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Paperback in original factory sealing, with publisher's price label on rear cover beneath. Like new. Introduction by Paul Steery. TS Used
Fine English Original bdg. HC. 4to. (29 x 25 cm). In English and Turkish. 257 p., many color photos. A noble beauty: The Arabian horse breeding in Tigem.= Soylu bir güzellik: Tigem'de Arap ati yetistiriciligi. Producer: Haluk Yüksel.Photos by Halit Ömer Canci, Ibrahim Canci, Müjdat Arslan. Edited by Banu Kutun. Content: Acknowledgement, foreword, letter from the editor.; Magnificence on the stage of history.; Noble beauty in the world of art.; The mane of the wind and literature.; Horse, the wings of the Turk.; The long imperial run.; Al-Khamsa.; The Arabian horse breeding in TIGEM (The General Directorate of Turkish agricultural institutions).; Purebred.; TIGEM.; TIGEM's champion stallions.; Bibliography.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 123pp. A descriptive guide to the wealth of animals in Kenya with superb colour photographs by Mohamed Amin and Duncan Willetts.
Light wear to DJ; Can animals learn to communicate with humans? Here is the story of a well documented attempt to facilitate 'dialogue' between chimp and human; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 303 pages
166 pages. Black and white photos. Extensive bibliography. 72 Tables. An informative academic treatment of these impressive animals. Average wear. Few markings to contents. Binding intact. A sound working copy. Book
Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Antonio the Counsellor - Antonio Conselheiro cast himself into the wilderness, only to become leader of a tribe of Indians which he then led in battle against the cream of the Brazilian army; Our Seaplane Fishing Trip - Summary of a novel seaplane trip recently carried out by a party of Pacific Coast anglers with the assistance of Ellard A. Bacon, manager of the Pacific Marine Airways, a passenger seaplane line operating between Los Angeles and Santa Catalina Island - article with excellent photos; Crops of Gold - An amusing story from the vicinity of Ten Mile House, British Columbia; The Mystery of the Pool; - Sequel to a story published here about three years ago about a South African prospector's account of a monstrous snake which is supposed to live in a pool in the Orange River; Three Incidents - J.R. Henderson led an uneventful life, aside from a three-month span; Wild Tribes of the Amazon - Part II - C.W. Domville-Fife and a couple of Indians ventured far into the interior of Amazonia, meeting with many strange and exciting adventures - with photos; "Number Twenty-Three" - A bobcat adventure of Harry E. Webb, a federal hunter employed by the U.S. Government Bureau of Biological Survey to trap and destroy predatory animals that infest the state of Nevada - with photos; The Ivory Raiders - Part IV - Continued adventures from Turkanaland, Africa, where unscrupulous Swahili elephant poachers and bloodthirsty Turkana warriors make things interesting for the white officers responsible for maintaining order - with photos; The Knock-Out - Judkins and Bunney, the bullies of the battalion, were manipulated into boxing each other; A South African Bushranger - A policeman named Mahon turns highwayman in Filabusi, Rhodesia; A Sailor Out Back - The amusing first day experiences of a sailor who tries farming in Willanga Township, Australia; When the Fire Came - A bush fire swept the Matawai district of New Zealand last year - with two photos; From the Great Craters to the Congo Game-Lands - Part II - Elephant hunting in the teeming game country of the Congo - with great photos; Diamond Cut Diamond - R. Granville Barrow and friends need to outwit rapacious South American officials to successfully salvage the passenger steamer Whitney in the Orinoco River; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Covers detached as one but present, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Maps, charts, a few b&w illustrations, unmarked text/interior. 168 pages.
