Search Results: Titles starting with H from Graham Newland (Natural History Books)

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 1969. . 1st edn. Roy. 8vo pp. 416-417. 1 b/w portrait. Slight creasing, otherwise VG. (Obituary of Hampton Wildman Parker, formerly Curator of Reptiles, and later Keeper of Zoology at the British Museum (Natural History). Reprinted from Copeia, 1969, No. 2, June 3). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

Washington: Bureau of Fisheries, (1908) 1910. . Cr 4to pp. 1071-1109 (+ pls). Original printed card wrappers, plates CVII-CXIII (13 figs), 2 line drawings. Plates detached, small institutional handstamp to reverse of each plate, another to top centre margin of front cover and title page, corners curled, rusting to staples, overall a good copy, the text & plates are very clean. (Reprinted from Bull. U. S. Bur. Fish., Vol. XXVIII). . Catalogs: Fishes, previously owned.

London: The Hamlyn Publishing Group, (1982) 1986. . 3rd impn. 8vo pp. 224. Cloth, approx. 200 colour illustrations (from paintings), 150 line drawings, 5 maps. Fine copy in similar (price clipped) d/w. (Describes over 100 species of tropical aquarium fishes from South, Central and North America; Africa, Asia and Australia. The text provides information on captive care, breeding and feeding requirements with additional notes on habits and species suitability for the aquarium). . Catalogs: Fishes, previously owned.

London: The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd, 1975. . 1st edn. Cr. 8vo pp. 320. Illustrated card wrappers, 153 colour plates (1000+ species illustrated by James Nicholls), maps, glossary, bibliography. Covers yellowed, light thumbing to fore edges, otherwise a VG copy, the text & illustrations are unmarked and almost as new. (Beautifully illustrated, easy to use identification guide describing approximately 1200 species of shells worldwide, providing general information on molluscs and their classification, including hints for the collecting, cleaning and storing of shells). . Catalogs: Mollusca.

London: Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1971. . 1st English edn. 8vo pp. 128. Cloth spine over boards with illustrated paper overlay, 100+ line drawings, identification keys. Slight hint of foxing to top edges, otherwise a VG+ copy in fair (price-clipped) d/w, which has a 4cm x 4cm loss to the front illustration caused by removal of sellotape. (Useful, practical guide to the identification of the plants that grow either in or around ponds, streams, lakes and other freshwater habitats. Provides detailed descriptions of approximately 100 species, accompanied by an accurate illustration of each plant together with information on habitat, botanical features, importance for fishing and their ecological value). . Catalogs: Botanical Interest.

Arava, Israel: Israel Herpetological Information Center/Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, 1995. . Roy. 8vo pp. 85. Illustrated laminated card wrappers, 22 b/w photos, 4 maps, numerous line drawings, charts and tables. New. (Main text in Hebrew with abstracts in English. This issue includes the following papers/articles: Amphibians in Israel, by Hinrich Mendelson; On three changes in the check list of the lizards of Israel, by J. H. Hoofien; Two snake species added to the herpetofaunal list of Israel, by Naomi Sivan; How the gecko clings to the ceiling, by Uwe Hiller; Desert lizard ecology: Panglobal comparisons, by Eric R. Pianka; Rules for reproduction in lizards: relations among relative clutch mass, foraging mode, and sexual size dimorphism, by Yehuda L. Werner; Ecophysiology of reproduction in the fringe-toed lizard Acanthodactylus scutellatus, by Gad Perry; The skin resistance to water transfer in agama lizards and snakes, by Mirit Einan & Sigal Lahav; Snakes - a story of an… Read More

Arava, Israel: Israel Herpetological Information Center/Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, 1990. . Roy. 8vo pp. 88. Illustrated card wrappers, 16 b/w photos, 20 maps, numerous line drawings, charts and tables. New. (Main text in Hebrew with abstracts in English. This issue includes the following papers/articles: Field observations on two species of snakes: Syrian black-snake (Coluber jugularis) and Arabian rear-fanged snake (Malpolon monspessulanus) in the area of Nablus, by Ilan Lampel; The expansion of amphibian distribution into the Negev, by Yoram Greshman & Uri Werner; Sexual dimorphism in Typhlops vermicularis, by Gad Perry; Ecological biogeography of reptiles in the sand deserts of Israel, by Yehuda L. Werner; Diseases in reptiles caused by algae, fungi and viruses, by Sagiv Ben-Yakir. Only six issues of 'Hardun' were produced before publication ceased and as a consequence copies are very difficult to obtain). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, new.

