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 CONDOR TALES website, and we will offer them for sale on this page. The listings will change regularly, so, if you are in the market, bookmark the site and come back every month or so. Our selling philosophy: we like money, but are not necessarily out to make it from used book sales. We try to price our books competitively, and charge postage based on the size and weight of the individual books. The prices below have the postage costs included.

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 4367 S. E. 16th Street, Gresham, OR 97080] for the purchase price [in U. S. dollars]. 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. $7.00 each.
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 2008-2010, all in good condition. $5.00 each. Ask us what is available.

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. $105.00.
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. $6.00.
Areview 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. $17.00.
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. $16.00. 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. $21.50
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. $17.00.
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. $19.00. 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.

CLARK, William S., and Brian K. WHEELER. 1987. A Field Guide to Hawks, North America. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. Trade paper. 198 pages. ISBN 0-395-44112-9.$5.00.
One of the Peterson Field Guide Series, with many drawings, photographs and maps. It includes a bibliography and index. Other than "NEW" stamped on the inside cover, our copy is spotless.

DARLINGTON, D. 1987. In condor country. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Hardbound, dust jacket, 242 pages. $4.00.
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. $12.00.
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. $17.00 .
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.

ELKINS, Kimball C. Undated. A Checklist of the birds of New Hampshire. Concord, NH: Audubon Society of New Hampshire. Paper. 32 pages. $2.50. A good checklist by month and locality of birds to be seen in New Hampshire. Also included are descriptions of the various sections of the State, and the birds to be expected in each. Ours is a very nice copy.

ELLISON, W. G. 1981. A guide to bird finding in Vermont. Woodstock, Vermont: Vermont Institute of Natural Science. Paper, 134 pages. $8.00.
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.

FARBER, Paul Lawrence. 1997. Discovering Birds:The Emergence of Ornithology as a Scientific Discipline. Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press. Trade paper. 191 pages. ISBN 0-8018-5537-3. $10.00.
For the book jacket: "Tracing the study of birds from 1760 to 1850," this is a workmanlike study, if not always light and breezy reading. It has illustrations, chapter notes, and an index. Our copy is in nearly new condition.

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. $18.00.
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. $50.00.
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. $13.50
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. $10.00.
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. $20.50. 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. $20.50.
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. $85.00.
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. $21.50.
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.
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. $4.00.
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. $8.50.
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. $16.00.
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. $8.00.
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. $21.50 .
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.

HOOPES, L. L. 1997. Condor Magic, a true story. Fairfield, CT: The Benefactory. ISBN 1-882728-96-3. Trade paper, 32 pages. $4.50. Brief, and not always accurate, but beautifully illustrated children's book on the California condor. Our copy is in nearly new condition.

HOUSTON, D. 2001. Condors and Vultures. Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press. ISBN 0-89658-523-9. Trade paper, 72 pages. $5.00. Nothing special, but a quick, authoritative review of the vultures of the world, with range maps and excellent color photographs. Ours is an ex-library copy, and has a number of stamps and defacements on the back cover. The innards of the book are very good.

KAUFMAN, K. 1990. A Field Guide to Advanced Birding. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Paper. 299 pages. ISBN 0-395-53376-7. $10.50.
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.

KERTELL, K., and A. SEEGERT. 1984. Bird-finding guide to Denali National Park. Alaska Natural History Association. Paper. 33 pages. ISBN 0-9602876-7-1. $7.50. Nice introduction to bird-finding in Denali Park, emphasizing the Park's more unique species. A check-list is included. Our copy is in new condition.

MACKENZIE, J. P. S. 1977. Birds in peril, a guide to the endangered birds of the United States and Canada. Toronto, Ontario: Pagurian Press. Paper. 192 pages. ISBN 0-525-03035-2. $9.00. Pretty accurate accounts of a variety of North American bird species, emphasizing efforts being made to preserve them. Beautiful line drawings and color plates by Terence Shortt. Our copy shows a little wear on the cover edges, but is overall very clean and well-bound.

McCLUNG, R. M. 1979. America's Endangered Birds, Programs and People Working to Save Them. New York, NY: William Morrow and Company. Hardbound with dust jacket. 160 pages. ISBN 0-688-22208-0. $8.50. A pretty good review of some of the endangered species management occurring in the 1970s - California condor, whooping crane, bald eagle, brown pelican, Kirtland's warbler, etc. The illustrations by George Founds are excellent. Our copy looks nearly new.