Large grey octavo, xviii, 505 pages, b&w illustrations ; 25 cm. Toxic marine algae -- Congresses, Science. || Series: Developments in marine biology, vol. 1. || Contents: Conference dedication / Clarice M. Yentsch -- Recent progress, an overview / Luigi Provasoli -- Epidemic paralytic shellfish poisoning in Western Europe, 1976 / J¸rg L¸thy -- Epidemiology of shellfish poisoning in the United States, 1971-1977 / James M. Hughes -- Dinoflagellate bloom on the Brazilian South Atlantic coast / Paulo Almeida Machado -- Toxic dinoflagellates, shellfish and public health / J. David Clem -- Opening address / Beatrice Sweeney -- The systematics of Gonyaulax with special reference to the toxic species / Alfred R. Loeblich III and Laurel A. Loeblich -- The toxigenic gonyaulacoid dinoflagellates / F.J.R. Taylor -- Some species of Gonyaulax of the 'Catenella group' occurring in Japanese coastal waters / Saburo Toriumi and Hideaki Takano -- Theca and cyst of Gonyaulax excavata (Braarud) Balech found at Ofunato Bay, Pacific coast of northern Japan / Yasuwo Fukuyo -- A new toxic dinoflagellate found in association with ciguatera / Takeshi Yasumoto, Ichiro Nakajima, Yasukatsu Oshima and Raymond Bagnis -- A description of the benthic dinoflagellate associated with maitotoxin and ciguatoxin, including observations on Hawaiian material / F.J.R. Taylor -- Some specific features of dinoflagellate Exuviaella cordata Ostf. blooming in the Black Sea / Pia Elena Mihnea -- A discussion of the systematics of toxic Gonyaulax species containing paralytic shellfish poison / Robert J. Schmidt and Alfred R. Loeblich III -- Functional morphology of organisms involved in red tides, as adapted to decaying turbulence / Ramon Margalef, Marta Estrada and Dolors Blasco -- The physiological characteristics of neritic red-tide flagellates / Hideo Iwasaki -- Photoadaptation of photosynthesis in two bloom-forming dinoflagellates / Barbara B. Prezelin and Beatrice M. Sweeney -- Light and nutrient limitation in Gonyaulax excavata : nitrogen and carbon trace results / Jane J. MacIsaac, Gary S. Grunseich, Hilary E. Glover and Clarice M. Yentsch -- Maximum growth rate of natural population of a Gymnodinium red tide / Shoji Iizuka -- Large scale culture of dinoflagellate algae / Harold W. Siegelman and Jadwiga H. Kycia -- Growth interactions of marine dinoflagellates in multispecies culture experiments / Hermann Kayser -- Temporary cysts of Gonyaulax excavata : effects of temperature and light / Ruth E. Schmitter -- Motile cells and cysts : two probable mechanisms of intoxication of shellfish in New England waters / Clarice M. Yentsch and Frances C. Mague -- Toxicity and nucleic acid content of Gonyaulax excavata / Claudia Mickelson and Clarice M. Yentsch -- Response of Gonyaulax excavata and Rhizosolenia sp. in mixed culture to a synthetic auxin / Bruce M. Poole and Richard P. Grandoni -- Interrelationships of Gymnodinium breve (Florida red tide) within the phytoplankton community / Larry R. Freeberg, Ann Marshall and Michael Heyl -- Toxic dinoflagellate blooms in the Cape Cod region of Massachusetts / Donald M. Anderson and Francois M.M. Morel -- Dinoflagellate blooms in Romanian Black Sea coastal waters / Nicolae Bodeanu and Mioara Usurelu -- Dinoflagellate blooms in the Gulf of Cariaco, Venezuela / Elvira Ferraz-Reyes, Gregorio Reyes-Vasquez and Iris B. Bruzual -- Red tides off the coast of Chile / Sergio Avaria -- A bloom of Amphidinium sp. in the Ria de Vigo (N.W. of Spain) / Santiago Fraga and Francisco J. Sanchez -- Dinoflagellates from the Ubatuba region (Lat. 23∞30 S, Long. 45∞06 W), Brazil / Miryam B.B. Kutner and Roberto Sassi -- Indo-Pacific red tides / J.L. MacLean -- Dinoflagellate blooms in Norwegian waters / Karl Tangen -- Red tide along the Peruvian coast / Blanca Rojas de Mendiola -- Toxic dinoflagellate blooms in