Search Results: Authors starting with G from Natural History Books

New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1979. First edition.. Small bump to one corner; a tight and clean copy in very good condition.. Pp. 310, 273 text-figures (black-and-white photos, detailed half-tones and fine anatomical drawings). Original printed blue wrappers, lg 8vo. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, volume 164, article 2. This monograph is from the research library of herpetologist Kevin W. Marx with his signature on the front wrapper.

Ithaca, NY: Wilder Quarter-Century Book, 1893. First edition.. Small water stain to outer margin of frontis plate, joints to some folding plate reinforced with archival tape, a very good copy. . Pp. 412-493; 8 plates (5 are black-and-white photos, 3 are large folding line-drawings and stipple drawings). Later brown cloth, lettered in black on the spine, 8vo. The lamprey is an eel-like jawless fish that lives in coastal and freshwaters. From the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the front endpaper. There is an earlier signature of Albert R. Shadle on the title page. Dr. Albert R. Shadle (1885–1963) was an American biologist noted for his research into porcupines and beavers. From 1919 until 1953, Shadle served as chairman of the biology department, and was instrumental in the advancement of science education at the State University of New York at Buffalo. A few annotations in pencil to the text, likely in the hand of Albert Shadle.

New York: Penn Prints, 1957. Reprint.. Slight crease to top margin, suitable for framing, near fine condition.. Reprint of woodblock print approximately 18 inches by 14 inches with image size 12 inches by 9.75 inches. Reprinted in 1957 by Penn Prints N.Y., originally from The Mustard See Garden Series II.

New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2001. First edition.. A fine (new) copy.. Pp. xviii, 298; numerous black-and-white photos, text-figures and maps. Color pictorial laminated boards (hardcover), lg 8vo. Contains 21 chapters by noted authorities in the field on all aspects of anatomy, evolution, biomolecular studies, taxonomy, behavioral studies, psychological studies and the bushmeat crisis. Volume 1 in the series 'Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospect' edited by Russell Tuttle. No ownership marks and no signs of use.

Saint-Paul, MN: Pangaea, 2003. First edition.. A fine (new) copy.. Pp. xvii, 133, (1); numerous color drawings of frogs, toads and salamanders. Original red pictorial stiff wrappers, lg 8vo. The text is presented simultaneously in both English and Spanish. No ownership marks and no signs of use.

New York: American Museum, 1966. First edition.. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. 76, 8 plates, 45 text-figures. Original blue printed wrappers, lg 8vo. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, volume 134, article 3. From the research library of herpetologist Hobart M. Smith with his name stamp on the front wrapper.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1974. First edition.. Light wear to spine, small tear to bottom front edge of spine, overall a very good copy.. Pp. x, 261, numerous text-figures. Publisher’s white pictorial laminated wrappers, lettered in blue and black on front cover and spine, lg 8vo. This book provides examples of functional anatomy, adaptation, and biomechanics. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the front endpaper. Neat underlining on pages 117-121, 125, and 129.

Beijing: Ocean Press, 2013. First edition.. A fine (new) copy.. Pp. 1-198; numerous text-figures (black-and-white photos, line-drawings and halftones). Original color pictorial stiff printed wrappers, sm 4to. Presents 20 papers given at the 14th International Symposium for the Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Discovery of the first skull of Peking Man. The text is in English with a few summaries in Chinese. No ownership marks and no signs of use.

Boca Raton, FL: Taylor & Francis, 2006. First edition.. A fine (new) copy.. Pp. (14), 310; some text-figures and graphs. Publisher's original color pictorial laminated boards (hardcover), lettered in white on the spine and front cover, 8vo. In the series "New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment." Presents ten chapters on all aspects of reptile toxicology by noted authorities in the field. Scarce work.

Urbana: Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, 1916. First edition.. Light edge wear to the wrappers, outer wrappers lightly soiled and sunned on the outer edges and spine; overall a very good copy.. Pp. 179; 21 full page plates (line-drawings, half-tones, black-and-white photos). Original printed cream-colored wrappers, lg 8vo. Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Entomology in the Graduate School of the University of Illinois. No ownership marks.

New York: Hafner Publishing Company, 1964. Reprinted.. A near fine copy.. Pp. ix, 163, 40 text-figures. Publisher’s dark gray cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, sm 8vo. This volume is a reprint of a 1934 experimental investigation that examines the quantitative laws describing the competition between protozoa and yeast cells in a laboratory setting. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his name stamp on front endpapers, rear endpapers, page 86, and page edges.

London: British Museum (Natural History), 1966. First edition.. A bright and clean copy in fine condition.. Pp. 64; 9 full page photo-plates, 15 text-figures (line-drawings and graphs). Original blue printed wrappers, sm 4to. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology, volume 12, no. 2. In the series: Fossil Mammals of Africa, no. 20. Name-stamp of former owner on the front wrapper.

