Nature/Gardening/Animals

Steep Trails

John Muir

Steep Trails gathers a selection of John Muir’s letters and articles spanning twenty‑nine years of his life,…

Mammals of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado

Sydney Anderson

The work is a scientific survey of the mammals that inhabit Mesa Vista National Park, Colorado, written by…

Aspects of nature, in different lands and different climates (Vol. 1 of 2) with scientific elucidations

Alexander von Humboldt

The work is a scientific travelogue that blends vivid description with rigorous annotation.

Our Humble Helpers: Familiar Talks on the Domestic Animals

Jean-Henri Fabre

This work is a natural‑history guide that treats the familiar farmyard creatures as “humble helpers.” Written…

The Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of Autobiography

Jean-Henri Fabre

The book is a compilation of Jean‑Henri Fabre’s essays on flies, drawn from his Souvenirs entomologiques, and…

Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting A Complete Handbook for the Amateur Taxidermist, Collector, Osteologist, Museum-Builder, Sportsman, and Traveller

Hornaday, William T. (William Temple); Holland, W. J.

The book is a comprehensive, nineteenth‑century manual that treats the whole enterprise of zoological…

A History of North American Birds; Land Birds; Vol. 3 of 3

Baird, Spencer Fullerton; Brewer, T. M. (Thomas Mayo); Ridgway, Robert

The work is a scholarly survey of North American raptorial birds, forming the third volume of Spencer…

An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. 2 or Elements of the Natural History of the Insects

Kirby, William; Spence, William

This work is a scholarly treatise on insects, written by William Kirby and William Spence, two leading…

The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter

George Wharton James

The work is a sweeping, fact‑filled guide to Lake Tahoe and its surrounding Sierran landscape, written by…

Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3

Humboldt, Alexander von; Bonpland, Aimé

The work is a scientific travelogue by Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland, documenting their expedition…

The Industries of Animals

Frédéric Houssay

The work is a scholarly survey of animal “industries” – the ways in which creatures hunt, defend, store food,…

Acetaria: A Discourse of Sallets

John Evelyn

Acetaria is a 1699 horticultural treatise by John Evelyn, the sober, scholarly contemporary of Samuel Pepys.

Butterflies and Moths (British)

William S. Furneaux

This work is a practical handbook for anyone who wishes to deepen his knowledge of British Lepidoptera, the…

The Horse of America in His Derivation, History, and Development

John Hankins Wallace

John H. Wallace’s work is a scholarly survey of the horse’s origins, migrations, and breeding, with a…

The Burgess Bird Book for Children

Thornton W. Burgess

The Burgess Bird Book for Children is a hybrid of story‑book and field guide, created at the request of…

The Life of the Weevil

Fabre, Jean-Henri; Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

The work is a natural‑history essay that opens with a winter scene in which the author, a provincial…

The Dog's Medical Dictionary An encyclopædia of the diseases, their diagnosis & treatment, and the physical development of the dog

Alfred Joseph Sewell

Alfred J. Sewell’s work is a practical reference that reads like a series of concise case notes rather than a…

British Birds in Their Haunts

C. A. Johns

British Birds in Their Haunts is a systematic guide to the avifauna of Great Britain, compiled by the late…

Island Life; Or, The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras

Alfred Russel Wallace

Island Life, or The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras, is Alfred Russell Wallace’s expansive…

Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors

Neltje Blanchan

Neltje Blanchan’s Wild Flowers offers a popular‑science guide to North American blossoms, organized by colour…

Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making

W. Hamilton Gibson

The work is a practical handbook aimed at young outdoorsmen who want more than the usual “boys’ books” of the…

The Romance of Plant Life Interesting Descriptions of the Strange and Curious in the Plant World

G. F. Scott Elliot

The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; Also Several Hundred Photographs of Their Nests and Eggs.

Chester A. Reed

The Bird Book is a richly illustrated natural history reference that catalogues more than seven hundred North…

The apiary; Or, Bees, Bee-hives, and Bee Culture [1878] Being a Familiar Account of the Habits of Bees, and the Most Improved Methods of Management

Alfred Neighbor

The work is a practical handbook on bee‑keeping, written by Alfred Neighbour, a member of the well‑known firm…