northeastern Venezuela during 1977 / Gregorio Reyes-Vasquez, Elvira Ferraz-Reyes and Enrique Vasquez -- Exuviella baltica : a bloom organism of the Galveston Bay system / Joseph Zotter -- Occurrence of Gymnodinium breve red tides along the west and east coasts of Florida during 1976 and 1977 / Beverly S. Roberts -- Occurrence of dinoflagellates and distribution of chlorophyll a on the Pakistan Shelf / Syed M. Saifullah -- Changes on the surface distribution of a dinoflagellate bloom off the Peru coast related to time of day / Dolors Blasco -- The occurrence of Prorocentrum species and coincidental gastro-intestinal illness of mussel consumers / Marie Kat -- Ecological survey of a toxic dinoflagellate associated with ciguatera / Takeshi Yasumoto, Akio Inoue and Raymond Bagnis -- A mass mortality of marine animals associated with a bloom of Ceratium tripos in the New York Bight / John B. Mahoney and Frank W. Steimle Jr. -- Shellfish monitoring in Maine / John W. Hurst Jr. -- Distribution of Gonyaulax excavata resting cysts in sediments of the Gulf of Maine / Carrie M. Lewis, Clarice M. Yentsch and Barrie Dale -- Phytoplankton distributions and red tides resulting from frontal circulation patterns / Howard H. Seliger, Mary A. Tyler and K.R. McKinley -- Dinoflagellate blooms associated with tidal fronts around the British Isles / Patrick M. Holligan -- Primary nutrients and red tides in upwelling regions / Richard C. Dugdale -- Global patterns of discolored water and related events in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries / Timothy Wyatt -- Oceanic intrusion : one possible initiation mechanism of red tide blooms on the west coast of Florida / Kenneth D. Haddad and Kendall L. Carder -- Gulf Stream rings as a mechanism of patch formation / William McKay Balch -- Mesoscale features of summer (1975-1977) dinoflagellate blooms in the York River, Virginia (Chesapeake Bay Estuary) / Paul L. Zubkoff, John C. Munday Jr., Russell G. Rhodes and J. Ernest Warinner III -- Spectral reflectance of a bloom of Gymnodinium nelsoni in Chesapeake Bay / Dennis K. Clark and Dale A. Kiefer -- Biochemical factors associated with remote sensing of color change and fluorescence / Charles S. Yentsch -- Prospects for measuring phytoplankton bloom extent and patchiness using remotely sensed ocean color images : an example / James L. Mueller -- Response surface analyses for estuarine dinoflagellates under thermal stress / Kent Mountford -- The ecological role of red tides in the Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor food web / Gregory Morey-Gaines --; Developments in the study of paralytic shellfish toxins / Yuzuru Shimizu -- Two similar toxins isolated from Gymnodinium breve / Daniel G. Baden, Thomas J. Mende and Ronald E. Block -- Purification and chemical studies on a major toxin from Gymnodinium breve / Martin Risk, Y.Y. Lin, R.D. MacFarlane, V.M. Sadagopa-Ramanujam, Leland L. Smith, and Norman M. Trieff -- Chemical analysis of paralytic shellfish poisoning in Alaska / Sherwood Hall, Richard A. Neve, Paul B. Reichardt and G.A. Swisher Jr. -- Physiological activities of toxins from Gymnodinium breve isolated by high performance liquid chromatography / G.M. Padilla, Y.S. Kim, E.J. Rauckman and G.M. Rosen -- Isolation and synergism of a red tide (Gymnodium breve) cytolytic factor(s) from cultures of Gomphosphaeria aponina / David L. Eng-Wilmot, Leslie F. McCoy Jr. and D.F. Martin -- Model solvent systems for delivery of compounds cytolytic towards Gymnodinium breve / D.L. Eng-Wilmot, B.F. Henningsen, D.F. Martin and R.E. Moon -- Mechanism of action of the major toxin from Gymnodinium breve Davis / M. Risk, K. Werrbach-Perez, J.R. Perez-Polo, H. Bunce, S.M. Ray and J.L. Parmentier -- Toxins isolated from Bay of Fundy scallops / Gregory L. Boyer, Carol Fix Wichmann, Jerry Mosser, Edward