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
Washington DC: Geological and Geographical Survey of the Interior, 1880. Octavo, text illustrations. Publisher's cloth, some wear. More
Washington DC: National Geographic, 1948. Octavo, photographs, binder's cloth. Exctracted from National Geographic, volume 93. 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: Cassell, 1974. Octavo, colour photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Reaktion Books, 2016. Octavo, paperback, photographs, illustrations. WAS $25. 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 natural and cultural..... 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
Galveston: Texas A & M Sea Grant Publications, 1993. Octavo, illustrations, maps. Owner inscription, spirally bound, softcover. More
London: British Museum, 1874. Octavo, 30 uncoloured lithographs. Publisher's brown cloth, a fine crisp copy. Morses are walrus. More
London: British Museum, 1874. Octavo, 30 uncoloured lithographs. Publisher's brown cloth, spine badly split with pieces missing, ex-library. Morses are walrus. More
London: Collins, (1974. first edition). Octavo, photographs, fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. New Naturalist 57. More
Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, (1978-1982). Quarto, text illustrations, a fine set in dustwrappers. Volume one: Report of the FAO Advisary Committee on Marine Resources Research. Volume two: Pinniped species summaries and report on sirenians. Volume three: General papaers and large cetaceans. Volume four: Small cetaceans..... More
London: British Museum (Natural History), 1983. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, author signature, fine copy in dustwrapper. 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
Adelaide: South Australian Museum, 1985. Octavo, illustrations, bookplate, softcover. More
London: J M Dent & Co, 1954. Octavo, photographs, chipped dustwrapper. More
London: Reaktion Books, 2014. Octavo, paperback, photographs, illustrations. WAS $25. 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 as a part..... More