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AN INTRODUCTION TO ZOOLOGY (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1209026
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
1st
1844.
Very good condition.
Two volumes, complete. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations in the text. Spines are rubbed and worn, gilt titles fading. Corners rubbed and worn. Some exposure of boards (tiny). Joints strengthened with tape (very neat). Hinges pulled but binding is tight. Contemporary initials in ink to title pages. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- ZOOLOGY
- ANTIQUARIAN
BRITISH ZOOLOGY (4 VOLUMES)
Written by Thomas Pennant.
Stock no. 1209025
Published by Benjamin White.
4th
1776.
Very good condition.
Fourth Edition. Four volumes, complete. B/w plates. Calf leather binding with 5 raised bands and gilt title to spine. Title to spines is: 'Pennant's Works: British Zoology XI to XIV.' Marbled endpapers. Text block is red. A heavy set. Leather bindings are worn at top & tail of spine and rubbed at edges, worn at edge of spine and board corners, black stain to lower front board of volume III and a few other minor marks. Top edge of spine of volume I and III is broken but holding, volume II top of spine edge is missing. Bookplate to front pastedowns. All plates are present. Some foxing and age-related marks to contents. Binding is tight. Overall a decent copy of an antiquarian tome.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- ZOOLOGY
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
A MANUAL OF MARINE ZOOLOGY FOR THE BRITISH ISLES (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1209023
Published by John Van Voorst.
1st
1855.
Good condition.
Gosse provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of over 300 species of marine animals, including fish, shellfish, and other invertebrates. Small format. Green cloth boards with gilt titles. B/w illustrations within the text. Boards marked and stained, especially volume I. Book plate of Leolyn Louise Everett (contemporary poet) to front pastedowns. Rear joints starting to crack, some hinges pulled. Page xi in volume I detached but present. Contents are clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- MARINE LIFE
- ZOOLOGY
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- ANTIQUARIAN
MARINE ZOOLOGY FOR THE BRITISH ISLES PART I
Written by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1208916
Published by John Van Voorst.
1st
1855.
Very good condition.
A work in two parts of which this is Part I. The author endeavours to furnish the sea-side naturalist, what the Linean Genera Insectorum were to him. This book contains figures of three hundred and forty species of which one hundred and twenty are drawn from living, and one hundred and two from preserved specimens. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations within the text. xi and 203 pages including index plus four page publication adverts to rear. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Text block browned. Top of title page has been cut off and is missing but does not affect the title itself. Some light page browning. Rear endpapers a little grubby. Overall a decent copy.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- MARINE LIFE
- ZOOLOGY
- UK (GENERAL)
- ANTIQUARIAN
- VICTORIAN
A DICTIONARY OF BIOLOGICAL TERMS
Written by I.F. Henderson; W.D. Henderson; J.H. Kenneth.
Stock no. 1828935
Published by Oliver and Boyd.
8th
1963.
Very good condition.
Pronounciation, derivation, and definition of terms in Biology, Botany, Zoology, Anatomy, Cytology, Genetics, Embryology, Physiology. Eighth edition by J.H. Kenneth. Previously published under the title A Dictionary of Scientific Terms. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xvi and 640 pages. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly worn. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- BIOLOGY
- BOTANY
- ZOOLOGY
- ANATOMY
- GENETICS
- DICTIONARIES
- REFERENCE
HOLOCENE EXTINCTIONS
Written by Samuel T. Turvey.
Stock no. 1825072
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
2009.
Very good condition.
Edited by Turvey. Describes and anlayses the range of global extinction events which have occurred during the Holocene period from the end of the last glaciation. Glazed pictorial boards. xii and 352 pages including index. ISBN: 9780199535095. Board corners bumped and rubbed, covers a little scuffed. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- BIOLOGY
- CONSERVATION
- ZOOLOGY
FISH DIVERSITY OF JAPAN: EVOLUTION, ZOOGEOGRAPHY, AND CONSERVATION
Written by Yoshiaki Kai; Hiroyuki Motomura; Keiichi Matsuura.
Stock no. 2140432
Published by Springer.
Circa
2022.
Fine condition.
This book reviews and summarizes the studies on the fish diversity of Japan. ISBN: 9789811674266. Still in original shrink wrap - UNREAD.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- MARINE LIFE
- FRESHWATER LIFE
- FISH
- JAPAN
- EVOLUTION
- CONSERVATION
- ZOOLOGY
THE BIOLOGY OF POLLUTED WATERS
Written by H.B.N. Hynes.
Stock no. 1813011
Published by Liverpool University Press.
1st
1960.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The biological aspects of pollution in simple terms and as comprehensively as possible. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w charts and illustrations. 202 pages. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned and edge-worn.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- FRESHWATER LIFE
- ZOOLOGY
- WATER
- BIOLOGY
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PATTERNS OF MAMMALIAN REPRODUCTION
Written by S.A. Asdell.
Stock no. 581767
Published by Comstock Publishing Company Inc..
1st
1946.
Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
x + 437 pages. B/w photos. Wrapper edge-chipped and repaired with tape.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- MAMMALS
- BIOLOGY
- ZOOLOGY