London: Zoological Society of London, 1874. Quarto, 82 handcoloured and uncoloured lithographic plates, some double page. Restored green half morocco, new endpapers, a small library stamp on title page. Volume eight of the Transactions contains the two papers by Viscount Walden which form his monograph on the birds of the... More
London: Zoological Society of London, 1890. Quarto, 65 handcoloured and uncoloured lithographic plates, some double page. Contemporary green half morocco, marbled endpapers, a few spots. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON In 1826 the Zoological society of London was formed with the specific intention of establishing a menagerie, museum... More
London: Zoological Society of London, 1872. Quarto, 47 handcoloured and uncoloured lithographic plates, some double page. Contemporary green half morroco, new endapers, a very good copy. With papers by Boulenger on fish and a handsomely illustrated paper on the mammls of the Phillippines by John Whitehead. More
London: Zoological Society of London, 1872. Quarto, 73 handcoloured and uncoloured lithographic plates, some double page. Contemporary green half morroco, marbled endpapers, a few spots. Volume seven of the Transactions contains papers that were assembled to form part of Owen's Extinct and wingless birds ... plus Murie's classic papaers on... More
Anchorage: Alaska Geographic, Volume 9, No. 3, 1982. Octavo, oblong format, colour photographs. More
London: Elsevier Science Publishing, (2015. third edition), Octavo, laminated boards, colour and black and white photographs, illustrations, maps. Now in its third edition, this book provides comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the biology of all marine mammals. A succinct, yet indepth text devoted to the systematics, evolution, morphology, ecology, physiology, and... More
Rickmansworth: Evans Mitchell Books, 2008. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. An underwater safari featuring amazing photography. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. Marine mammals command a high level of public attention, reflected in specific legislation for their protection and management in many countries. They also present particular challenges to ecologists and conservation biologists. They are mostly difficult to observe, they occupy... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1992. Octavo, wrappers, Bulletin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Volume 28. More
London: Collins, [1969. second edition). Octavo, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. New Naturalist 6. More
London: Collins, 1964. Octavo, photographs, maps, bookplate, inscription, fine dustwrapper. New Naturalist 6. More
[No place of publication]: International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, 1983. Octavo, photographs, maps. More
London: Reaktion Books, 2016. Octavo, paperback, colour and black and white photographs, illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series. From swimming alongside our boats to lurking alone in the shadowy waters of remote seas, seals have long interacted with humans and played a part in our history. In this book, Dickenson explores the... More
Melbourne: National Museum of Victoria, 1981. Octavo, wrappers, text illustrations. Catalogue of marine mammals in an exhibition held at the National Museum of Victoria in 1981. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press/WILDGuides, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs and illustrations, maps. The essential field guide to all the sea mammals found in coastal Britain. The book features more than 100 stunning photographs and close to 40 detailed and beautiful illustrations of 34 species of sea mammals, paying special attention... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, [2014]. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. Originally published in 1986. The contributors to this volume have accomplished a breakthrough in our ability to collect data on ocean-dwelling mammals. In the first large-scale comparison of fur seals, they have employed quantitative methods and a special instrument... More
London: Collins, (1974. first edition). Octavo, photographs, fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. New Naturalist 57. More
London: Academic Press, 1970. Octavo, text illustrations, photographs, worn dustwrapper. The sequence of this volume parallels the major food chains of the Antarctic Ocean, and emphasizes the central role of phytoplankton and krill in the total ecosystem. It covers past biotas and environments, marine plankton and its pelagic consumers, marine... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2001. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs and illustrations, maps. WAS $82.50. Despite strong public interest in marine mammals and the incredible popularity of whale watching, particularly in the North Atlantic, many marine mammal populations remain little known. This fully illustrated book is a comprehensive and attractive guide... More
Waterloo: University of Waterloo Press, 1988. Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. An authoritative manual compiled by an international team of experts with a wealth of experience of studying large mammal species. The techniques described will be of interest to researchers studying other large mammal species in the field. More
London: J M Dent & Co, 1954. Octavo, photographs, chipped dustwrapper. More
London: Reaktion Books, 2014. Octavo, paperback, colour and black and white photographs, illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series. With their prominent tusks and distinctive whiskers, these odd-looking but charismatic animals have long held a crucial place in the lives and folklore of Arctic indigenous cultures, both as a vital food source and... More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs. WAS $46. From the giant bottlenosed whale and the West Indian manatee to the crabeater seal and hourglass dolphin, from the pygmy sperm whale to the spotted-necked otter, marine mammals are among the most fascinating - and most... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1972. Octavo, colour photographs, text illustrations, paperback. More