn, with solid binding.

FOSS, C. R. 1994. Atlas of breeding birds in New Hampshire. Dover, NH: Audubon Society of New Hampshire. ISBN 0-7524-0102-5. Hardbound, dust jacket, 414 pages. $45.00 plus $5.00 mailing.
Above average state breeding bird atlas, well referenced (which some of them aren't). The dust jacket on our copy is a little worn; the book itself is clean and well bound.

GABRIELSON, I. N., and S. G. JEWETT. 1970. Birds of the Pacific Northwest. New York: Dover Publications. Paper. 650 pages. $9.00 plus $4.50 mailing.
This is the unabridged Dover version of the 1940 "Birds of Oregon," originally published by Oregon State College. It is still a very useful reference for birds in the Northwest. The cover of our copy shows wear, and there is slight dog-earing on the first pages, but overall a good, sound copy.

GOLDISH, M. 2009. California condors, saved by captive breeding. New York, NY: Bearport Publishing. ISBN 13-978-1-59716-741-3. Hardbound, no dustjacket provided, 32 pages. $5.00 plus $3.00 mailing.
An up-to-date, very nicely illustrated children's book on the condor recovery program, more factual than a number of the recent "adult" condor books. We have two copies, both new.

GRINNELL, J. 1924. Bibliography of California Ornithology:Second Installment. Berkeley, CA: Cooper Ornithological Club. Pacific Coast Avifauna No. 16. Paper. 191 pages. $16.00 plus $4.50 mailing.
This is the second of three publications, listing and annotating virtually all of the early literature pertaining to California birds. They are indispensible for anyone studying the history of California ornithology. Our copy is "like new," but it has a sewn binding that would not stand up to heavy use.

GRINNELL, J. 1939. Bibliography of California Ornithology:Third Installment. Berkeley, CA: Cooper Ornithological Club. Pacific Coast Avifauna No. 26. Paper. 235 pages. $16.00 plus $4.50 mailing.
This is the third of three publications, listing and annotating virtually all of the early literature pertaining to California birds. They are indispensible for anyone studying the history of California ornithology. Our copy is "like new," but it has a sewn binding that would not stand up to heavy use.

GRINNELL, J., H. C. BRYANT and T. I. STORER. 1918. The Game Birds of California. Berkeley: University of California Press. Hardbound. 641 pages. $125.00 plus $10.00 mailing.
One of the classic early ornithological works, complete with Fuertes color plates. Our copy shows minor wear at the top and bottom of the spine, and has tape marks on the inside front and back covers where some sort of cover and a book plate were removed. Overall, very sound condition.

GRINNELL, J., and A. H. MILLER. 1944. The Distribution of the Birds of California. Berkeley, CA: Cooper Ornithological Club. Pacific Coast Avifauna No. 27. Hardbound. 608 pages. $22.00 plus $6.50.
One of the "musts" for students of California ornithology. Our copy shows many signs of age and wear, but is reasonably clean, has no marks in the text, and is still bound well.

GROSSMAN, M. L., and J. HAMLET. 1964. Birds of Prey of the World. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. Hardbound, Dust Jacket Missing. 496 pages. $20.00 plus $8.00 mailing.
One of the nice, early coffee-table books on birds of prey, with much useful information, as well. Our copy is in good overall condition [clean, with solid binding], but is missing the dust jacket and also a one-page color chart ["Paint chip" samples of colors used to describe plumage].

HAWAII AUDUBON SOCIETY. 1967. Hawaii's birds. 88 pages, paper. $2.00 plus $2.00 mailing.
Color photos or paintings of both native and non-native Hawaiian birds, with brief descriptions of each. Not significant, but still a nice, useful pocket guide. Our copy is solidly bound and has no writing or underlining in it, but obviously has seen some field use.

HEINTZELMAN, D. S. 1979. A guide to hawk watching in north america. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press. Paper. 284 pages. ISBN 0-271-00212-3. $4.00 plus $3.50 mailing.
Very good book for its time, but surpassed by a spate of more recent hawk watching books. The species descriptions, photographs, and site descriptions are still useful. Our copy looks like it had a hard life, but is solidly bound.

