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2014018623a<p>Harwichport: Clock & Rose Press 2014. SIGNED BY ALL AUTHORS and ILLUSTRATOR. First edition in hard cover limited to 100 copies and numbered. 8vo. Oversize hard cover 83 pp. with DVD of WCAI radio programs web links and video. Illustrated throughout in color. The Long Haul looks at the pressures placed on New England fisheries describing what has happened in the past and exploring what could and perhaps should happen in the future. The stories began as radio journalism. A team of reporters set off across the storied fishing towns of Cape Cod the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard and southeastern Massachusetts. The result is a comprehensive view of where the fishing industry stands now and what must happen in the future to ensure that there always are plenty of fish in the sea. Authors' first book. New in new dustjacket.</p> Clock & Rose Press hardcover
1993MB-18Lawrence Kansas: Society for Marine Mammology 1993. Highly acclaimed authoritative reference on the Bowhead whale this comprehensive scholarly text contains detailed topics covering evolutionary reationships and classification; physical environment of the Bering Sea population; anatomy and physiology; behavior; foods and feeding ecology; reproduction; morbidity and mortality; movement and distribution; feeding and growth as indicated by stable isotopes; commercial whaling in the North Atlantic sector; commercial whaling in the North Pacific sector; and subsistence whaling. 787pp. Illustrated. Very minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Society for Marine Mammology Hardcover
1995MB-8Oxford UK: Oxford University Press 1995. Comprehensive highly acclaimed monograph presents a detailed research study of the workings of intertidal animals' biological clocks including coverage of the generation of tides; rhythms and their properties; time-series analysis; phase setting and entrainment; persistent fortnightly and monthly rhythms; the elucidationof the clock; organismic rhythms and tidal cycles; etc. 217 pgs. Illustrated with over 129 figures. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/ . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Oxford University Press Hardcover
1983MB-15Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1983. Scholarly text deals with the biochemistry and physiopharmacology of various naturally occurring and biologically active shark repellents. Topics covered include shark research and the United States Navy; shark attack and repellency research; behavioral bioassay protocols for shark repellents; flatfish fireflies sharks: behavior modification induced by natural repellents; shark repellent effect of the Red Sea Moses sole; effect of Moses sole secretion and its active factor Pardaxin on Elasmobranchs; characteristics toxicty structure and membranal action of Pardaxin; etc. 210 pgs. Illustrated. Publisher's stamp on the front endpaper. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Westview Press Hardcover
1996MB-14London England: Carapace Press 1996. Comprehensive highly acclaimed revised and expanded reference text includes a full range of information on aquatic and semi-aquatic turtles plus additional information on many rare terrestrial tortoises. Topics covered include species care references; incubation methods; parasitic bacterial and viral diseases and treatments; designing accomodations; rearing healthy juveniles; environmental maintenance; dietary management and nutritional disorders; captive breeding; etc. 295 pgs. Illustrated with color and black/white plates. Minor tiny pinpoint indentation on front cover and first few text pages. Light vertical spine crease. Minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Carapace Press Paperback
1939L026141939. Book. Good Only. Paperback. Good softcover. Text in English. 1939. Wear and chipping at the edges and covers pulling away at the spine - about 1 inch at top and bottom. Some scuffing/soiling to covers. Upper corner of rear cover creased. Interior is clean and attractive with some bending/dog ears at the corners. 46 pages folio with tables and black and white illustrations. Overall good condition in spite of outer wear. Paperback
a641881986. 4to. about 800pp. printed wraps. Ex-university library. VG. . paperback
a641891987. Two volumes. 4to. about 950pp. printed wraps. Ex-university library. VG. Two volumes: . paperback
a644181982. 4to. about 400pp. institution buckram. Ex-university library. VG. . hardcover
a644171984. 4to. about 1200pp. institution buckram. Ex-university library. VG. cover tips gently bent inward; small closed tear in bottom spine end; text clean and bright; binding very secure. . hardcover
1991MB-10Barrigada Territory of Guam: Coral Graphics 1991. Comprehensive text presents a detailed guide which covers all fishes known to inhabit Micronesian coral reefs at depths of 60 m 200 ft. or less. Ommissions are limited to a few species of fishes that spend virtually all their adult lives deep within the infrastructure of the reef or buried in sand and to a few newly discovered or unidentified species most of which are small inconspicuous rare or known only by collecting with poisons. 298 pgs. Illustrated with numerous color plates. Inscribed and signed by the author on the half-title page. Minimal shelfwear. . Signed by Author. Second Edition. Pictorial Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Coral Graphics paperback
1980MB-2Berkeley CA.: University of California Press 1980. Comprehensive definitive reference text for identifying the invertebrate fauna of the California coastal regions from the Monterey Peninsula to Bodega Head. Includes sections on classification and identification of invertebrates intertidal collecting environmental factors field studies phylums and classes intertidal plants etc. 717 pgs. Illustrated. Minimal shelfwear. Dustjacket in mylar. Corrected Third Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. University of California Press Hardcover
