JELLY-FISH, STAR-FISH AND SEA-URCHINS: BEING A RESEARCH ON PRIMITIVE NERVOUS SYSTEMS
Written by G.J. Romanes.
Stock no. 1831632
Published by Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.. 1st 1885. Very good condition.

The International Scientific Series Vol. L. This work is centered around the investigation of the primitive nervous systems of jelly-fish and star-fish, exploring their anatomy, physiology, and the results of various experiments conducted over several summers. B/w illustrations. vi and 323 pages plus 40 page list of books by the publisher to rear. Top & tail of spine lightly worn, edges of spine rubbed. Hinges lightly pulled but binding is still tight. Contents clean.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF SEASHELLS OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Nora F. McMillan. Illustrated by Bridget Finlow; John Clegg.
Stock no. 1331346
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1977. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observers book No. 70. With 195 Line Drawings and 8 colour plates. Small format. Cream boards. ISBN: 0723215677. Minimal bumping to cover edges (just from slight shelf wear). Some light foxing to textblock else contents fine. Dustwrapper is browned to rear panel (along spine edge and is faded to spine.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF POND LIFE
Written by John Clegg. Illustrated by Ernest C. Mansell.
Stock no. 1831350
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 2nd 1967. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observer's Book no. 24. 2nd edition. 32 colour plates and 16 monochrome plates by Ernest C. Mansell and 42 photographs by the author. Light blue cloth boards, blue titles. ISBN: 0723200661. Light browning to very tip of horizontal board edges. Pale foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, lightly edge-rubbed, lightly browned to spine.

VOLUTES
Written by Guido T. Poppe; Yoshihiro Goto.
Stock no. 1331196
Published by Mostra Mondiale Malacologia. 1st 1992. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 8886070012. SIGNED by Poppe to title page by means of a dedication to Peter. Spine and corners are quite heavily bumped and slightly worn. Barcode sticker to rear cover. Knock to centre of vertical edge of rear board. Pale page edge browning else contents clean.

SMITH'S SEA FISHES
Written by J.L.B. Smith; Margaret M. Smith; Phillip C. Heemstra.
Stock no. 1331192
Published by Southern Book Publishers. 1991. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large (and very heavy) format. Blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 2150 species described. 1047 pages (including index). A comprehensive volume. ISBN: 1868120325. Second impression of this edition. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed, heavy bumping to top front corner. Foxing and some page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso and is edge worn with small tears, rear panel is slightly grubby.

MARINE SHELLS OF THE SEYCHELLES
Written by Alan G. Jarrett.
Stock no. 1831283
Published by Carole Green Publishing. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive guide for the identification of shells from the Central Indian Ocean. A detailed description of each shell, useful line diagrams and annotated plates together with clear colour photographs of over 600 species. Large format. Red glazed pictorial boards. xiv and 149 pages including index. ISBN: 1903479002. Top corner of boards bumped, minor mark to lower edge of front board, else a lovely, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased.

ARTIFICIAL REEFS IN EUROPEAN SEAS
Written by A.C. Jensen; K.J. Collins; A.P.M. Lockwood.
Stock no. 1831272
Published by Kluwer Academic Publishers. 1st 2000. Very good condition.

Artificial Reefs in European Seas focuses on artificial reef research in the Mediterranean and NE Atlantic. The book describes most of the long-term projects running in European seas, presents the legal and economic issues, and suggests future uses for artificial reefs in the European context. Edited by A.C. Jensen, K.J. Collins and A.P.M. Lockwood. White pictorial cardwraps. B/w charts and illustrations. xii and 508 pages including index. ISBN: 079236144X. Covers a little grubby and corners lightly creased, a few scuffs. Text block a little grubby. Minor mark to front endpaper and minor corner creases to some pages, else contents clean. A decent, used copy.

BIOLOGY OF THE THREE-SPINED STICKLEBACK
Written by Sara Ostlund-Nilsson; Ian Mayer; Felicity Anne Huntingford; et al.
Stock no. 1831239
Published by CRC Press. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Highlighting the growing importance of the sticklebacks as a model species in emerging fields such as molecular genetics, genomics, and environmental toxicology, this book examines data from researchers who use studies of the stickleback to address a wide range of biological issues. Edited by Ostlund-Nilsson, Mayer, and Huntingford. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w charts. 392 pages including index. ISBN: 9780849332197. Top & tail of spine lightly bumped. Minor mark to vertical edge of text block. Hinge next to title page pulled but binding is tight. Contents clean. A lovely copy.

THE BAHIA BLANCA ESTUARY: ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY
Written by Sandra M. Fiori; Paula D. Pratolongo.
Stock no. 1831238
Published by Springer. 1st 2021. Very good condition.

The Bahia Blanca Estuary is one of the largest coastal systems in Atlantic South America. This is a comprehensive review of life in the ecosystems of the estuary. Edited by Sandra Fiori and Paula D. Pratolongo. Green cardwraps. Colour photos and charts. xiii and 581 pages including index. ISBN: 9783030664886. Card covers lightly scuffed/grubby. Last section of book appears 'wavy' at top edge of pages as if damp at some point but no staining. A very decent copy. A physical copy of a book printed by Books on Demand.

SHARK: IN PERIL IN THE SEA
Written by David Owen.
Stock no. 1330981
Published by Edward Everett Root Publishers Co. Ltd.. 1st thus 2024. Nearly fine condition.

Second Revised Edition (first published 2009). Everything necessary to know about these sophisticated guardians of our oceans. B/w drawings and some colour photos. 334 pages. ISBN: 9781915115249. Slight fading to spine.

DOLPHINS, WHALES & ME
Written by Mike Bossley.
Stock no. 1831116
Published by Moonglow Publishing. 1st 2022. Very good condition.

Dolphins and whales are a "mind in the waters", with self-awareness, culture, and complex communication. But they, and their cousins the whales, are under threat almost everywhere from hunting, entanglement, habitat damage and toxic pollution. This book puts Dr Mike Bossley's research and activism into an international perspective on the campaign to protect these enigmatic beings. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 264 pages. ISBN: 9780645299526. SIGNED by the author (Best wishes) to title page. Corners of covers lightly worn. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

LE MONDE DE LA MER
Written by Alfred Fredol.
Stock no. 1209029
Published by Librairie Hachette Et Cie. 3rd 1881. Very good condition.

Third edition. 'The World of the Sea'.' A. Fredol' is a pseudonym of 'A. Moquin-Tandon' - a French naturalist and a doctor, a professor of Zoology. Text in French. Green leather spine with gilt title. Marbled boards and endpapers. 22 colour plates, 14 b/w plates, numerous illustrations to the text. viii and 632 pages including index. A heavy tome. Leather spine is rubbed and worn with a couple of small nicks. Boards are browned and scuffed, edge-worn. Text block browned. Joints cracked but tight. All plates present. A few scattered foxspots. Overall a nice, tight copy.