HEINTZELMAN, D. S. 1986. The Migration of Hawks. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. Hardbound, with dust jacket. 369 pages. ISBN 0-253-33821-2. $12.00 plus $4.00 mailing.
A good explanation of the massive raptor migrations that take place in the fall and spring in North America. Includes descriptions of many proven hawk-watching sites. On our copy, the dust jacket is frayed, but the binding is very good, and the book overall is very clean.

HEINZEL, H. 2006. Birds of Napa County. Berkeley, CA: Heyday Books. ISBN 1-59174-030-9. Paper, 132 pages. $5.00 plus $3.00 mailing.
Lavish color drawings, range maps within Napa County (California), and brief descriptions make this a very attractive back pocket guide to central California birds. Except for a slight crease on the back cover, our copy is spotless and well bound.

HENDERSON, C. L. 2007. Oology and Ralph's talking eggs. Bird conservation comes out of its shell. Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71451-9. Hardbound, dust jacket, 177 pages. $18.00 plus $3.50 mailing.
A very attractive, but very superficial, introduction to the collection of birds' eggs, focused around the small collection of one individual in Iowa. Our copy is spotless, and in early new condition.

KAUFMAN, K. 1990. A Field Guide to Advanced Birding. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Paper. 299 pages. ISBN 0-395-53376-7. $7.00 plus $3.50 mailing.
This is one of the more recent entries in the "Peterson Field Guide" series. We have one copy. It is a little shopworn, but in nearly new condition.

McELROY, T. P., Jr. 1973. The New Handbook for Attracting Birds. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Hardbound,dust jacket. 262 pages. $5.00 plus $4.00 mailing.
There are better books now, but this is still a very useful book covering all aspects of attracting birds - houses, feeding, plantings, etc. Our copy has a frayed dust jacket and a few internal blemishes, but the binding is very good.

MILLER, A.H., I. I McMillan and E. McMILLAN. 1965. The current status and welfare of the california condor. New York, NY: National Audubon Society Research Report No. 6. Paper. 61 pages. $8.00 plus $3.50 mailing.
Often quoted report from the early years of condor studies. more of a "political" document than science, it sheds light on the beginnings of some of the well-known condor recovery controversies. Our copy is solidly bound; there are some mars on the front cover.

MONSON, G., and A. R. PHILLIPS. 1981. Annotated checklist of the birds of Arizona. Second edition, revised and expanded. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Press. 240 pages, paper. ISBN 0-8165-0753-8. $3.00 plus $4.00 mailing.
Still very useful, pocket-sized description of Arizona birds. Our copy is a little shopworn, but solidly bound and clean.

ORTEGA, C. P., J. F. CHACE AND B. D. PEER (EDITORS). 2005. Management of cowbirds and their hosts: Balancing science, ethics and mandates. American Ornithologists' Union, Ornithological Monographs No. 57. Paper. 114 pages. ISBN 0-943610-63-X. $5.00 plus $3.50 mailing.
Eight chapters by various researchers on various aspects of cowbird biology and management. Our copy is new.

PETERSON, R. T., and E. L. CHALIF. 1973. A Field Guide to Mexican Birds. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. Hardbound, with dust jacket. 298 pages. ISBN 0-395-17129-6. $10.00 plus $3.50 mailing.
This is one of the "Peterson Field Guide" series. There are new field guides for Mexican birds, but this one is still very useful. Our copy is clean and firmly bound; the dust jacket has some scuffing.

PETTINGILL, O. S., Jr. 1977. A Guide to Bird Finding East of the Mississippi. New York: Oxford University Press. Hard-bound, with dust jacket. 689 pages. $9.00 plus $3. 50 mailing.
This is the second, much revised edition of what was the first serious "bird-finding" guide. It and its companion Western guide [below] are now seriously out-of-date, as far as localities described, but the introductions for each state are still very helpful. Our copy has miscellaneous grease and liquid spots on the cover. The binding and innards are very good.

PETTINGILL, O. S., Jr. 1981. A Guide to Bird Finding West of the Mississippi. New York: Oxford University Press. Hard-bound, with dust jacket. 783 pages. $9.00 plus $3.50 mailing.
This is the second, much revised edition of what was the first serious "bird-finding" guide. It and its companion Eastern guide [above] are now seriously out-of-date, as far as localities described, but the introductions for each state are still very helpful. Our copy has miscellaneous grease and liquid spots on the covers, and the dust jacket is frayed, but the binding and contents are very good.

