Marine Biology Books

New York: Penguin Books, 1996. 208pp. ills., maps. Essays on the habits and habitat of seabirds, shorebirds, horseshoe crabs, and other creatures in the Cape Henlopen area of Delaware Bay. . Trade Paperback. As New. Illus. by Grosz, Karin (ill.). 8vo.. (more information)

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New York: Putnam, 1963. 320pp. ills., photos, maps. Revised from 1928 first edition. Describes all the world's seabirds, with notes on identification and behavior. Chapters on each ocean and breeding areas of its bird species. Systematic checklist, index. 88 plates of ID drawings and b&w photos. . 2nd Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo. (more information)

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New York: Putnam, 1928. 428pp. ills., photos, maps. Describes all the world's seabirds, with notes on identification and behavior. Chapters on each ocean and breeding areas of its bird species. Systematic checklist, index. 88 plates of ID drawings and b&w photos. Some wear around edged but tight. Nice bookplate.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 12mo. (more information)

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Seattle: Puget Sound Press/Univ.of Washington Press, 1984. 160pp. ills. maps. Habitats and ecological communities of Puget Sound, describing 129 species of sea and land birds and marine mammals; incl. status, distribution, food, critical habitat,range maps. Discusses threats from pollution and pressure from recreational and commercial water traffic. Black-and-white illustrations by Angell. . Second Printing.. Trade Paperback. As New. Illus. by Angell, T. (illustrator). 4to.. (more information)

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San Diego: Academic Press, 1999. Photos, ills, glossary, biblio, ,494 pp. A few college bookstore stickers on cover.. Hard Cover. Very Good. (more information)

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New Haven: Sears Foundation for Marine Research / Yale University, 1966. 668pp. ills., maps. Volume Five covering order Iniomi, order Lyomeri. Description, range, developmental stages, habits, status, records. Index of common and scientific names. Ex-library markings, pocket on end sheets. Small remnant of label on spine, unfaded, light shelfwear. . Cloth. Very Good. 4to. Ex-Library. (more information)

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New Century Publishers, 1982. Photos, ills., 242pp. Authors bio was clipped from rear dust jacket flap and glued on blank flyleaf, small rubber stamp, otherwise clean and tight.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. (more information)

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New York: Facts On File, 1994. 224pp. ills., color photos, maps. The ecology, classification and evolution of the Pinnipedia: fur seals, sea lions, walrus, true (northern) seals, monk and elephant seals, and the Antarctic seals. Reproduction, mortality and social structure; Seal hunting, impact on fisheries. Many illustrations. Bibliography, index. . Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo.. (more information)

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Kingston: McGill Queens Univ Pr, 1987. Photos, biblio, index, 374pp.. Trade Paperback. As New. (more information)

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London: Hamlyn Publishing Group, 1982. Color plates, ill., index, 320pp. Front hinge reinforced with linen tape due to bindery error which made paper crack in gutter. Clean and tight copy. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. (more information)

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New York : Penguin USA, 1999. Photos, ills., biblio, index, 322pp. New book, slight edge & corner bump.. Paperback. Very Good. (more information)

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Princeton: Princeton Univ Press, 1986. b/w photos, maps, graphs, biblio, 309 pp.. Paperback. As New. (more information)

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Monterey, CA: Sea Challengers, Inc., 1987. 112pp. Color photo plates. Describes and illustrates 161 common marine invertebrates which may be encountered by divers on the Pacific coast; identification, notes, size and range. Slightly scuffed, errata slip taped inside front cover. Glossary, bibliography, index, maps. . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.. (more information)

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Washington: U. S. Government Printing Office,, 1965. Three volumes. 1965-1970. Color plates, ills., photos. Volume One - Invertebrates, 994pp. Volume Two - Vertebrates, 1070pp. Volume Three - Vertebrates (continued), 1006pp. Tight bindings. Occasional light, neat pencil underlining, stain on side edge of vol. 3, not affecting pages. Postage will be extra, no overseas shipment on this set.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to. (more information)

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New York: Cornwall Books, 1984. The story of the Portuguese Man-of-War, the Sailors-by-the Wind, and Their Exotic Relatives of the Deep. Illustrated, 194 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. (more information)

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New York: Scribners, 1983. Many photos, ill., biblio, 255pp. Small gift inscription on flyleaf.. Third edition (revised). Trade Paperback. Very Good. (more information)

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Princeton: Princeton Univ Press, 2003. 250 color illustrations, maps,192pp. Covers all 51 marine mammal species occuring in the North Atlantic. Still in original publishers shrink-wrap.. Hard Cover. As New/As New. (more information)

