Animal Behavior, Signed (14 results)

Condition: Very Good. Signed Copy . Good dust jacket. Signed/Inscribed by both authors on half title page.

Condition: Good. Signed Copy . Good dust jacket. Signed by Robinson on his bookplate on front endpage. From the Art Reference Collection of wildlife artist and outdoorsman Alan James Robinson. This collection was used by Robinson to create his wonderful art and Cheloniidae Press books. (Animals, Animal Behavior).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Signed by Temple Grandin on the title page. L13. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed softcover book in VG+ condition. Pages are completely clean with no additional notes or highlighting. Binding is tight with a smooth spine. Warmly inscribed by the author. Cover's edges show only very minor shelfwear. We ship promptly from the United States and in a box. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First edition. This copy is briefly signed and inscribed by Temple Grandin on the title page. Temple Grandin is a towering figure for our times. She has devoted the last 30 years to studying animals and making their lives better, has been profiled everywhere from 48 Hours to The New York Times, and is a sought-after speaker on autism and animal rights. She is considered one of the world's leading academic theoreticians in her field. Temple Grandin has redefined society's perception of what is possible for autistics. 356 pages with index. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by the author Peter Apps on the title page. Photographs by Richard du Toit. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Publication of 160 pages. Large book. frontispiece in color. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed. The pictorial boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. Lovely condition. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. Third printing. Hardcover, 3rd printing in dustjacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Joanna - Temple Grandin." A good copy with minor bumping to spine tips, and cocked slightly forward. Solid binding and hinges, and pages are unmarked, other than the author's signature. Unclipped jacket is also good with some ruffling at the upper panel edges and a crinkle to the top of the front panel. 357 pp., index and bibliography - an incredible book on animal behavior and human psychology that has led to change and improvement in the lives of animals.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 356 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket. 8vo. Later printing. SIGNED on title page in bold marker by Temple Grandin. Book is like new. Unclipped dust jacket has very minor wear. In protective Mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A short tear to dustjacket at front inside flap, with some light edgewear. Signed by Temple Grandin on title page; scarce thus. Why would a cow lick a tractor? Why are collies getting dumber? Why do dolphins sometimes kill for fun? How can a parrot learn to spell? How did wolves teach man to evolve?Temple Grandin draws upon a long, distinguished career as an animal scientist and her own experiences with autism to deliver an extraordinary message about how animals act, think, and feel. She has a perspective like that of no other expert in the field, which allows her to offer unparalleled observations and groundbreaking ideas.People with autism can often think the way animals think, putting them in the perfect position to translate animal talk. Grandin is a faithful guide into their world, exploring animal pain, fear, aggression, love, friendship, communication, learning, and, yes, even animal genius. The sweep of Animals in Translation is immense and will forever change the way we think about animals. Temple Grandin (born August 29, 1947) is an American scientist, animal behaviorist, and autism self-advocate. Her profound visual thinking?which she attributes to her autism?helped her revolutionize the livestock industry by designing humane, stress-reducing handling facilities used worldwide, and she remains a leading international voice for neurodiversity. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. 290 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No dust jacket. Possibly published without a dust jacket. Published Oct 1907 with no later printing history provided. Presumed First Edition / First Printing. Inscribed by the author on the front end paper. "To Beatrice and Arnold, a forgotten classic" R. M. Y. 1929. Bound in heavy brown cloth with gilt type face on the spine. Black type face on the front board. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First American edition. No jacket as issued. Marbled end-papers. Silk marker. Leather bound. With original slipcase. Signed by the author in black ink directly to front blank page without dedication. Index. Profusely illustrated. Front board has the initials BMC in gold lettering with an open book (?) motif. Black slipcase is near fine with the odd very small mark, the odd minor scratch and the odd small bump to edges/corners. Boards are near fine with a hint of pushing to corners and the odd very small mark. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Top edge of pages gilt. Pages very slightly tanned. Very occasional small mark to pages. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine+. 1st US Edition/1st Printing (complete number line). SIGNED by author on a bookplate affixed to title page (signature only). $29.95 price present on DJ flap. 320 pages. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Frontispiece, xxi, 290 pp; 33 figs. Original cloth. Top & bottom of spine, joints, and corners of covers rubbed. Red ink (or paint?) on front cover and on vertical fore edge (see photo). Very Good. First Edition. SIGNED BY ROBERT M. YERKES: "To Mr. William S. Booth/ with the thanks and/ cordial regards of/ Robert M. Yerkes." About William Stone Booth (1864-1926): "In 1893 he came to the United States, spent a year in California, and then settled in the East. In 1894-97, he was a branch librarian of the New York public library. Thereafter Mr. Booth served as literary adviser to leading publishers, including G. P. Putnam's Sons (1897), the Macmillan Company (1898-1903), and then became a literary adviser and editor on his own account" (National Encyclopedia of American Biography). Booth was the author of A Practical Guide for Authors in Their Relations with Publishers and Printers (1907). Given that Booth had been an adviser to the publisher Macmillan, which published this book by Yerkes, and that Booth became a literary adviser on his own, it would seem likely that he advised Yerkes about dealing with Macmillan during the publication of this book. This was Robert Yerkes's first book. Printed on the title page: "The Cartwright Prize of the Alumni Association of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, was awarded, in 1907, for an Essay which comprised the first twelve chapters of this volume." Animal Behavior Series Volume 1. Yerkes writes in his Preface: "This book is the direct result of what, at the time of its occurrence, seemed to be an unimportant incident in the course of my scientific work--the presentation of a pair of dancing mice to the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. My interest in the peculiarities of behavior which the creatures exhibited, as I watched them casually from day to day, soon became experiment-impelling, and almost before I realized it, I was in the midst of an investigation of their senses and intelligence. The longer I observed and experimented with them, the more numerous became the problems which the dancers presented to me for solution. From a study of the senses of hearing and sight I was led to investigate, in turn, the various forms of activity of which the mice are capable; the ways in which they learn to react adaptively to new or novel situations; the facility with which they acquire habits; the duration of habits; the roles of the various senses in the acquisition and performance of certain habitual acts; the efficiency of different methods of training; and the inheritance of racial and individually acquired forms of behavior. . . . The purposes which I have had in mind as I planned and wrote the book are three: first, to present directly, clearly, and briefly the results of my investigation; second, to give as complete an account of the dancing mouse as a thorough study of the literature on the animal and long-continued observation on my own part should make possible; third, to provide a supplementary text-book on mammalian behavior and on methods of studying animal behavior for use in connection with courses in Comparative Psychology, Comparative Physiology, and Animal Behavior. It is my conviction that the scientific study of animal behavior and of animal mind can be furthered more just at present by intensive special investigations than by extensive general books. Methods of research in this field are few and surprisingly crude, for the majority of investigators have been more deeply interested in getting results than in perfecting methods. In writing this account of the dancing mouse I have attempted to lay as much stress upon the development of my methods of work as upon the results which the methods yielded. In fact, I have used the dancer as a means of exhibiting a variety of methods by which the behavior and intelligence of animals may be studied.". Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by the Herrik to title page. Cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Previous owner's name and date to the front pastedown. Some minor wear to head of spine and faint staining to the front board. Page 147/148 has a tear that has been taped, otherwise this is a clean copy with no defacements to the text. Scarce. 5.75 x 8.75 in (14.5 x 22 cm).