PIERSON, E. C., and J. E. PIERSON. 1981. A birder's guide to the coast of Maine. Camden, Maine: Down East Books. Paper, 224 pages. ISBN 0-89272-118-9. $4.00 plus $4.00 mailing.
Even though over 25 years old, still a serviceable guide to good birding locations on the Maine coast. Our copy is well-used, but clean with solid binding.

SCOTT, V. E., K. E. EVANS, D. R. PATTON and C. P. STONE. 1977. Cavity-nesting birds of North American forests. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Agriculture Handbook 511. Paperback, 112 pages. $1.50 plus $2.50 mailing.
Color illustrations, range maps, and general habitat requirements for a variety of North American birds, in a pocket-sized handbook. It has a nice bibliography. Our copy is lightly worn, but solidly bound.

SMITH, D. and R. EASTON. 1964. California condor, vanishing American. Charlotte, North Carolina: McNally and Loftin, Publishers. Hardbound, no dust jacket (did not come with one), 107 pages. $3.00 plus $3.00 mailing.
One of the best of the popular treatments of the California condor, quite accurate and enjoyable reading. Ours is an ex-library copy, with messy inside covers, but otherwise clean and solidly bound.

STRANGIS, J. M. 1996. BIRDING MINNESOTA. Helena, MT: Falcon Press. Paper. 284 pages. ISBN 1-56044-425-8. $10.00 plus $3.50 mailing.
An fairly up-to-date "where to find birds" guide to Minnesota. Many maps, good site descriptions, info on where to stay, etc. Our copy is nearly new condition.

SUMNER, L. and J. S. DIXON. 1953. Birds and mammals of the Sierra Nevada, with records from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. Hardbound, no dust jacket (library copy), 484 pages. $12.00 plus $5.00 mailing.
One of the U. C. Press faunas of California regions, full of distribution information on all the birds and mammals of the central Sierra Nevada. Excellent historical coverage of some of the now very rare or missing mammals (wolverine, fisher, red fox, grizzly bear), and a good bibliography. Ours is an ex-library copy, with all the usual defacing inside front and back covers, but it is otherwise clean and solidly bound.

TEMPLE, S. A. (editor). 1983. Bird conservation 1. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. paper. 148 pages. ISBN 0-299-08984-3. $8.00 plus $3.50 mailing.
This is an annual report of the International Council for Bird Preservation, with lengthy papers on the current status of various bird species. Principal bird species covered in this issue are peregrine falcon, bald eagle and California condor, but there are shorter notes on dusky seaside sparrows, parrots, woodpeckers, and various raptors. Our copy is in very good condition.

TOWNSEND, C. W. 1905. The Birds of Essex County, Massachusetts. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Nuttall Ornithological Club. Hardbound [series did not have dust jackets]. 352 pages. $65.00 plus $9.00 mailing.
This is Memoir No. III of the Nuttall Ornithological Club. With its supplement volume [see below], it provides a baseline for bird studies in eastern Massachusetts, and then a review of what had changed 15 years later. Our copy is very good, except that the final page and map have come loose from the bindings.

TOWNSEND, C. W. 1920. Supplement to the birds of Essex County, Massachusetts. Cambridge: Nuttall Ornithological Club. Hardbound [series did not have dust jackets].196 pages. $35.00 plus $7.50 mailing.
This is Memoir No. V of the Nuttall Ornithological Club, and supplements the original study completed in 1900 [see above]. Our copy has various age marks, but overall is sound and very good.

TYLER, J. G. 1913. Some Birds of the Fresno District, California. Hollywood, CA: Cooper Ornithological Club. Pacific Coast Avifauna No. 9. Paper. 114 pages. $10.00 plus $4.00 mailing.
This is one of the important early local avifauna studies, describing the bird life of California's San Joaquin Valley before major agricultural development. Our copy has the title written in ink on the spine. It has good binding.

WILBUR, S. R. 2004. "Condor Tales: What I Learned in Twelve Years with the Big Birds" Gresham, Oregon: Symbios. ISBN 0-9651263-3-1. Paper. 400 pages. $8.50 plus $4.00 mailing.
We usually have a number of brand new copies of this book, unused but just enough shopworn (very minor dents, scatches, or whatever) that we don't want to sell them as "new." See the link above for details.