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Shelburne, VT: Chapters Publishing, 1994. 184pp. ills. The Curious Naturalist series. Described the well-known biologist and writer's four decades of observation and research on the shark family, their biology and behavior, in many parts of the world. . Trade Paperback. As New. Illus. by Low, Gary (illustrator). 8vo.. (more information)

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Garden City: Doubleday, 1961. 310pp. photos. Lilly's groundbreaking research on communication in the bottlenose dolphin and interspecies communication between dolphin and man. Research methods, dolphin training, vocalizations, anatomy, intelligence, brain weight and comparison, evolutionary origins. Biographical sketch of the author, bibliography. Top of dust jacket spine chipped.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.. (more information)

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Garden City: Doubleday, 1972. 288pp. ills., maps, photos, color plates. A narrative of the HMS Challenger's 1872 scientific voyage around the world and into the Antarctic, charting the depths, movement and content of the seas, and exploring the marine life, minerals and climatic phenomena. Many illustrations. Index. Chipped Dj. . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Large 8vo.. (more information)

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New York: Viking Press, 1980. 150pp, ills., color photos, maps. Introduction by Peter Matthiessen. 300+ color photographs of island life by Moore, who has lived in the area since childhood. Geological history, discovery, ecology, bird and animal life of the archipelago. Vertebrate list, notes on photographs, bibliography. Light edgewear on dj.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. (more information)

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New York: Columbia University Press, 1988. 220pp. ills. An overview of the climate, flora, fauna and conservation efforts in the Antarctic. Landscape, the Southern Ocean, Green plants, Antarctic herbivores, fishes, squid and benthos, penguins, petrels and terns, seals and whales, predatory birds; marine exploitation and resources, efforts at conservation. Illustrated with many line drawings. Glossary, index. . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by DeLeiris, Lucia (ill.). Large 8vo.. (more information)

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New York: Macmillan, 1936. 1267pp. in two volumes, ills., photos, maps, 16 color plates. Geographic background, hydrology, field work, family and species accounts include penguins, albatrosses, petrels, storm petrels, shearwaters, tropic-birds, pelicans, boobies, cormorants, man-o-war birds, oystercatchers, ducks & geese, skuas and jaegers, gulls, terns, skimmers. In a worn but intact slipcase. Nice set, clean and tight.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Jaques, Francis L. (ill.). 4to. (more information)

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New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1936. This is the limited first edition, #1175 of 1200 numbered copies. The Macmillan/AMNH edition was the trade edition. The plates are interspersed throughout the text, rather than all bound together at the end. 1267pp. in two volumes, ills., photos, maps, 16 color plates. Geographic background, hydrology, field work, family and species accounts include penguins, albatrosses, petrels, storm petrels, shearwaters, tropic-birds, pelicans, boobies, cormorants, man-o-war birds, oystercatchers, ducks & geese, skuas and jaegers, gulls, terns, skimmers. Light scuffing on covers and spine, inside tight, clean, appear unread.. First Edition, Limited and Numbered. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Jaques, Francis L. (ill.). 4to. (more information)

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New York: Macmillan, 1936. 1267pp. in two volumes, ills., photos, maps, 16 color plates. Geographic background, hydrology, field work, family and species accounts include penguins, albatrosses, petrels, storm petrels, shearwaters, tropic-birds, pelicans, boobies, cormorants, man-o-war birds, oystercatchers, ducks & geese, skuas and jaegers, gulls, terns, skimmers. Light wear, has a few library markings but has clean spine and no pockets.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Jaques, Francis L. (ill.). 4to. (more information)

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London: Academic Press, 1983. Photos, ills., charts and graphs, biblio, index, 261pp.. Hard Cover. As New/No Dust Jacket. (more information)

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Washington: Smithsonian Inst Press, 1991. Photos, illus, 533pp. In original publisher's shrinkwrap.. Hard Cover. As New. 4to. (more information)

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Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: W W Norton & Co , 1987. b&w ills., index, bibliography, 191pp. Bookplate and git inscription.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. (more information)

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Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1974. 430pp. ills., photos. Proceedings of the International Conference on the Biology of Whales, 1971. Conference summary and 19 research papers by distinguished contributors, on current status, biology, management and conservation, field research methods. Glossary, index. Cloth. As New/Very Good. 8vo.. (more information)

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Boston: Little Brown & Co (Bulfinch), 1975. Drawings by Leslie Morril, 216 pages. Clean, crisp, like-new condition. Price-clipped jacket has a tiny tear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. (more information)

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