London: Heinemann, 1963. Reprint.. Faint edge wear to dust jacket; a bright and clean copy in fine condition in a fine dust jacket.. Pp. x, 142; numerous zoogeographic maps showing worldwide distributions of mammals. Publisher's original dark blue cloth, lettered in white on the spine, red pictorial dust jacket, sm 4to (10 x 7¾ inches). This volume describes the main distribution patterns of mammals and other land vertebrates over the world today and during the past hundred million years. No ownership marks and no signs of use.

London: Valentine & Sons, J. Salmon LTD, Vivian Mansell & Co LTD, 1920.. Only one card is used; overall near fine conditions.. Set of ten vintage postcards from England. Postcards are based on watercolors by artists including Brian Gerald and A. R. Quinton. Set includes Cottages at Dunster, Rose Cottage and Bay, Winsor Castle from the River Thames, Mars Hill Lynmouth, Cheddar Village & Lion Rock, The Harbour, Battle Abbey, The Harbour from Back Lane, and Windermere and its Islands.

Paris: Germer Bailliere, Libraire-Editeur, 1869. First edition.. A few of the hand-colored plates show some light age-toning, the fine binding and text pages are very bright and clean; a tight copy in near fine condition.. Pp. (1)-82; 19 engraved hand-colored plates, 1 engraved plain plate of fossil reptiles (all plates have tissue guards and are after paintings and drawings by Paul Oudart). Publisher's original one-quarter green cloth over dark-green marbled boards, lg 8vo (16 cm width x 25 cm height). Published in the series: Bibliotheque des Sciences Naturelles. This volume is a compilation of herpetological essays on reptiles and amphibians previously published by Paul Gervais. These essays are grouped together here and reissued in book form along with hand-colored plates that were originally published in Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle (1839-1849), edited by Charles d'Orbigny. The volume offered here was issued in two versions, one with hand-colored plates (as seen… Read More

Calcutta: Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay, 1974. First edition.. The dust jacket adheres to the front attached endpapers, light chipping to wrappers at the head and foot of the spine; a tight and clean copy in very good condition.. Pp. xii, 380; some illustrations (black-and-white photographs and stratigraphic sections, maps). Publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, pictorial green dust jacket, lg 8vo. This volume is a festschrift for Professor D. Sen, one of the main architects of Indian prehistory. The volume contains 34 chapters by notable authorities in the field. These contributors include researchers from Russia, Japan, USA, South Africa, England, Australia, Czechoslovakia, Natal, Canada, Germany, Poland, Nigeria and India. No ownership marks. A rare work seldom offered.

Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1970. First edition.. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. 68; 42 full page plates (line-drawings and photos). Original green printed stiff wrappers, sm folio. Singhbhum is part of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Name-stamp of former owner on the front wrapper.

Mexico: Centro de Arte Vitro, 1989. First edition.. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with no signs of use.. Pp. 351 (1), 300+ color photographs and color plates from paintings. Publisher’s original dark blue cloth, color pictorial dust jacket, oblong folio. The contents follow: prologo, (Allan R. Phillips); introducion; 1. Origen y diversidad de las aves (Javier de la Meza); 2. Errantes del Mar (Enriqueta Velarde); 3. Aves de orilla (Enrique Velarde); 4. Cazadoras de los pantanos (Monica Herzig); 5. Patos y Gansos (Eric W. Gustafson); 6. Predadoras de dia (romeo Dominguez), y de noche (Atahualpa Desucre); 7. Galliformes Y otras aves de caza (Fernando Gonzalez-Garcia); 8. Adaptaciones originales (Lourdes Navarijo); 9. Cazadoras de insectos al vuelo (Steve N. G. Howell); 10. Aves negras, aves de colores (Emilio Tobon); 11. Cantos en las Canadas (Fernando Gonzalez-Garcia); 12. De rama en rama (Judith Vega); 13. Comedoras de semillas (Adolfo Navarro); 14. La diversidad de los paseriformes (Steve… Read More

Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Institute, 1913-1925. First edition.. There is some browning to the endpapers and light edge wear to the cloth; a tight and clean copy in very good condition.. Pp. 67-107, 4 full page plates (line-drawings) + pp. 205-313, 19 full page plates (line-drawings), 87 text-figures + pp. 93-332, 8 full page plates (line-drawings and halftones). Early brown cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, (original printed pale green wrappers bound in place), folio (13 x 10 inches). Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum, volume 6, no. 2 + volume 6, no. 4 + volume 10, no. 2. These three monographs on the fishes of Japan are bound together here in one large volume. From the library of ichthyologist James E. Bohlke with his signature on the front endpaper.

Melbourne: Brown, Prior, Anderson Pty. Ltd., 1953. First edition.. Tight and clean copy in very good condition.. Pp. 25-92; 15 text-figures (including 1 large folding map), 4 full page photo-plates. Original printed gray-green wrappers, sm 4to. Memoirs of the National Museum Melbourne, no. 18. Documents three periods of aboriginal occupation of the Lake Colongulac area of western Victoria. The whole issue (169 pages) of Mem. Nat. Mus. Melbourne, no. 18 is offered here; this issue contains 9 other articles. The journal title is written in the spine. From the library of archaeologist Douglas Osborne with his name sticker on the front wrapper.