Donald E Mathewson (6 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good. Child pencil names & circles to the outer upper rear cover, else unmarked. Stated Seventeenth Printing. 1960 (c. 1965). Wonder Books; Grosset & Dunlap, New York. How and Why series No. 5009. Paper wrappers: bright yellow pictorial covers, light edge rubbing, minor corner tip creasing, faint handling. Folded stapled paper spine w/ light rubbing, tiny split at the heel, original wire staples intact. Interior pages clean. Color & b&w illustrations throughout by Walter Ferguson & Ned Smith. Two-color teal illustrated endpapers. Rear wrapper catalog listing through title No. 5061. 48 pp. 8.25x11". Ships from the USA, quickly & w/care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: The How and Why Wonder Book of Birds covers avian biology, flight mechanics and species identification for young readers. Robert Mathewson, Curator of Science at the Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, builds the text around questions about nest construction, seasonal migration, feather anatomy and feeding adaptations, w/ full-color plates and monochrome field drawings by wildlife artists Walter Ferguson and Ned Smith. Questions from young readers organize the sections, running from the aerodynamics of flight to the adaptations of bills and talons and the ecological niches birds occupy. Dr. Paul E. Blackwood of the U.S. Office of Education supervised the content, which was verified by Oakes A. White of the Brooklyn Children's Museum. The final section gives instructions for building backyard birdhouses, winter feeding stations and nesting supply trays. Wonder Books, a division of Grosset & Dunlap, launched the How and Why series in 1960 for post-Sputnik classroom and home science.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. VG/none, used pb, iii-iv, 21-43pp. Grey green colored, stiff paper wraps with black colored text on upper; slight edge wear and very lightly sunned on spine; former owner's inked name on upper. Interior pages clean, unmarked. Pocket with maps adhered to rear wrap. This is Geological Survey Bulletin 1028 - B. Original staples are present and tight. Photographs, Maps (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Bulletin 1028-B, 43 pp.+ Lge Color FoldOut Map in pocket, 3 Photo Plts, Orig Grey Paperback, Near Fine, 1st ed.

Printed Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Geological Survey Bulletin 1028-B. Investigations of Alaskan Volcanoes. pp 21-43, folding map in envelope at back. Bright, clean copy. Some fading to wraps at edges. Weight, 80g. Size: 6" by 9". Book.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1954 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 16 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1953 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 32 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…