Search Results: previously owned from Graham Newland (Natural History Books)

Grahamstown: J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 1998. . 4to pp. 1-32 (+ pls). Printed card wrappers, plates 1-4 (44 colour photos), figs 1-16 (inc. 13 b/w photos, 1 map). Fine condition. (Ichth. Bull. J. L. B. Smith Inst. Ichth., No. 67). . Catalogs: Fishes, previously owned.

Neptune City: T.F.H., 1975. . 3rd edn. 8vo pp 288. Illustrated, laminated boards, many colour & b/w photos, num. line drawings and map. Near fine. . Catalogs: Fishes, previously owned.

New York: Crescent Books, 1991. . 1st edn. 4to pp. 128. Cloth, 122 colour photos, line illustrations. Fine condition. (Explores all aspects of the crocodilians, examines each species, highlighting the differences between the groups and discusses their environment, habits, history, reproduction and myths). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, previously owned.

New York: Dover Publications, (1947) 1972. . Reprint. 8vo pp. xviii + 1-234. Illustrated card wrappers, 64 b/w plates, 20 text figs. VG. (An unabridged republication of the original work, published in 1947, with a new foreword and changes in nomenclature. Informative reference to the identification, distribution & life histories of species occuring on America's West Coast). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, previously owned.

Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Institution, 1976. . Cr. 4to pp. iii + 1-29. Printed card wrappers, figs 1-28, tables 1-2. VG copy. (Smithsonian Contrib. Zool., No. 233). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, previously owned.

Poole: Blandford Press, 1983. . 1st English edn. Cr. 4to pp. 607. Cloth, 1183 colour & b/w photos, drawings, charts, graphs & maps. Slight thumbing to fore edges, otherwise a VG copy in fair d/w, which has some loss to top edge & several chips and small closed tears. (Useful contribution to aquarium literature, covering the history of Ichthyology and the aquarium hobby with details on disease, rearing & feeding of fish/invertebrates and the cultivation of aquatic plants). . Catalogs: Fishes, previously owned.

N.S.W.: Weigel Photoscript, 1990. . Sm. 8vo pp. 103. Illustrated card wrappers, 137 colour photos, num. drawings, text figs, maps, keys & tables. VG copy. (Pocket size field guide to 50 species, includes sections on snakes in captivity, conservation & snake bite). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, previously owned.

Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H. Publications, Inc., 1986. . 8vo pp. 61. Illustrated laminated boards, 40 colour photos + end-paper photos. Good. (Deals with the basic construction and maintenance of simple terrariums of various types: Content: Introduction; Equipment; Setting up; Care; Desert reptiles; Woodland reptiles; Amphibians). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, previously owned.

Rio de Janeiro: Ministério da Educação e Saúde, Museu Nacional, 1944. . 1st edn. 8vo pp. 1-66. Stapled self wrappers, 14 plates (inc. 40 b/w photos, 1 X-radiograph), bibliography. Exterior pages slightly dust-marked, tiny chip to upper corner of back page, otherwise in VG condition. (Portuguese text with Latin nomenclature and a substantial summary in English [Pp. 37-43]. Bol. Mus. Nac. Rio, nova série, zool., no. 17). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, previously owned.

Urbana, IL: State of Illinois, Natural History Survey Division, 1951. . 8vo pp. 211-265. Printed card wrappers, b/w frontispiece, 13 figs (inc. 3 b/w photos, 2 maps), 29 tables. Staples rusty, brief ink notation to margin of front cover, otherwise in good condition. (Report based primarily on an intensive study of the white crappie in Lake Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, where sampling was conducted at 1-to-2 month intervals at all seasons throughout the year during 1935-1939. Ill. Nat. Hist. Surv. Bul., Vol. 25, Art. 4). . Catalogs: Fishes, previously owned.

Washington, D.C: Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior, 1956. . 8vo pp. 1-88. Printed card wrappers, 15 figs (inc. 13 b/w photos, 1 map), 43 tables. Staples rusty, otherwise in VG condition. (Experimental fishing using gill nets of five mesh sizes in Lake Michigan in 1930-32 yielded more than 16,000 young lake trout. Data is presented on age, growth, length-weight ratio, abundance, geographical and bathymetric distribution, and other details of their biology. U. S. Fish and Widlife Service, Research Report No. 42). . Catalogs: Fishes, previously owned.