J. Schantz and Heinrich K. Schnoes -- Analysis of toxins in cultured Gonyaulax excavata cells originating in Ofunato Bay, Japan / Yasukatsu Oshima and Takeshi Yasumoto -- Dinoflagellate toxins in phytoplankton and zooplankton fractions during a bloom of Gonyaulax excavata / Alan W. White -- Toxicity of Prorocentrum mimimum var. mariae-lebouriae assumed to be a causative agent of short-necked clam poisoning / Tomotoshi Okaichi and Yukiya Imatomi -- Toxicity of the New England red tide dinoflagellate to winter flounder larvae / Lesley J. Mills and Grace Klein-MacPhee -- Occurrence of new type of toxic shellfish in Japan and chemical properties of the toxin / Takeshi Yasumoto, Yasukatsu Oshima and Magoichi Yamaguchi -- Evidence for the heterogeneity of paralytic shellfish toxin in clam and mussel samples gathered near Prince Rupert, British Columbia / Robert J. Bose and John E. Reid -- Molluscan transvectors of paralytic shellfish poisoning / Norman R. Tufts -- The effects of a Cochlodinium heterolobatum bloom on the survival and calcium uptake by larvae of the American oyster, Crassostrea virginica / Ming-Shan Ho and Paul L. Zubkoff -- Secondary intoxication with PSP in Cancer irroratus / Thomas L. Foxall, Nancy H. Shoptaugh, Miyoshi Ikawa and John J. Sasner Jr. -- The effects of Gymnodinium breve toxin(s) on selected mollusks and crustaceans / Beverly S. Roberts, G.E. Henderson and R.A. Medlyn -- The action of G. breve neurotoxin on membrane conductance / J.J. Shoukimas, A. Siger, and B.C. Abbott -- Respiratory and cardiovascular effects of G. breve toxin in dogs / Sydney Ellis, John J. Spikes and Gordon L. Johnson -- Working sessions. Collection, enumeration and identification of free-living marine dinoflagellates / Karen A. Steidinger ; Collection, preparation and identification of dinoflagellate resting cysts / Barrie Dale -- Workshops. Alternatives to the mouse assay / Yuzuru Shimizu, Edward Ragelis ; The phenomenon of anoxia as related to dinoflagellate blooms / Theodore Smayda, Theodore Packard ; Bioluminescence / David Njus, Elijah Swift ; The role of chelators and trace metals in toxic blooms / Donald M. Anderson, Michael D. Corbett ; Ciguatera / Norman Doorenbos, Takeshi Yasumoto ; Culturing of dinoflagellates / Harold Siegelman, Michael Levandowski ; Detoxification of shellfish / Walter Blogoslawski, Richard Neve ; Development of a rapid international communication network / Anand Prakash, Karen Steidinger ; Impact of toxic dinoflagellate blooms on the North American shellfish industry / Richard A. Lutz, Lewis S. Incze ; Marine toxins as probes of excitable membranes / Gary R. Strichartz ; Modelling of red tides / Lawrence Slobodkin, Timothy Wyatt ; Monitoring programs and epidemiology / Dan Hunt, Norman Tufts and James Hughes ; Remote sensing / Charles Yentsch, Dale Kiefer ; Toxigenesis in dinoflagellates / Bernard Abbott, Alan White.
1st edition. 4to, 45 pages, illustrated. Very good condition in glazed pictorial boards. 40513. eng
Octavo in black DJ illus in color; ix, 308 p. ; 22 cm Pets -- Michigan -- Lowell -- Anecdotes. Animals -- Michigan -- Lowell -- Anecdotes. Human-animal relationships -- Michigan -- Lowell -- Anecdotes
32 pages. Black and white illustrations. Two-page map. Above-average but not excessive wear. Unmarked. Undated but appears to be circa 1965. A worthy vintage copy. Book
206p. + Plus photographs. 8vo. Original full tan cloth binding. 12th printing. PETS/1
français Grand in-12 de 158 pp.; cartonné toile verte ornée de l'éditeur, plats de couverture conservés. Collection "La petite bibliothèque". Illustré de 50 gravures et photographies. Contient : Le cirque dans l'antiquité et les ménageries modernes - Le travail des fauves - Courses de chevaux - Les animaux acrobates - Les courses de taureaux - La bonté nécessaire à l'égard des bêtes. Légères rousseurs.
