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Treating and Feeding Injured Birds and Animals
by Mae Hickman and Maxine Guy, foreword by Cleveland Amory. Softcover 1993. New copy.
A handy book to have around. Advice and illustrations galore for every imaginable North American animal.
$5 plus post.
Among the Elephants
By Iain and Oria Douglas-Hamilton; hardcover with dust jacket and mylar cover, ex-library, some stamps and labels, cutout from end paper. Many color and BW photos.
A young Scottish zoologist studies elephants in East Africa and their endangered role in the changing face of the region. (this was written in 1975 so the historical perspective is interesting) A wonderful reference. $5 plus post.
Seal Morning
By Rowena Farre. Hardcover, 1959, 180 pages with nice drawings.
This is the tale of a woman in the Scottish Highlands who is adopted by a seal who becomes her companion and gets along with other wildlife, too. A very unusual story. The book is one of those small special hardcovers, bound in bright red cloth. You rarely see books like this one anymore. $5 plus post.
Pippa's Challenge
by Joy Adamson
Hardcover, no dust jacket, illustrated, 177 pages
Remember Elsa and Born Free? In this book, Adamson addresses the cheetah and in particular, a cheetah named Pippa. Incredible photography of cheetahs in the African habitat, and speculation on their ability to survive. A great book. $3 plus post.
Deep Play
Essays by Diane Ackerman
Softcover, 235 pages
You may know Diane as author of Natural History of the Senses, Twilight of the Tenderfoot and many more books on horses and nature. Now she's back with a great collection of essays that span the globe and all aspects of nature and animals. Great stuff. $3 plus post.
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