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What Good Are Bugs: Insects in the Web of Life


Waldbauer, Gilbert

Hardcover. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 366 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket unclipped. B/w illustrations throughout. Green cover boards with black quarter cloth, gilt title on spine. In great shape, binding tight, clean inside. Has a small drip of soil to top edge, but otherwise excellent. "...combines anecdotes from entomological history with insights into the intimate workings of the natural world, describing the intriguing and sometimes amazing behavior of these tiny creatures."

Record # 31411


Price: $15.00 

 

Wings in the Meadow


Brewer, Jo

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Black & white ilust. by Henry B. Kane

Record # 57366


Price: $15.00 

Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Tallamy, Douglas W.
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Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Tallamy, Douglas W.Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Tallamy, Douglas W.

Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Tallamy, Douglas W.

Hardcover. Portland, OR, Timber Press, 2nd Pr., 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 288 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some minor staining, but is still in very good condition overall. Green cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Author's inscription on the title page reads, "Garden as if life depended on it! Best wishes, Doug Tallamy." This book is a fascinating study of the trees, shrubs, and vines that feed the insects, birds, and other animals in the suburban garden. It reveals the unbreakable link between native plant species and native wildlife. When native plants disappear, the insects disappear, impoverishing the food source for birds and other animals. Clean copy. Record # 34412
Price: $22.00 

Insects and Gardens: In Pursuit of a Garden Ecology by: Grissell, Eric
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Insects and Gardens: In Pursuit of a Garden Ecology by: Grissell, Eric

Hardcover. Portland, Or., Timber Press, Incorporated, reprint, October 1, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 345 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 457425
Price: $12.00 

North Star to Freedom by: Gorrell, Gena K.
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North Star to Freedom by: Gorrell, Gena K.

Hardcover. New York, Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 1st Am, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 168 pages, b&w illustrations. A very clean, tight copy. (3) magine escaping from the terrors of plantation slavery, only to live for years in a swamp full of biting insects and deadly snakes. Picture yourself making a dangerous journey to freedom, guided by nothing but courage and the North Star. Record # 454522
Price: $12.00 

The Australian Wanderers: Adventures of Captain Spencer, His Horse and Dog by: Lee, Sarah Bowdich
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The Australian Wanderers: Adventures of Captain Spencer, His Horse and Dog by: Lee, Sarah BowdichThe Australian Wanderers: Adventures of Captain Spencer, His Horse and Dog by: Lee, Sarah Bowdich

The Australian Wanderers: Adventures of Captain Spencer, His Horse and Dog by: Lee, Sarah Bowdich

Hardcover. Boston, Lee and Shepard, Early Reprint, 1872, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 472 pages, hardcover. Covers are in decent condition, with minor wear on the corners and spine. Interior pages are all legible, though there is light foxing present. The binding is delicate after careful repair. This vintage novel is in the genre of colonial adventure stories. Captain Spencer is shipwrecked and crosses the Australian continent from north to south, then travels east with his horse Tiger, his dog Gipsy, his parrot Charlie, and Kinchela, his Aboriginal mentor. The resourceful Captain undergoes every difficulty and privation imaginable, all the time observing the remarkable animals, birds, and insects around him, the scientific names of which are provided for the reader. Clean copy. Record # 33782
Price: $40.00 

The Insatiable Bark Beetle (An RMB Manifesto) (R.M.B. Manifestos) by: Halter, Reese
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The Insatiable Bark Beetle (An RMB Manifesto) (R.M.B. Manifestos) by: Halter, Reese

Hardcover. US, RMB | Rocky Mountain Books, 1st, 2011-10-15, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 161 pages. Clean, tight copy. Record # 464374
Price: $12.00 

The Nocturnal Naturalist: Exploring the Outdoors at Night by: Johnson, Cathy
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The Nocturnal Naturalist: Exploring the Outdoors at Night by: Johnson, Cathy

Hardcover. Chester, CT, The Globe Pequot Press, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 226 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Light foxing is present to the top edge of the pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W illustrations throughout. This book is a lyrical and expertly illustrated presentation of the plants, animals, and insects that make up the natural environment that emerges between dusk and dawn. Clean copy. Record # 34161
Price: $25.00 


  
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