Search Results: Titles starting with A from Natural History Books

Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Forlag, 1894.. Near fine copy.. Pp. 60, 12 illustrations. Half green cloth over marbled boards (original wraps bound in), 12mo. See Soulsby (BM) 2730 and 2831. From: oreskrifter for folket, no. 15.

Lehre: Verlag Von J. Cramer, 1969.. Fine copy.. Pp. xv, 134, (4). Blue cloth, sm 8vo. Facsimile of a series five articles in 12 parts that originally appeared in the Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, vol. 1 (August, 1817 to December, 1818). This presents Say's complete work on the Crustaceans of the US.

Concord, NH: printed by Rumford Press for the Journal of the Archaeological Institute of America, 1938.. Mildly ex-library from the Reading Public Museum with call number on spine, bookplate on front endpaper and name stamp on rear endpaper, no other marks and no signs of use; a bright, clean, near fine copy in an attractive binding.. Pp. 624, numerous photo-plates and text-figures. Early blue ribbed cloth with black leather spine label, 4to. The complete issue of this journal for 1938.

Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1975.. Small ink stamp of Reading Public Museum on the front wrap of each part, no other markings and no wear, a near fine set.. Pp. viii, 374, 240 text-figures and photos; pp. vi, 346, 9 plates, 192 figures and photos. Original printed wraps, sm 4to.

Haarlem: De Erven Loosjes, 1862.. A few small repaired tears to the blue wrappers on the spine, one of the large folding plates has a few wrinkles; a bright and clean copy in very good condition.. Pp. vi, 66, 12 color tinted lithographic plates (3 are large and folding). Publisher's original dark blue wrappers, original printed white title/author label attached to the upper spine (taken from inside endpaper), lg 4to. From the series: Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem, tweede verzameling, vol. 19, no 2. This monograph presents a detailed anatomical analysis of the Japanese giant salamander, Cryptobranchus japonicas (= Andrias japonicus (Temminck, 1836). With a length of up to almost 1.5 m (5 ft), it is the second-largest salamander in the world, only being surpassed by the very similar and closely related Chinese giant salamander (A. davidianus). There are only three known members of the Cryptobranchidae family: the Japanese and Chinese… Read More

Cassel: Theodor Fischer, 1843-1850. First edition.. There is some foxing and browning to some of the hand-colored plates in volume 1, this is due to the poor quality of the paper used; nearly all the plates in volume 2 are bright and clean, only a few shows light foxing. The fine morocco binding is very bright and clean, two of the four marbled endpapers some light browning. Overall, a tight and clean copy in very good condition.. Pp. 150+, 60 hand-colored plates (plate 14 in the second volume is in fine color facsimile), the original printed blue wrappers are bound in place for the parts in volume 2, many original tissue guards are in place. Each plate is accompanied by 2-3 leaves of descriptive text. Early one-half black morocco leather, spine with five raised bands and lettered in gilt in three compartments, over green cloth-covered boards, green tinted marbled endpapers, small folio (330 x 260mm). This rare work was issued by subscription in 12 parts – each part contained five… Read More

Chicago: Cherryburn Press, c. 1970. Limited edition.. Near fine condition.. Limited edition abstract art print on hand-made paper.  Tipped in and matted for framing by R. Hunter Middleton.  Image is approximately 7.75 inches by 7.75 inches, hand-made paper is 9.25 inches by 11.25 inches, and the mat is 12 inches by 15 inches.  Print is unsigned, unnumbered,  and undated but was printed circa 1970.  R. Hunter Middleton operated The Cherryburn Press, a private press in Chicago, IL.

Torino, Italy: Antropologia contemporanea, 1980. First edition.. A clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. (2), 159-299. Original printed two-color stiff wrappers, lg 8vo. Published in the series: Antropologia contemporanea: Italian Journal of Anthropology. The 250+ abstracts are in alphabetical order by author. All abstracts are in English. No ownership marks and few signs of use.

Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1907. First edition. Occasional text browning, wrappers with slight wear, wrappers a bit worn at edges, the beautiful color plates are bright and clean; a very good copy.. Pp. 79, 8 plates (5 are in color). Publisher's original printed wrappers, 4to. Memoirs of the Indian Museum, volume 1, no. 1.

Calcutta: Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1871-1872. First edition.. Text is uniformly tanned with occasional foxing, small holes in the left hand margins where the stitching for the threads that held the binding is located; a good solid copy of a very rare work.. Pp. 367-420, 1 folding map + pp. 30-73. Extract without wrappers, 8vo. From: Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal for 1871 and 1872. A rare look at the zoology of an expedition to Sikkim in the later 19th century. No ownership marks.

