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Thirteen (13) Roger Tory Peterson books including several signed and first editions. 1st-4th items: Four (4) copies of A Field Guide to the Birds of Texas, First Printing, text and illustrations by Roger Tory Peterson, 1960, including two (2) author signed. Published for The Texas Game and Fish Commission by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 12mo, 304 pages including appendix, index, chromolithographic, and lithographic illustrations, hardbound in orange cloth with brown pictorial covers and brown lettering to spine, one (1) author signature, to title page, one (1) author signature cut and pasted to title page, pictorial end papers, three (3) include dust jackets wrapped in Mylar. 7 5/8" H x 5" W x 1 1/8" D. 5th-6th items: Two (2) copies of A Field Guide to Western Birds by Roger Tory Peterson, 1941, including one (1) author signed Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 12mo, 240 pages including home-reference suggestions, index, chromolithographic, and lithographic illustrations, hardbound in hardbound in orange cloth with brown pictorial covers and brown lettering to covers and spine, one (1) with author signature to title page, includes dust jacket wrapped in Mylar. 7 5/8" H x 5" W x 1" D. 7th-9th items: Three (3) copies of A Field Guide to the Birds by Roger Tory Peterson, 1934. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, New York. 12mo, 167 pages including home reference suggestions, index, chromolithographic frontispiece with tissue paper guard, and lithographic illustrations, hardbound in dark green faux leather with gilt silver pictorial covers and gilt silver lettering to covers and spine, covers wrapped in Mylar. 7 5/8" H x 4 3/4" W x 1" D. 10th-11th items: Two (2) copies of A Field Key to Our Common Birds, First Edition 5000 Copies, Pocket Natural History No. 8, Zoological Series No. 3, by Irene T. Rorimer, illustrated by Roger Tory Peterson, 1940. Published by the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland. 16mo flex pocket hardback, 160 pages including appendix, 18 chromolithographic plates, and 26 lithographic figures, bound in stiff dark green faux leather with gilt lettering to covers and spine, covers wrapped in Mylar. 7" H x 4 1/2" W x 5/8" D. 12th item: How to Know the Birds, First Edition, by Roger Tory Peterson, 1949. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 12mo, including index, chromolithographic, and lithographic illustrations, hardbound in teal cloth with black pictorial covers and black lettering to covers and spine, pencil inscription, to front end paper, includes dust jacket with paper backing wrapper in Mylar. 7 5/8" H x 5" W x 7/8" D. 13th item: Penguins by Roger Tory Peterson, 1979. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. Octavo, 238 pages including photographic postscript, further reading, index, chromolithographic, and lithographic illustrations, hardbound in black cloth with pictorial covers and gilt silver lettering to spine, pictorial end papers, includes dust jacket wrapper in Mylar. 11 3/8" H x 9" W x 1" D. CONDITION: 1st-4th items: Dust jackets with shelf wear, losses, wrapped in Mylar. Book in overall good condition with light toning to pages, foxing to edges of pages. Red library stamp, to front pictorial end paper. Ink inscriptions from previous owners, back of front end paper. Author signatures in good condition. 5th-6th items: Dust jackets with shelf wear, losses, wrapped in Mylar. Book in overall good condition with light toning/toning impressions to pages, one (1) with dampstaining to inside of covers. One (1) Paul Elder & Co. San Francisco label, inside of back cover. One (1) wit label of previous owner, to front end paper. Author signature in good condition. 7th-9th items: Covers with shelf wear, areas of loss, largest 7 5/8", wrapped in Mylar. Pages with dampstaining, foxing spots, ink inscriptions from previous owners, rust stains from paperclips, red library stamps, etc. 10th item: Covers with some shelf wear otherwise good condition, wrapped in Mylar. Book in overall very good condition with light toning to pages. Pencil inscription from previous owner, front end paper. 11th item: Covers with some shelf wear, gilt lettering faded, otherwise good condition, wrapped in Mylar. Pages with dampstaining, foxing spots. Ink inscription from previous owner dated 1941, front end paper. 12th item: Dust jacket in worn condition with tears, losses, largest 5/8" x 1 1/4", wrapper in Mylar. Book in overall good condition with toning to pages, pencil inscription, to front end paper. 13th item: Dust jacket with shelf wear, tears, largest 1/4", wrapper in Mylar. Book in overall very good condition with light toning.