Search Results: Authors starting with V from Graham Newland (Natural History Books)

San Francisco, CA: California Academy of Sciences, 1909. . Cr. 4to pp. 49-56. Stapled self wrappers. Outer pages dust-marked and discoloured, light creasing, otherwise good. Small handstamp of previous owner (H. W. Parker) to upper r/h corner of title page. (Takydromus sauteri new species; Takydromus kuehnei new species; Pseudagkistrodon new genus; Pseudagkistrodon carinatus new species; Natrix copei new species; Oligodon ornatus new species; Amblycephalus formosensis new species; Rana taipehensis new species. Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., 4th Series, Vol. III). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

San Francisco, CA: California Academy of Sciences, 1916. . Cr. 4to pp. 215-221. Original printed paper wrappers. Slight browning to margins of wrappers with small circular institutional handstamp to upper centre margin to the front, otherwise VG. (Plethodon elongatus, sp. nov. Reprinted from Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., 4th Series, Vol. VI, No. 7). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

Cape Town: Struik Publishers, (1988) 1990. . 2nd edn. reprint. Roy. 8vo pp. 398. Illustrated card wrappers, over 300 colour photos, num. b/w illustrations & distribution maps. Fine condition. (Covers more than 300 species of fishes most likely to be observed or caught in the coastal regions of Southern Africa, provides notes on their natural history, with details of species distribution together with information on the most recent catch restrictions and where appropriate, tips on angling). . 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.

Milano: Societa Italiana di Scienze Naturale e Museo Civico di Storia Naturale e Acquario Civico, 1979. . 1st edn. 8vo pp. 94-96. Self wrappers, 1 fig (colour photo). VG. (Reprinted from Natura, Vol. 70, No. 1-2). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

São Paulo: Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, 1973. . 8vo pp. 173-175. Self wrappers, 1 map. VG. (Reprinted from Papéis Avulsos Zool., Vol. 27, No. 13). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

São Paulo: Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, 1976. . 8vo pp. 95-109. Stapled self wrappers, graphs 1-4, 1 map, tables 1-4. VG. (Reprinted from Papéis Avulsos Zool., Vol. 29, No. 15). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

São Paulo: Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, 1979. . 8vo pp. 243-260. Stapled self wrappers, plates 1-2 (4 b/w photos), 1 graph, maps 1-2. VG. (Reprinted from Papéis Avulsos Zool., Vol. 32, No. 21). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

São Paulo: Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, 1970. . 8vo pp. 63-68. Stapled self wrappers, 1 map. VG. (Reprinted from Papéis Avulsos Zool., Vol. 23, No. 7). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

São Paulo: Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, 1969. . 8vo pp. 123-144 (+ pls). Stapled self wrappers, plates 1-3 (10 b/w photos), graphs 1-4, 1 map, tables 1-16. VG. (Reprinted from Papéis Avulsos Zool., Vol. 22, Art. 13). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

São Paulo: Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, 1981. . 8vo pp. 189-204. Stapled self wrappers, maps 1-2. VG. (Reprinted from Papéis Avulsos Zool., Vol. 34, No. 19). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

São Paulo: Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, 1976. . 8vo pp. 177-179. Self wrappers. VG. (Reprinted from Papéis Avulsos Zool., Vol. 29, No. 20). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

Washington, D.C: Biological Society of Washington, 1985. . 1st edn. Roy. 8vo pp. 511-522. Stapled self wrappers, figs 1-4 (inc. 1 b/w photo, 1 map), table 1. Spine neatly reinforced with brown paper tape, otherwise VG. (Bivibranchia bimaculata, sp. nov. Reprinted from Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., Vol. 98, No. 2). . Catalogs: Fishes, reprints & separates.

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.

Firenze: Museo Zoologico dell 'Università di Firenze, 1982. . 4to pp. 183-191. Printed paper wrappers, figs 1-4. Slight marginal creasing, otherwise VG. (Reprinted from Galápagos, Studi e Ricerche - Spedizione “L. Mares - Gruppo Ricerche Scientifiche e Tecniche Subacquee."). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

Thornton Heath: E. Veniard Ltd. nd. (1960?). . 8vo pp. 24. Original printed card wrappers, num. line drawings by the author. Slight browning to pp, with minor marks to covers, otherwise good. . Catalogs: Fishing & Countryside.

Nairobi: The East Africa Natural History Society, 1961. . 1st edn. Roy. 8vo pp. 1-36. Illustrated paper wrappers, figs 8-42, keys, species list. Slight discolouration to spine, otherwise in VG condition. (Journ. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc. Special Supplement No. 7). . Catalogs: Mollusca.

Ottawa: National Research Council of Canada, 1981. . Cr. 4to pp. 2582-2587. Stapled self wrappers, figs 1-7, tables 1-2. Small numbers/letters in ink to upper margin of title page, otherwise near fine. (Reprinted from Can. J. Zool., Vol. 60). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

Chicago, IL: Chicago Natural History Museum, 1977. . 8vo pp. 79-169. Stapled self wrappers, figs 1-7 (inc. 4 b/w photos & 1 map), tables 1-9 (inc. 1 folding), key. Slightly discoloured along spine, otherwise VG. (Fieldiana: Zoology, Vol. 70, No. 4). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, previously owned.

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 1966. . 1st edn. Roy. 8vo pp. 594-598. Stapled self wrappers, figs 1-2. Good. (Reprinted from Copeia, 1966, No. 3). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.