Philadelphia, PA: William Dunlap, 1759. First edition.. Faint stain to the first title page with some old soiling, light browning to the edges of some text pages; overall a good solid copy of a rare work.. Pp. viii, 242 + vi, 220. Later wine red cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, 8vo. According to Howes B668: Bownas landed in Philadelphia in 1702; this volume covers his experiences from then to the 1750s, and includes "the captivity of Elizabeth Hanson, later elaborated into the narrative listed under her name." The second volume by Richardson is often published together with this work. This volume was originally owned by the family of John Baldwin. The first signature on the endpapers reads: John Baldwin, His Book, 1761. On the facing page the signature reads: John Baldwin, his Book, 1773. Beneath that is the signature of Caleb Baldwin, his book with no date listed. On the final endpaper there are three other signatures in an old hand - one reads 'Aaron Martins, 1794.'… Read More

Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1907. First edition. Professional repairs to the front wrap of the text volume, repairs to the spine of the plates volume, occasional text browning especially to the first page of the text, wrappers with a bit browned, the beautiful color plates are bright and clean; a very good copy.. Pp. 79, 8 plates (5 are in color). Publisher's original printed tan wrappers, 4to. Memoirs of the Indian Museum, volume 1, no. 1.

Calcutta: Royal Botanic Garden, 1905. First edition.. The leather spine of the portfolio case is lightly scuffed, the boards are browned with a few worm holes; the text is generally clean with some tanning to the first few pages only, there are a few marginal worm holes (also called pin holes due to their small size) to the text; overall a good solid copy of a rare work.. Pp. (i-iv), i-ii, 115-197, (1), i-lxxv, 1-2; 25 full page plates (fine line-drawings). Publisher's original portfolio case in one-quarter dark green leather over printed pale green boards, with three internal black flaps that hold the monograph, folio (14 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches). Annals of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Calcutta, Volume X, Part II. This is the original and complete work published in Calcutta in 1905. Aconitum (Aconites) is a genus of over 250 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae; these herbaceous perennial plants are chiefly native to the mountainous parts of the northern hemisphere. Most… Read More

Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1968. First edition.. A fine (as new) copy.. Pp. viii, 415; frontispiece illustration by Geo. A. Laisner, 177 text-figures (line-drawings and maps), 16 full page black-and-white photo-plates. Publisher's original tan cloth, lettered in white on the spine and with white and brown illustration on the front cover, sm 4to. The work is divided in five sections: I - Ecological and Bioclimatological Aspects; II - Basic Physiological Mechanisms; III - Adaptation to Specific Environments; IV - Species-Specific Adaptations; V - Techniques of Investigations. No ownership marks and no signs of use.

Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1897. First edition.. Light wear and a few chips to the wrappers along the spine; a clean copy in very good condition.. Pp. 42; frontispiece halftone portrait with Cope's signature below. Original pale green printed wrappers, lg 8vo. This address was presented at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia on November 18, 1897. This paper is from the research library of herpetologist Kevin W. Marx with his signature on the front endpaper. Rare paper on the herpetological and ichthyological contributions of Cope.

Madras: Government Press, 1930. First edition.. The outer wrappers are a bit foxed; a tight copy in very good condition.. Pp. (4), 24; 3 full page plates. Publisher's original olive green printed wrappers, 4to. Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum, new series, volume 2, part 1. Describes two human skulls from southern India that were found in earthenware urns. There were described as Australoid or pre-Dravitian. No ownership marks.

Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1982. First edition.. A bright copy in fine condition.. Pp. viii, (1), 266, (2, ads); some illustrations (black-and-white photos, line-drawings and graphs). Publisher's original dark and light green pictorial cloth, lettered in white on the spine and front cover, lg 8vo. This volume presents the main lectures of symposiums held in Firenze, Italy in July 1980 of the VIIIth Congress of the International Primatological Society. No ownership marks almost no signs of use.

New York: Wiley-Liss, 1991. First edition.. A bright and clean copy in fine (new) condition.. Pp. xiv, 389; numerous black-and-white micrographs and photos, graphs, diagrams. Publisher's original pictorial laminated red-patterned boards (hardcover), lettered in white, sm 4to. In 1963, a new distinct area of anthropological inquiry was established - the study of the teeth as a key to the biology and behavior of past and living populations. 'Advances in Dental Anthropology' chronicles the dynamic progress made in this area in the last 25 years. The volume covers a diverse range of topics, focusing on a variety of exciting research questions and investigative agendas of current interest to dental anthropologists. The topics covered include: microwear, morphological variation, odontometrics, intentional and unintentional modification, age estimation, pathology, enamel defects, occlusal variation, and growth and development (from the rear cover). No ownership marks and no signs of use.

Bronx, NY: The New York Botanical Garden, 1981. First edition.. Tiny bump to one front outer corner; a very bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. xii, 250; numerous text-figures (cladograms and maps). Pictorial white stiff wrappers lettered in red and in black, sm 4to. "Cladistics" (=phylogenetic systematics) has emerged as a powerful analytical tool in comparative biology because it offers the most informative (least ambiguous) summations of any set of biological observations presented in a consistent, testable, reproducible framework" (from the rear cover). The volume contains 13 chapters by notable authorities on cladistics. No ownership marks.

San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1970. First edition.. The stiff wrappers are a bit curled along their leading edges, the text is bright and clean with no signs of use; a tight copy in very good condition.. Pp. xv, 1015; 450+ maps, geological sections, line-drawings and black-and-white photos. Publisher's original red and black stiff printed wrappers, thick lg 8vo. Presents 83 chapters on all aspects of Earth history from the origin of the universe to the evolution of humans. The first section presents classic papers on the development of the scientific method to uniformitarianism. There is an introduction to the volume by the editor, Preston Cloud. No ownership marks and few signs of use.