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All books are first printings of first editions or first American editions unless otherwise noted.

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Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle
click for a larger image of item #36436, Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle NY, Basic Books, (2011). Winner of the 2013 John Burroughs Medal, this is a far-reaching, high-flying story of an evolutionary marvel: the feather is light, strong, flexible, insulating, water-repellent, and also decorative. Signed by the author, with a drawing of a feather. Blurbs by Peter Matthiessen, Bernd Heinrich and Robert Michael Pyle, among others. Fine in a fine dust jacket, with a book review laid in. Uncommon signed. [#036436] $250
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Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees
click for a larger image of item #36437, Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees NY, Basic Books, (2018). The John Burroughs Medal-winning author of Feathers takes on the long evolution and recent decline of the insects responsible for a third of our food supply, besides being fascinating in their own right. This copy is signed by the author, with a drawing of a bee alongside his signature. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with the upper outer corners tapped. [#036437] $200