WILBUR, S. R., AND J. A. JACKSON (editors). 1983. Vulture Biology and Management.. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. Hardbound, with dust jacket. 550 pages. ISBN 0-520-04755-9. $65.00 plus $8.00 mailing.
This is still the comprehensive work on vultures of the world, a multiple author product from the International Symposium on the Vultures, held in Santa Barbara, California, in 1979. The book is out of print. Our copy is new.

YAFFEE, S. L. 1994. The Wisdom of the Spotted Owl: Policy Lessons for a New Century. Washington,D.C. and Covelo, CA: Island Press. Paper. 430 pages. ISBN 1-55963-204-6. $12.00 plus $4.50 mailing.
The author discusses the spotted owl - old growth forest issue in detail, giving his opinion on why the controversy reached such major proportions, and suggesting implications for the future. Interesting coverage. Our copy is very good, except for a couple of dog-eared pages.

YOCOM, C.F., and S. W. HARRIS. 1975. Birds of northwestern California. Arcata, CA: privately published. Paper. 74 pages. $4.00 plus $3.00 mailing.
There are some newer publications now, but this is still a well done, very useful publication on birds of the northwestern part of California, including Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity and Del Norte counties. Our copy is in good condition.

BOTANY

FOSTER, J. H. 1960. Trees and shrubs of New Hampshire. Fifth edition. Concord, NH: Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. Paper, 110 pages. $4.00 plus $2.00 mailing.
Very useful, pocket-sized guide useful throughout the Northeast. Our copy is well bound, and very clean.

McCARTHY, J. 2008. Monkey puzzle man. Archibald Menzies, plant hunter. Caithness, Scotland: Whittles Publishing. ISBN 978-1904445-61-6. Paper, 223 pages. $25.00 plus $3.00 mailing.
Interesting account of the life of Archibald Menzies, A nice synthesis of readily available information on Menzies, but disappointing that the author did not dig a little deeper into the archives (e.g., the National Library of Australia) for aspects of Menzies' life not already covered in various publications. Our copy is in nearly new condition.

WHERRY, E. T. 1942. Guide to Eastern Ferns. Second Edition. Lancaster, PA: Science Press Publishing Company. Hardbound. No dust jacket (probably didn't have one). 252 pages. $5.00 plus $4.00 mailing.
I suspect there are more modern fern field guides available, but this one has lovely line drawings, and each fern description includes identifying features, habitat, range, and a little history of the species. Our copy is tightly bound, and nearly spotless.

ECOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

FLANNERY, T. 2005. The weather makers. How man is changing the climate and what it means for life on Earth. New York, New York: Atlantic Monthly Press. Hardbound, dust jacket, 357 pages. ISBN-10: 0-87113-935-9. $2.00 plus $4.00 mailing.
One scientist's take on global climate change, and its effect on humans, wildlife and the environment. Our copy is in almost new condition.

HARRIS, L. D. 1984. The Fragmented Forest: Island Biogeography Theory and the preservation of Biotic Diversity. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. Paper. 211 Pages. ISBN 0-226-31764-1. $10.00 plus $3.50 mailing.
One of the pioneering studies of forest fragmentation, and its effects on wildlife and the forest environment. Our one copy is in good condition.

KITTREDGE, J. 1973. Forest influences, the effects of woody vegetation on climate, water and soil. New York, NY: Dover Publications. Paper, 394 pages. $2.00 plus $3.00 mailing.
A reprint of the 1948 original, a technical treatment of how forests "work" to create their own environment. Our copy is solid and relatively clean, an average older paperback.

SANDS, A. [editor]. 1980. Riparian Forests of California: Their Ecology and Conservation. Berkeley, CA: University of California. Paper. 122 pages. ISBN 0-931876-41-9. $10.00 plus $3.50 mailing.
This is a compilation of papers presented at a symposium on Riparian Forests, held at Davis, CA, 14 May 1977. Good view of an "endangered habitat." Our copy is in good condition, with only slight discoloration on the cover edges.