1980MB-4Stanford CA.: Stanford University Press 1980. Comprehensive classic text contains both common and uncommon invertebrates of California's coastal waters including over 5500 reference sources; systematic coverage of major groups such as Crustacea and other Arthropods Echinodermata Mollusca etc and their distinctive characters range and habitat life history interactions with other species economic importance and current research. 690 pgs. Lavishly illustrated with over 900 color photographs. Prior owner's inscription on front endpaper. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Oblong. Stanford University Press Hardcover
1996MB-11Ettlingen Germany: Dahne Verlag 1996. Comprehensive reference text deals with the giant clams of the genus Tridacnidae the largest known bivalves which harbor unicellular plant organisms. Topics covered include species descriptions; reproduction and anatomy; clam diseases; damage from macroparasites and fish; environmental damage; keeping clams in the aquarium; export trade and regulations; ecological situation of the giant clams; captive propagation; etc. 255 pgs. Illustrated. Small stamp to endpapers and copyright page; front two endpapers lower corner clipped; upper corners of covers slightly bumped. Minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Technical Library. Dahne Verlag Hardcover
1936L02613self published 1936. Book. Good Only. Paperback. GOOD ONLY softcover. 1936. Text in English. Wear and chipping at the edges/spine. Covers pulling away at the spine - about 2 inches at top and bottom. Some scuffing/soiling to covers. Interior is clean and attractive with minor curling at the corners. Crinkling and wear at the top corners of text. 86 pages folio with tables and charts. Overall good condition in spite of outer wear. Charts and diagrams throughout. SCARCE report. self published Paperback
1996MB-5Rotterdam The Netherlands: A.A. Balkema 1996. Detailed academic text presents topics covering adhesion in echinoderms; mutable collagenous tissues: extracellular matrix as mechano-effector; mass mortality of echinoderms from abiotic factors; biological activities and biological role of triterpene glycosides from holothuroids Echinodermata; an index of names of recent Asteroidea- Part 3: Velatida and Spinulosida. 250 pgs. Illustrated. Small publisher stamp on front endpaper. Gilt spine and front cover. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . A.A. Balkema Hardcover
200535djStruik 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The jacket is slightly rubbed. The bottom right hand corner of the front board is a little bumped. Internally clean and tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Struik hardcover
1983MB-12Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1983. Comprehensive text presents detailed studies on the changing songs of humpback whales which is now considered evidence for the vocal transmission of a cultural trait of a non-human animal; population dynamics of southern right whales including the discovery of an unexpected function of callosities; the pod-specific vocalizations of killer whales; the behavior of gray whales and how it relates to tides; behavior and migratory destinations of humpback whales; and several proven benign techniques for studying the biology of free-ranging marine mammals. 643 pp. Illustrated. Publisher's stamp on the front endpaper. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Westview Press Hardcover
j1201972 Environmental Protection Agency. Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems Identification Manual Nos. 1-4 6-7 10-11. Eight volumes lacking only volumes 5 8 9. Hardcovers. 4to. illustrations original gilt printed cloth. Label on front or spine short ink numbers or depository library stamps in each volume. VG. 8 volumes. . hardcover
1989MB-13Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1989. Scholarly text presents a detailed interdisciplinary examination of the scientific geographic economic political and legal aspects of treating large marine ecosystems as regional research and management units. Includes a cohesive study of changes in the biomass resulting from the increased stresses of pollution natural variability and overexploitation of marine populations above the natural productivity of the oceans. 493 pgs. Illustrated. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper. . First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Westview Press Paperback
1997MB-17San Diego CA.: Academic Press 1997. Comprehensive highly acclaimed reference text is the first book in more than 80 years devoted exclusively to fossil marine reptiles. Vertebrate evolution has led to the convergent appearance of many groups of originally terrestrial animals that now live in the sea. Among these groups are familiar mammals like whales dolphins and seals. There are also reptilian lineages like plesiosaurs ichthyosaurs mosasaurs thalattosaurs and others that have become sea creatures. Most of these marine reptiles often wrongly called "dinosaurs" are extinct. These reptilian analogs represent useful models of the myriad adaptations that permit tetrapods to live in the ocean. 501 pgs. Illustrated. Very minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Academic Press Hardcover
1973MB-3Tuscon AZ.: University of Arizona Press 1973. Classic reference text presents the history evolution physical factors and zoogeography of the Gulf of California with complete taxonomic keys. The invertebratescovered include: chordata; bryozoa; arthropoda; porifera; cnidaria; mollusca;annelida; nemertea; echinodermata; brachiopoda; platyhelminthes; hemichordata; echiuroidea; sipunculida; etc. 427 pgs. Profusely illustrated. Small stamps on endpapers and outer edges; label removal mark on front cover; pocket removed from front endpaper. Average shelfwear. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex- Professional Library. University of Arizona Press Paperback