McELROY, T. P., Jr. 1973. The New Handbook for Attracting Birds. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Hardbound,dust jacket. 262 pages. $9.00.
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.

MEARNS, B., and R. MEARNS. 1998. The Bird Collectors. Academic Press. Hardcover. 472 pages. ISBN 0-12-487440-1. $51.00.
Detailed but easily readable narrative about the people who killed and the people who collected birds all over the world. It leans heavily toward the European collectors, but runs the gamut worldwide. Our copy is very good in avery good dust jacket. Although Ex-library, it is spotless except for library stamp on top paper edges, and library card holder inside rear cover.

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. $11.00
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. $8.00.
Still very useful, pocket-sized description of Arizona birds. Our copy is a little shopworn, but solidly bound and clean.

PENDLETON, B. G. (editor). 1989. Proceedings of the Western Raptor Management Symposium and Workshop. National Wildlife Federation Scientific and Technical Series No. 12. Paper. 317 pages. ISBN 0-945051-02-6. $24.00.
Multi-author proceedings of a conference held in Boise, Idaho, 26-28 October 1987. Our copy is very clean and well-bound.

PETERSON, R. T. 1980. A Field Guide to the Birds East of the Rockies. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. Hardbound with dust jacket. 384 pages. ISBN 0-395-26621-1. $7.50. This was the first major revision of the classic Peterson eastern bird guide. There are newer versions, but this is a nearly spotless copy, and a much better size for carrying with you than the newer additions. It doesn't have some of the very newest nomenclature, but the "lumpers" and "splitters" will soon make the newer books obsolete, too!

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. $12.50.
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. $12.50.
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.

PHILLIPS, A., J. MARSHALL, and G. MONSON. 1964. The birds of Arizona. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Press. Hardbound, with dust jacket. 220 pages. $12.00. Dated, but still very useful. Lots of range maps, great color photos by Eliot Porter, and beautiful color plates by George Miksch Sutton. The dust jacket of our copy is a little stained, but is intact, and the book itself is clean and well-bound.

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. $8.00.
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.

SCHAEFFER, P. P., and S. M. EHLERS. 1978. The current status of peregrine falcon populations in North America. Tiburon, CA: National Audubon Society, Western Education Center. Paper. 67 pages. $8.00.
This a multi-author proceedings of a symposium held in Oakland, California, 22 October 1977. Our copy is very clean and very well-bound

SCHNEIDER, Kathryn J., and Diane M. PENCE (editors). 1992. Migratory nongame birds of management concern in the Northeast. Newton Corner, MA: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Paperbound. 400 pages. $14.00.
A multi-author review of bird species of concern in the New England area. Very informative with maps and extensive literature cited lists. Ours is a very clean, well bound copy.

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. $4.00.
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, with original dust jacket. 107 pages. $13.00.
This is still about the best popular book written on the California condor, even after all these years. Our book is very clean and well bound; the original dust jacket is somewhat frayed on the edges, but still very good.

STRANGIS, J. M. 1996. Birding Minnesota. Helena, MT: Falcon Press. Paper. 284 pages. ISBN 1-56044-425-8. $12.50.
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. $17.00.
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. $11.50.
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. $74.00. 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. $42.50. 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. $14.00. 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, Sanford R. 1974. The literature of the california black rail. Special Scientific Report-Wildlife No 179. Washington, D. C.: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Paper. 17 pages. We have several copies, free for the cost of mailing: $2.50.

WILBUR, Sanford R. 1974. The literature of the California least tern. Special Scientific Report-Wildlife No. 175. Washington, D. C.: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Paper. 18 pages. We have several copies, free for the cost of mailing: $2.50.

WILBUR, Sanford R., and Roy E. TOMLINSON. 1976. The literature of the western clapper rails. Special Scientific Report-Wildlife No. 194. Washington, D. C.: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Paper. 31 p. We have several copies, free for the cost of mailing: $2.50.

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. $13.00. 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. $73.00. 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. $16.50. 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. $7.00.
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.

ZIMMERMAN, D. R. 1975. To Save a Bird in Peril. New York, NY: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan. Hardbound, with dust jacket. 286 pages. ISBN 608-10671-7. $5.50. Well researched and well written accounts of efforts to save various threatened birds, including whooping crane, nene, California condor, bald eagle, osprey, etc. The dust jacket of our copy is a little worn on the edges but intact, and the book itself is very clean and well bound.

