Leopold, A. Starker. The California Quail. University of California Press, 1977. First Printing. 281 pp. Hardcover in price-clipped dustjacket. Owner's bookplate on front endpaper. Very little wear from handling. Attractive, solid copy. A comprehensive account of the history, biology, and management of the California Quail, "a charming bird" whose habitat runs along the whole Pacific Coast. The author is a wildlife biologist who intends this volume as a definitive work from both the natural history and the game management points of view. Well illustrated with black & white drawings, graphs, & photos. $17.50
Mitchell, John G. The Man Who Would Dam the Amazon & Other Accounts from Afield. University of Nebraska Press, 1990. First Edition. 368 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. Both book and jacket are in very good+ condition, with a little minor smudging to edges of text block. Essays on wild places -- and the threats posed by bureaucratic neglect of our natural resources. $9.50
Piller, Charles. The Fail-Safe Society: Community Defiance and the End of American Technological Optimism. BasicBooks, 1991. First. 21.4 cm, 240 pp. Abrasion from sticker removal front endpaper; otherwise very good+ in very good+ dustjacket. How ecological disasters and technological breakdowns have robbed Americans of their faith in the 'magic' of science. $6.50