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THE BIRDS OF INDIANA
Written by Russell E. Mumford; Charles E. Keller. Illustrated by William Zimmerman.
Stock no. 1811191
Published by Indiana University Press. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A celebration of birds that live in the heartland of America. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine and pictorial onlay of Northern Cardinals to front. Beautiful colour illustrations throughout. xviii and 376 pages including index. ISBN: 0253107369. Tape marks to endpapers else contents fine. Dustwrapper is possibly lightly faded to spine.

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OKLAHOMA BIRD LIFE
Written by Frederick M. Baumgartner; A. Marguerite Baumgartner. Illustrated by Wallace Hughes.
Stock no. 1811187
Published by University of Oklahoma Press. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

From water birds to birds of prey to the complex order of perching birds, Oklahoma is remarkable for the variety and extent of its bird life. Large format. Blue cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w photos and colour plates. xxxv and 443 pages including index. ISBN: 0806117923. Corners lightly bumped, contents fine. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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KENTUCKY BIRDS A FINDING GUIDE
Written by Roger W. Barbour; Clell T. Peterson; Delbert Rust; Herbert E. Shadowden; A.L. Whitt.
Stock no. 1811083
Published by University Press of Kentucky. 1st 1973. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete guide to Kentucky birds containing a description of every species - 321 in all - that has been reliably recorded within the state. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 0813112818. Browning to endpapers. Light browning to top edge of text block. Else contents fine. White dustwrapper is faded at spine (title has faded from green to blue) and is a little scuffed.

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CURRIER & IVES PRINTMAKERS TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
Written by Harry T. Peters.
Stock no. 1606049
Published by Doubleday, Doran & Co Inc.. 1942. Very good condition.

Large format. Beige cloth boards, onlay to front. Colour and sepia illustrations. Covers foxed and browned, especially to spine which is also bumped and rubbed. Light foxing to outer page edges.

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SOME TRAINS IN AMERICA
Written by Andrew Crosse.
Stock no. 1809449
Published by Prestel. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Short, wide, oblong format. Celebrating the imagery and myth of the railroad. White boards, brown title to spine. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 3791326791. Edges of boards rubbed. One or two minor marks to endpapers else contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed with a 0.5" closed tear (no loss) to top front and rear edge.

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SOME VEGETATION TYPES OF TROPICAL AUSTRALIA IN RELATION TO THOSE OF AFRICA & AMERICA
Written by J.S. Beard.
Stock no. 1809078
1967. Slightly better than very good condition.

Journal of Ecology 1967. Blue cardwraps. Pages 271-290. B/w photos. Light creasing to covers. Contents fine.

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UNIFORMS OF THE ARMY
Written by Robert H. Rankin.
Stock no. 1807731
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The fascinating story of what American soldiers have worn from the Revolution to the present day. The How and the Why. Blue pictorial cloth boards. Library binding. 126 pages including index. Colour & b/w illustrations. Corners rubbed and bumped. Large relevant cut-out neatly stuck to front endpaper. Contents clean.Pictorial wrapper is rubbed at corners and edge-worn, scuffed and chipped.

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RAILROADS IN THE U.S.A.
No author listed.
Stock no. 1604590
Published by Organisation For Economic Co-Operation. 1952. Good condition.

Card wraps. technical Assistance Mission No. 14. Report by a group of European experts. 445 pages. Covers scuffed at edges with some surface damage. Old tapemarks to endpapers, name in ink to title page. Some foxing. Contents generally very good.

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RAILROADS TRIUMPHANT
Written by Albro Martin.
Stock no. 1604583
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The growth, rejection and rebirth of a vital American force. 428 pages. ISBN: 0195038533. Spine and corners bumped. Contents near fine. Price-cut wrapper.

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THE AMERICAN TWINS OF 1812
Written by Lucy Fitch Perkins. Illustrated by Lucy Fitch Perkins.
Stock no. 2109950
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, dark titles to front cover and spine. B/w illustrations. 182 pages. Bumping to corners. Fading to top and tail of spine. Foxing to pages and wrapper, which is also chipped and torn, with a little loss.

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE ATLAS TO THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA
Written by Mel Baughman.
Stock no. 1604117
Published by National Geographic Society. 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

With more than 700 maps, essays by 20 leading experts, and easy cross-referencing tools. Compiled and edited by Baughman. 480 pages. ISBN: 0792233735. Corners lightly bumped. Contents fine. Slight creasing to wrapper edges.

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FROM ROOT TO MCNAMARA ARMY ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION 1900-1963
Written by James E. Hewes.
Stock no. 1806606
Published by Center Of Military History United States Army. 1983. Very good condition.

Special Studies Series. Cardwraps. B/w photos and folded charts. xvii and 452 pages. Covers scuffed. Name in ink to verso of front cover. Title page slightly grubby. Contents otherwise fine.

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