New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1986. . 1st edn. 4to pp. xvii + 1-670. Illustrated laminated boards, 350 figs (inc. b/w photos, line drawings, charts & maps), 57 tables. Slight fading to green band on the spine, lower corners lightly bumped, small indentation (5mm) to upper edge of front board, overall in near fine condition, tightly bound with no inscriptions. (This is the widely acclaimed, preeminent reference and text on all aspects of amphibian biology, including their life history, ecology, morphology, and evolution. Copiously illustrated throughout with original drawings and photographs, together with an extensive bibliography containing over 2,500 entries. The book remains the standard work on the subject and is an indispensable reference for professional biologists and students alike. Content: Introduction to the Amphibia. Part 1: Life History: Reproductive Strategies; Courtship and Mating; Vocalization; Eggs and Development; Larvae; Metamorphosis. Part 2: Ecology: Relationships with… Read More

Bonn: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, 1985. . Roy. 8vo pp. 233-606. Printed card wrappers, num. b/w photos, line drawings, text figs & maps. As new copy. (Compilation of 26 papers (11 are in English and all others have an English summary) presented at the first symposium ,,Herpetologia Canariensis'' held at Bonn, 1-3 November 1984. The proceedings of the symposium include original information on both recent and fossil reptiles and amphibians of the Canary Islands, data on microclimate, vegetation and conservation is also discussed with particular emphasis on the lizards of the genus Gallotia. Bonn. zool. Beitr., Vol. 36, No. 3/4). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, previously owned.

Washington, D.C: United States Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, 1977. . Cr. 4to pp. (ii) + 1-21. Printed paper wrappers, figs 1-13 (inc. 6 b/w photos), tables 1-3. Slight fading to margins of wrappers, otherwise a VG copy. (Wildlife Research Report No. 5). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, previously owned.

London: Fishing News Books, 1967. . Reprint. 8vo pp. 148. Card wrappers, 22 b/w photo plates, 25 text figs. Ex-lib copy with handstamp to f.f.e.p. & title page, labels removed from f.f.e.p. & on inside of front wrapper, otherwise VG. The text & illustrations are as new, the book has the appearance of having had very light use. (Scientific study covering the environmental factors, climate & feeding effects on species distribution). . Catalogs: Fishes, previously owned.

London: Croom Helm, 1979. . 1st edn. 8vo pp. 202. Cloth, 25 b/w photos, text figs & tables. Fine copy in similar (price clipped) d/w. (Well written and interesting study on the origins of Britain's freshwater fishes). . Catalogs: Fishes, previously owned.

Stutgart: Kosmos, (1971) 1976. . Reprint. Cr. 8vo pp. 72. Illustrated card wrappers, 120 colour photos. Fine copy. (German text with Latin nomenclature). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, previously owned.

Neptune City: T.F.H., 1978. . 8vo pp. 832. Illustrated, laminated boards, 697 photos inc. 487 in colour, num. line drawings & maps. Minor thumbing to fore edges, otherwise a near fine copy. (Authoritative work, covering all aspects of the natural history & biology of 114 species). . Catalogs: Fishes, previously owned.

Neptune City: T.F.H., 1983. . 2nd (rev. edn.). 8vo pp. 1-350. Illustrated boards, 32 colour plates (117 photos), 324 text figs (colour & b/w photos), line drawings, glossary + index of common & scientific names. VG copy. (Authoritative identification guide to the 300 species of fishes most likely to be observed or encountered on the reefs of the Caribbean Sea, providing individual accounts for all species). . Catalogs: Fishes, previously owned.

Shreveport, LA: Museum of Life Sciences, Louisiana State University in Shreveport, 1979. . 1st edn. Cr. 4to pp. 1-12. Printed paper wrappers, 1 map, 1 table. Fine. (Bull. Mus. Life Sci., No. 3). . Catalogs: Fishes, previously owned.