Chicago, IL: Chicago Natural History Museum, 1953. . 1st edn. 8vo pp. 165-170. Stapled self wrappers, figs 31-32 (inc. 1 map). Small namestamp to pages 165 & 169, otherwise VG. (Micrurus hemprichi ortoni subsp. nov. Fieldiana: Zoology, Vol. 34, No. 13). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

London: Linnean Society of London, 1976. . 1st edn. Roy. 8vo pp. 5. 1 text fig, tables 1-2. Fine. (Reprinted from Zool. J. Linn. Soc., Vol. 59). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

Orlando, FL: Florida Academy of Sciences, 1970. . 8vo pp. 281-287. Printed card wrappers. Two small institutional handstamps, one to centre of front cover, another to blank margin of page 287, otherwise VG. (Reprinted from Quart. Jour. Fla. Acad. Sci., Vol. 33, No. 4). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

New York, NY: The American Museum of Natural History, 1930. . 1st edn. 8vo pp. 1-3. Self wrappers, 1 table. Previous owner's handstamp to upper r/h corner of front page, otherwise VG. (Emoia sanfordi, sp. nov. Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 436). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 1936. . 1st edn. 8vo pp. 1. Single sided sheet. Slightly discoloured, otherwise good. (Reprinted from Copeia, No. 2, July 31, 1936). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 1942. . 1st edn. 8vo pp. 1 (256). VG. (Reprinted from Copeia, 1942, No. 4). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

Chicago, IL: Chicago Academy of Sciences, 1950. . 8vo pp. 1-2. Double sided sheet, 1 fig, 1 table. VG. (Coluber constrictor flaviventris; Pituophis catenifer sayi. Nat. Hist. Miscellanea, No. 75). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

Firenze: Università degli Studi di Firenze, 1980. . 1st edn. 8vo pp. 141-149. Printed paper wrappers, figs 1-4 (inc. 5 b/w photos), tables 1-2. VG. (Monitore zool. ital. (N.S.), No. 6, Suppl. XIII). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

London: The Zoological Society of London, 1977. . 1st edn. Cr. 4to pp. 57-68. Stapled self wrappers, plates I-II, figs 1-2. VG. (Extract from J. Zool. Lond., Vol. 181). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

Hong Kong: Urban Council of Hong Kong, 1995. . 1st edn. Landscape format pp. (viii) + 1-211. Illustrated card wrappers, colour frontispiece (the author), 27 colour plates, 237 colour photos, 85 text figs, 1 map, checklist, keys, glossary, bibliography, index of scientific names. New book from archive stock which may have very minor signs of storage. Now out-of-print and difficult to obtain. (Based largely on the authors extensive fieldwork, this book is an attempt to comprehensively catalogue and present the dragonflies that are known to occur in the territory of Hong Kong, providing information, including detailed descriptions, photographs and identification keys to 102 species. Also included are practical hints on finding, observing and photographing dragonflies, together with information on anatomy, life history and habitat). . Catalogs: Invertebrates, new.

Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 1972. . Roy. 8vo pp. 5-15 (+ plate). Stapled self wrappers, plate 1 (colour), figs 1-2 (inc. 1 map), tables 1-2. VG. (Hyla juanitae, sp. nov. Reprinted from J. Herp., Vol. 6, No. 1). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Museum, 1935. . Roy. 8vo pp. 15-16. Slightly creased & dust marked, otherwise good. (Hyla rosenbergi, distribution. Reprinted from Ann. Carnegie Mus., Vol. XXV). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, reprints & separates.

London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), 1971. . 1st edn. Cr. 4to pp. 1-55. Printed paper wrappers, figs 1-21. Fine. (The ventral hyoid and gill arch musculature in several representatives of all osteoglossomorph families is described and compared. Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool), Vol. 22, No. 1). . Catalogs: Fishes, previously owned.