NATURAL HISTORY - MISCELLANEOUS

CHALMERS-HUNT, J. M. (compiler). 1976. Natural history auctions, 1700-1972: a register of sales in the British Isles London: Sotheby Parke Bernet. Hard cover. 189 pages. ISBN 0-85667-021-9. $40.00.
A unique look at the selling of natural history memorabilia over the years. Our copy is very good in very good dust jacket. Spotless; one minor tear on back side of dustjacket. Included are bibliographical references and a good index.

CUTRIGHT, Paul Russell. 2003. Lewis and Clark: Pioneering Naturalists. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. Trade paper. 506 pages. ISBN 0-8032-6434-8. $12.00.
An updated look at the Lewis and Clark "Corps of Discovery," with particular attention paid to the important discoveries they made, and to what happened to the specimens they collected. This covers some ground that is not readily discovered in other Lewis and Clark books. The book has a bibliography and index. Our copy is in very good condition.

KOHLER, Robert E. 2006. All Creatures: Naturalists, Collectors and Biodiversity 1850-1950. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Hardbound. 363 pages. ISBN 0-691-12539-2. $27.00.
A well-written, well-researched and entertaining history of the melding of the various natural sciences into an appreciation for biodiversity. It contains extensive chapter notes, bibliography, and index. Our copy is in new condition.

McCARTHY, J. 2008. Monkey puzzle man. Archibald Menzies, plant hunter. Caithness, Scotland: Whittles Publishing. ISBN 978-1904445-61-6. Paper, 223 pages. $28.00.
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. $30.00.
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.

STROUD, Patricia T. 2000. The Emperor of Nature: Charles-Luciene Bonaparte & His World. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. Hardcover, with dust jacket. 371 pages. ISBN 0-8122-3546-0. $18.00.
Charles Bonaparte, a relative but not a descendent of the famed Napoleon, was an avid naturalist who visited the United States in the 1820s, and was an early leader in American ornithology. This is first biography written of him, and is full of natural history and European history and politics. A very entertaining book. Ours is a former library book, but there are only three small library stamps on the book, and none of the usual defacements. It is clean and well-bound, and includes illustrations, chapter notes, bibliography and index.

WILKINS, THURMAN. 1988. Clarence King: A Biography. Revised and enlarged edition. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press. Trade paperback. ISBN 0-8263-1085-0. 524 pages. $22.00.
Clarence King was leader of the early topographic and geological surveys of western North America, climbed mountains not previously visited, had mining interests in the U. S. and Mexico, and served as first Director of the U. S. Geological Survey. This is a good read and a great biography. Our copy has a slightly scuffed cover,with a little curl on the edges, but is overall very nice. The book includes illustrations, an index, and a bibliography.

WILDLIFE-GENERAL

ALLEN, Thomas B. 1974. Vanishing Wildlife of North America. Washington, D. C.: National Geographic Society. Hardbound. 207 pages. ISBN 0-87044-129-9. $8.00.
One of the first books to describe endangered wildlife from the standpoint of the people studying them. In standard National Geographic fashion, the stories are well-written and accurate, and the photos are excellent. Our copy is very nice, in its original dust jacket.

BABCOCK, Harold L. 1938. Field Guide to New England Turtles. Boston, MA: Boston Society of Natural History. New England Museum of Natural History, Natural History Guide No. 2. Paper. 56 pages. $6.00. A very nice early field guide, with good descriptions and excellent color plates. Includes an identification key and bibliography. Our copy is very clean and well bound.

CARPENTER, L. B. 1990. Idaho wildlife viewing guide. Helena and Billings, MT: Falcon Press. Paper. 104 pages. ISBN 1-56044-021-X. $5.50.
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.

DeGRAAF, Richard M., and Deborah D. RUDIS. 1986. New England wildlife: habitat, natural history, and distribution. Broomall, PA: United States Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, General Technical Report NE-108. Trade paper. 491 pages. $25.00. Excellent guide to the amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals of New England, with maps, discussion of use of various habitats, summary of life history, with an excellent bibliography. Except for a slight dog-earing of the lower right front cover, our copy is in beautiful shape.

HOLLAND, W. J. 1920. The butterfly guide; a pocket manual for the ready identification of the commoner species found in the United States and Canada. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company. Soft cover. 237 pages. $17.50. This is a lovely little pocket guide, with colored pictures. First published in 1915. It has cover wear and light soiling due to age, but is still well bound and very nice.

La TOURETTE, J. 1992. Washington wildlife viewing guide. Helena and Billings, MT: Falcon Press. Paper. 96 pages. ISBN 1-56044-150-X. $5.50. 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. $13.50. 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.