Category: Marine

Transactions of the Symposium on Photo Interpretation, Delft, 1962

By: Archives Internationales de Photogrammetrie

Price: £8.00

Publisher: Delft, Uitgeverij Waltman : 1963

Seller ID: 007833

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good

Illustrated, large quarto, pp 532 (+ adverts), fore-edge quite foxed but otherwise clean internally, cloth slightly marked and worn, in a rubbed and frayed dustwrapper. [Very heavy - extra postage may be needed.]
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Arenicola - the Lug-Worm (L.M.B.C. Memoirs on Typical British marine Plants and Animals, Number XXII)

By: Ashworth, J.H.

Price: £7.50

Publisher: London, Williams & Norgate Ltd : 1944

Seller ID: 011323

Binding: Cloth-backed boards

Condition: Poor

Illustrated with 8 lithographed anatomical plates (of which two are folding), + extra copy of plate 2, slim 8vo, pp 118, rather worn throughout, a marginal hole on the first six pages without any loss of text, no preliminary pages before the contents page, front hinge taped, original cloth-backed boards, slightly worn, rather marked by the addition of brown tape on the covers, which rather obscures the printing on the covers, a date of 1904 has been neatly added on the cover and internally.
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Image for The Birds of the British Isles - Volume Eight ONLY [VIII, 8]. { Phalacrocoracidae, Sulidae, Fregatidae, Procellariidae, Diomedeidae, Podicipedidae, Gaviidae, Columbidae and Pteroclididae}

The Birds of the British Isles - Volume Eight ONLY [VIII, 8]. { Phalacrocoracidae, Sulidae, Fregatidae, Procellariidae, Diomedeidae, Podicipedidae, Gaviidae, Columbidae and Pteroclididae}

By: Bannerman, David Armitage. & Lodge, George E.

Price: £6.00

Publisher: Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd : 1959

Seller ID: 018015

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated with 26 colour plates. small quarto, pp x, 400, immaculately clean internally, green cloth in very good condition, the dustwrapper has just faint signs of use. [Cormorants, gannets, petrels, shearwters, albatross, grebes, pigeons, divers and sandgrouse.]
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A Systematic and Structural Account of the Genus Turbinaria, Lamx

By: Barton, Ethel Sarel

Price: £15.00

Publisher: London, Linnean Society : 1891

Seller ID: 019145

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated with two plain litho plates, slender quarto, pp [11], very clean internally, paperback, a very good copy with the bookplate of the South London Botanical Institute. [Transactions Linnean Society, Botany, 2nd series Vol III part 5].
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Guide to Beach Litter

By: Barton, Julia & Dr Phillip Cowie

Price: £4.00

Publisher: Littoral Art Project : 2016

Seller ID: 012330

Binding: Folded information sheet

Condition: New

A large illustrated folded card pamphlet. Closed, it measures 25cm x 16.5cm, but when fully opened 25cm x 99 cm. A detailed guide to plastic, metal, ceramic, wood, glass, rubber etc. Postage will be reduced. [Julia Barton's current work reflects her grave concern regarding the dangers of plastic within the environment. Plastic in all its forms is weaving itself into the fabric of the earth's ecosystems and earth itself, silently burying within because little is being done to prevent or manage it. The stark prediction is it will provide a future legacy and record of our human interaction with...
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Biotopes of the Western Arabian Gulf - marine life and environments of Saudi Arabia

By: Basson, Philip W.; Burchard, John E.; Hardy, John T. & Price, Andrew R,G.

Price: £12.50

Publisher: Dhahran, Aramco Dept of Loss Prevention and Environmental Affairs : 1981

Seller ID: 017610

ISBN-13: 9780960116416

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Second edition. Well illustrated, quarto, pp 284, a slight suggestion of age-toning to the margins, otherwise very clean internally, blue cloth in excellent condition, the dustwrapper is very slightly worn with a small tear to its soine head.
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The Clyde Sea Area, with map; Hand-list of the Algae

By: Batters, E.A.L. & Murray, John

Price: £15.00

Publisher: Prepared for the Committee for the Exploration of the Marine Flora of Western Scotland

Seller ID: 019606

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair

Slim octavo, pp 25, one folding coloured map, good condition internally, the paperback covers chipped, the upper cover nearly detached. RARE. The Committee for the Exploration of the Marine Flora of Western Scotland. Not dated (1891). {Reprinted, with additions, from the Journal of Botany.}
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The Tunicata with an account of the British Species

By: Berrill, N.J.

Price: £28.50

Publisher: London & New York, Johnson Reprint Company : 1968

Seller ID: 015026

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

First reprinting. Illustrated with line drawings throughout the text, octavo, pp iv, 354, a minute signature opposite the half-title, fore-edge a little foxed, otherwise very clean internally, green cloth in very good condition.
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The Tunicata with an account of the British Species

By: Berrill, N.J.

Price: £40.00

Publisher: London, The Ray Society : 1950

Seller ID: 016993

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

First edition. Illustrated with line drawings throughout the text, octavo, pp iv, 354, with the signature of the marine biologist Ivor Griffith on the front endpaper, otherwise very clean internally, blue cloth, the dustwrapper is torn and frayed but mainly complete, and now nicely protected in a removable clear cover.
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Image for The Biology of the Weddell and Crabeater Seals With a Study of the Comparative Behaviour of the Pinnipedia. British Graham Land Expedition, 1934-37 Scientific Reports

The Biology of the Weddell and Crabeater Seals With a Study of the Comparative Behaviour of the Pinnipedia. British Graham Land Expedition, 1934-37 Scientific Reports

By: Bertram, G.C.L.

