Desert Journal: Reflections of a Naturalist. Raymond B. Cowles (Author), Elna S. Bakker (Collaborator),
University of California Press, 1977.
 
ISBN: 0520036360
 
Science - Nature
 
Environmental and ecological way of looking at nature.
 
Raymond Cowles spent the better part of a long career in the southern California desert which is traced in a quasi-episodic fashion in this book. Touches on a wide range of topics ranging from climatic, topographical and ecological variation through tail shedding lizards, mesquite bushes, and tree frogs. 
 
Softcover book in nice overall condition with a solid binding, clean pages, and mild cover wear with a light curl. 263 pages.