TREFETHEN, J. B. 1976. The American landscape: 1776-1976, two centuries of change. Washington, D. C: Wildlife Management Institute. Paper, 91 pages. $6.00 plus $2.50 mailing.
An overview of changes in the landscape of the United States in its first 200 years of nationhood. The before and after photos are fascinating, showing but "good" and "bad" changes over time. Our copy is a little scuffed around the edges, but otherwise a good, clean copy.

WESTERN, D., and M. PEARL. 1989. Conservation for the Twenty-first Century. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Hardbound, with dustjacket. 365 pages. ISBN 0-19-505474-1 $12.00 and $6.00 mailing.
A multi-author treatment of issues facing the world in the next hundred years. Topics include population growth, communities and ecosystems, and planning. Our copy is nearly new.

WHITNEY, G. G. 1996. From coastal wilderness to fruited plain, a history of environmental change in temperate North America from 1500 to the present. Cambridge, U.K: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-39452-X. Paperback, 451 pages. $15.00 plus $4.00 mailing.
The author reconstructs the northeastern American landscape as it likely appeared before European settlement, then documents changes in the land and wildlife, and analyzes why certain changes occurred. The cover of our copy is rather shopworn, but overall the book is in very good condition.

YAFFEE, S. L. 1994. The Wisdom of the Spotted Owl: Policy Lessons for a New Century. Washington,D.C. and Covelo, CA: Island Press. Paper. 430 pages. ISBN 1-55963-204-6. $12.00 plus $4.50 mailing.
The author discusses the spotted owl - old growth forest issue in detail, giving his opinion on why the controversy reached such major proportions, and suggesting implications for the future. Interesting coverage. Our copy is very good, except for a couple of dog-eared pages.

NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, LAW, AND ECONOMICS

ADVENTURE TRAVEL SOCIETY. 1991. Proceedings of the 1991 World Congress on Adventure Travel and Eco-Tourism. Paper, 224 pages. $5.00 plus $4.00 shipping.
The proceedings of a 4-day conference held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, 28-31 August 1991. Our copy is in nearly new condition.

BARKER, R. 1993. Saving all the parts: Reconciling economics and the Endangered Species Act. Washington D. C: Island Press. Paper. 268 pages. ISBN 1-55963-201-1. $5.00 plus $4.00 mailing.
A popular discussion of endangered species, most of them in the northern Rocky Mountains (grizzlies, wolves, salmon), as they fit into the local human environment. Our copy looks a little shopworn, but is clean and solidly bound.

BOO, E. 1990. Ecotourism: the potentials and pitfalls. Washington, D. C.: World Wildlife Fund. Paper, 2 volumes, 236 pages total. $20.00 plus $4.00 mailing.
A very nice discussion from the early days of ecotourism. Volume 1 discusses the concept, and some of the key issues to be considered. Volume 2 has case studies of ecotourism ventures around the world. Our copies have clearly been around for awhile, but are very clean and solidly bound.

HART, B. and D. T. TAYLOR. 2002. Saving special places: community funding for land conservation. Concord, NH: Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. Paper, spiral bound, 154 pages. $3.00 plus $3.00 mailing.
Ideas for local action to preserve open land and areas of environmental significance. Written for New Hampshire, but good discussion that is applicable to many areas. Our copy is clean and still well-bound (not always the case with spiral binding).

KOHM, K. A. [editor]. 1991. Balancing on the Brink of Extinction: The Endangered Species Act and Lessons for the Future. Washington,D.C. and Covelo,CA: Island Press. Paper. 315 pages. ISBN 1-55963-006-x. $10.00 plus $4.00 mailing.
This is a multiple-author book, exploring various legal aspects of the Endangered Species Act. Our copy is in nearly new condition.

LIND, B. 2005. Conserving your land: options for New Hampshire landowners. Concord, NH: Center for Land Conservation Assistance. Paper, 61 pages. $3.00 plus $2.00 mailing.
A basic primer, with case studies, of ways to preserve private lands. Although written for New Hampshire, the concepts of easements, land title transfers and reservations, etc., are applicable anywhere. Our copy is clean and solidly bound.

LINDBERG, K. 1991. Policies for maximizing nature tourism's ecological and economic benefits. World Resources Institute. Paper, 37 pages. $1.00 plus $2.00 mailing.
A general review of nature tourism, with proposed guidelines to maximize local benefits and minimize ecological harm. Our copy is slightly wrinkled (looks like moisture damage), but is clean and solidly constructed.