140 pages. Features: Numerous gorgeous color-photo fashion ads, our favorite being the Stardust slip modelled on page 35; Castro Tries to Export 'Fidelismo' - article with great photos; Which is the Best Road to the White House?; As They See Things in the Holy Loch - article (with photo) on reaction in Holy Loch, Scotland, where it has been announced that a U.S. nuclear sub base will be located; Integration - The Third Critical Phase as it begins in the core states - article with dramatic photos; In Pakistan, "Maybe President Mohammed Ayub Khan Can Help Us" - article with photo of the President confering with Prime Minister Nehru of India; 'Welfare State' a Debate That Isn't - the real question is, to what extent should government intervene in the economy?; Tyrants of the Podium - Famous Musical conductors speak loudly and carry a small stick; Les Halles Must Move - Maybe - article and photos of the ancient Paris market which is to be modernized; Powerful two-page color ad for Accutron watches by Bulova; Top Denizens of the Myth Zoo - mythical animals; A Niagara of Power - construction photos and sketch of the new Niagara Power Project; The Vision of Spanish artist Velasquez - the 300th anniversary of his death; When Royalty Marries Commonality - photos of famous 'mixed' royal couples; Vintage full-page color ad for Parker Bros. game Kimbo; Nice color photo one-page ad for Medaglia D'Oro Espresso Coffee; Interior design photos with a medieval taste; Nice one-page color ad for nine of Milton Bradley's board games; The Child of 'Emotional Divorce' - the rift that can exist between parents who stay together 'for the sake of the kids'; Nice women's swimwear and hat fashion photos; Photos of raising a 60'x90' US flag on the George Washington Bridge; Wonderful one-page color ad for Cobbs Christmas gift baskets (yes, back then ads could mention Christmas). Unmarked. Average wear. Paper tender with peripheral age-toning. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Slim staple-bound paperback. Covers slightly creased. 16 pages Used
Ex-library copy with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 113 pages, b&w illustrations, photos. Book has been re-bound by library into heavy, strong hardback buckram covers that are brand new with sharp corners and a clean, straight text block.
Gebonden in linnen met geillustreerde stofwikkel, foto - frontispice, 190 x 255 mm., 534 pp.FRENCH TEXT guide a l'usage des chasseurs et des gardes chasse
Paperback in very good condition. Edges, leading corners and spine ends are worn, with a few light creases on covers; label residue on rear cover; page block is a little marked. Text is clear on sound, clean pages. TS Used
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 106 pages. Beautiful, large, full-page color illustrations.
Book in 'as new' condition. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn with very slight creasing to spine ends. 256pp. Observers Series No. 9. With almost 130 of the world's breeds of horses and ponies. New Edition.
light wear along spine Used
good + Paperback. Covers a little grubby and worn along edges and corners. Sunning and creasing to spine. Mild browning along outer page edges. Clean copy. xii + 464p Used
Book is in excellent condition in heavy weave tan HB covers, gilt over red at spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners with a very light bump to lower front, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears, price clipped, now wrapped in clear protective cover. 322 pages on high quality heavy white paper, reprinted form 1903. Rare by this publisher. Full page Author illustration opposite title page, Illustrated by one hundred and forty engravings, in which are represented most of the popular diversions; selected from ancient paintings. "This book is a key source for information on leisure time activities in 'Olde England,' including sports, hunting, games, dancing, gymnastics, music, festivals including Christmas and May Day and customs such as Mumming, The Boy Bishop, and The Lord of Misrule, Horse Racing, Slinging of Stones, Hand Ball, Archery, Dancing, Tumbling, Balancing, Jugglers, Juggling, Bowling, Tennis, Bat and ball, Jousts, Tricks Taught to Horeses, Animals Imitated, Quintain, Tilting, Kayles, Cards, Chess,. It answers questions such as "How do you score a joust?," "When did feral wolves become extinct in Britain?," and "How much do you pay the piper?" And what is Shakespeare talking about when he mentions Shove-Groat or Nine Men's Morris? (The modern equivalents are shuffleboard and tic-tac-toe). Included are numerous quotes from original documents and dozens of plates based on period illustrations. Strutt also documents the constant conflict between popular culture and the religious and secular powers."
Hardback with rather worn dust jacket (price clipped), chipped at two corners; a few other tears to the edges. Boards a little bumped at base of spine but otherwise unmarked. Stamp on front pastedown. Contents clean and sound throughout. Used
Stock 1964, In-8 broché, 230 pages + photos. Trés bon état.
