Robert M Pyle (37 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Discusses finding and watching butterflies, identifying and photographing them, and butterfly gardening and conservation. Hughes, Sarah Anne (illustrator).

Hardback. Condition: Good. When people connect with nature, it happens somewhere, writes Bob Pyle. My own point of intimate contact with the land was a ditch. The High Line Canal, originally built outside of Denver as part of an ambitious plan to bring water to eastern Colorado for irrigation, became the young Pyle's place of sanctuary and play, his birthplace as a naturalist, and the inspiration for his widely quoted concept of the extinction of experience. An engrossing memoir and an eloquent portrait of place, The Thunder Tree reveals the deep relationship between people--especially children--and the natural world. For a new generation of readers, Pyle's environmental coming-of-age story offers a powerful argument for preserving opportunities to explore nature. …

Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Condition: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Discusses finding and watching butterflies, identifying and photographing them, and butterfly gardening and conservation. Hughes, Sarah Anne (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Kest, Kristin (illustrator).

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Condition: Good. When people connect with nature, it happens somewhere, writes Bob Pyle. My own point of intimate contact with the land was a ditch. The High Line Canal, originally built outside of Denver as part of an ambitious plan to bring water to eastern Colorado for irrigation, became the young Pyle's place of sanctuary and play, his birthplace as a naturalist, and the inspiration for his widely quoted concept of the extinction of experience. An engrossing memoir and an eloquent portrait of place, The Thunder Tree reveals the deep relationship between people--especially children--and the natural world. For a new generation of readers, Pyle's environmental coming-of-age story offers a powerful argument for preserving opportunities to explore nature. …

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Kest, Kristin (illustrator).

Hardback. Condition: Good. A scientist who was granted a Guggenheim fellowship to investigate the Sasquatch legend recounts how he found a giant fossil footprint and learned a corroborating Native American legend about a less-evolved race.

Condition: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Sarah Anne Hughes (illustrator). …

Hardback. Condition: Good. A scientist who was granted a Guggenheim fellowship to investigate the Sasquatch legend recounts how he found a giant fossil footprint and learned a corroborating Native American legend about a less-evolved race.

Condition: Good. 1st ed. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Crisp with unmarked text, no underlinings or odors. SIGNED by auhot on title page. Second printing paperback. b&w illustrations by Sarah Anne Hughes (illustrator).

Condition: New. Brand New.

Paperback. Condition: New. Eminent Astorians marks the bicentennial of Astoria in 2011. Each of nine essays presents a literary biography of a figure who looms large in Astoria's history, from Comcomly, the powerful, one-eyed leader of the Chinook Tribe when Lewis and Clark arrived at the mouth of the Columbia River in 1805, to the "Salmon Kings," who capitalized on the region's natural bounty from the 1870s to the 1910s.Modeled after Lytton Strachey's literary portraits in Eminent Victorians, these essays are interpretive, engaging, and rich in context. The authors are among the best known and most respected writers and scholars in the Northwest. Stephen Dow Beckham, distinguished historian at Lewis and Clark College, contributed a comprehensive introduction and served as the book's historical advisor.Scholars as well as travelers and lay readers interested in the Pacific Northwest will enjoy the biographical storytelling and gain insights into Astoria's history as they trace the lives of these quintessential Oregonians.Includes:Comcomly: Chinook Nation CEO by John TerryJohn Jacob Astor I: "A Most Excellent Man?" by Robert Michael PyleGeorge Gibbs by Stephen Dow BeckhamRanald MacDonald and Astoria by Frederik L. SchodtCaptain George Flavel and the Building of Astoria by William F. WillinghamBethenia Angelina Owens Adair by Jean M. WardSilas Bryant Smith by Stephen Dow BeckhamMolding Astoria-The Role of Two Editors by Sandra HaarsagerThe Salmon Kings by Liisa Penner.…

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Original ed. VERY GOOD Condition PAPERBACK,clean, solid, bright; Black haired woman on golden telephone.all on dark green paper covers.original pr ice 25C. ; 172pg pages; Popular magazine in early 40's.long photo article on world wide disasters caused by human panic fear & crowwds. Illustrated by 16 page PANIC! Photo Section (illustrator).…

24 x 16 cm. Condition: Gut. Reprinted, 2nd edition. XLIV, 632 Seiten With the help and advice of the Species Survival Commission of IUCN and other experts throughout the world. Illustrated by Sarah Anne Hughes. - Innen sauberer, guter Zustand. Hardcover, roter Pappeinband mit goldenem Rückentitel, mit den üblichen Bibliotheks-Markierungen, Stempeln und Einträgen, innen wie außen, siehe Bilder. Schutzumschlag in Folie fest eingebunden, leicht angestaubt. DK-20-05A Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1200. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Owner gift inscription on fly, otherwise clean in mylar-protected dust jacket. 338pp.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Hughes, Sarah Anne (illustrator).

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 8.50x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnMarks the bicentennial of Astoria in 2011. Each of nine essays presents a literary biography of a figure who looms large in Astoria s history, from Comcomly, the powerful, one-eyed leader of the Chinook Tribe when Lewis and Clark .

Condition: Near Fine. Reprinted edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains (l), 632 pp. Near Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ENTOMOLOGY.

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains [l] 632 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with sun fading down the spine. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 288032602X ENTOMOLOGY.…