Price: £22.50

Publisher: London, The Trustees of the British Museum : 1940

Seller ID: 015653

Binding: Paperback

Condition: As New

Illustrated with ten plates, a folding chart, with diagrams in the text, quarto, pp 139, a slight marginal crease to the last few plates, otherwise as new. A superb copy.
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A Guide to the Common Reef Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean

By: Bock, K.

Price: £6.50

Publisher: London, Macmillan Educational Ltd : 1978

Seller ID: 018215

ISBN-13: 9780333239773

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated with line drawings and colour photographs, small octavo, pp vi, 122, very clean internally, paperback, the covers very slightly worn.
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Recherches sur les Chrysophycees - Morphologie, Phylogenie, Systematique

By: Bourrelly, Pierre

Price: £40.00

Publisher: L'Universite de Paris : 1957

Seller ID: 019082

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair

Illustrated with 11 plates of line drawings, several text drawings, large octavo, pp 409, rather used and age-toned internally, with dog-eared corners, the hinge at the half-title cracked, the original paper covers were very worn and have been sealed to a stiff card binding, however this is now firm but very age-toned. RARE. [A thesis for the Doctorate of Science from l'Universite de Paris. Originally from the library of the marine botanist Dr Mary Parke, with her signature and some neat manuscript notes throughout. Then passed to a colleague (?) John C. Green] .
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The Hebrides - a natural history

By: Boyd, J.Morton & Boyd, Ian L.

Price: £75.00

Publisher: London, Collins : 1990

Seller ID: 009453

ISBN-13: 9780002198851

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated, thick 8vo, pp 416, paperback, the slightest signs of wear, but really a very good copy. SCARCE. [The Hebrides is an area of great natural beauty, which draws back thousands of visitors year after year to its wonderful scenery and abundant wildlife. Yet, until now, there has been no up-to-date, complete natural history for its many followers to refer to. This new title fills the gap. In a style at once both readable and informative the Drs. J. M. and I. L. Boyd cover every aspect of the islands. Starting with a clear explanation of the geology, climate and hydrography, they move on...
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The Natural Environment of the Inner Hebrides

By: Boyd, John Morton & Bowes, D.R. (editors)

Price: £21.50

Publisher: The Royal Society of Edinburgh : 1983

Seller ID: 012675

Binding: Paperback

Condition: As New

Illustrated, large thick octavo, pp xvi, 648, very clean internally, paperback, a very good copy. SCARCE. A heavy book - postage may need to be increased if sending overseas. {Royal Society of Edinburgh Proceedings, Section B, Volume 83}. [Introduction, physical environment, marine and freshwater environment, vegetation and flora, evolution and fauna, land use and natural resources. Authors include A.J. Kerr, A.G. Bramwell, Colin Welch, M.A. Ogilvie, R.J. Berry, Francis Rose, H.J.B. Birks etc].
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The Intertidal Invertebrate Fauna of the Severn Estuary

By: Boyder, C.R.; Crothers, J.H.; Little, C. & Mettam, C.

Price: £11.50

Publisher: London, Field Studies : 1977

Seller ID: 017703

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Illustrated with four maps, pp [77], clean internally, paperback, covers a little worn and scuffed. [Reprinted from Field Studies, 4.]
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Wake of the Whale

By: Brower, Kenneth

Price: £12.50

Publisher: New York, London, Paris, Friends of the Earth : 1979

Seller ID: 011162

ISBN-13: 9780091403607

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Very well illustrated, small folio, pp 160, a very good copy in a dustwrapper showing very slight signs of wear.
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Energy Flow - Its Biological Dimensions : A Summary of the International Biological Program in Canada, 1964-1974 [Peter Moore's copy]

By: Cameron, Thomas W.M. & Billingsley, L.W. (editors)

Price: £4.00

Publisher: Ottawa, Royal Society of Canada : 1975

Seller ID: 017738

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Illustrated with a few maps and charts, small thick octavo, pp x, 319, (3), very slightly used internally, papeback, covers very slightly creased. [From the library of the biologist peter Moore, with his signature on the front endpaper. ]
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Guide to Philippine Flora and Fauna. Volume XII - Ectoparasites. Poisonous Animals

By: Cariaso, Benjamin L.; Rueda, Leopoldo M. & Alcala, Angel C.

Price: £30.00

Publisher: Manila, Natural Resources managemant Centre & University of the Philippines : 1986

Seller ID: 016327

ISBN: 9711026309

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Illustrated, large octavo, pp xviii, 160, slightly age-toned internally, paperback, covers slightly bruised. SCARCE
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The Trophic Cascade in Lakes

By: Carpenter, Stephen R. & Mitchell, James F. (editors)

Price: £35.00

Publisher: Cambridge University Press : 1996

Seller ID: 010901

ISBN-13: 9780521566841

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

A few illustrations, pp xiv, 385, paperback, the very slightest signs of use to the covers, but virtually an as new copy of the original printing. [Fluctuations in fish populations in lakes can cascade through food webs to alter nutrient cycling, algal biomass and primary production. Trophic cascades may interact with nutrients and physical factors to explain most of the variance in lake ecosystem process rates. In this 1993 book, a multidisciplinary research team tests this idea by manipulating whole lakes experimentally, and coordinating this with palaeolimnological studies, simulation model...
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Studies on the Coral Reefs of Tutuila, American Samoa, with special reference to the Alcyonaria [Geoffrey Tandy's copy]

By: Cary, Lewis R.

Price: £15.00

Publisher: Washington, Carnegie Institute : 1931

Seller ID: 019140

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Illustrated with seven photographic plates, a folding map, and several text figures, quarto, pp [44], rather creased throughout, paperback, the covers slightly worn and creased. Papers From Tortugas Laboratory of Carnegie Institution Vol XXVII num III. [Presentation copy to the marine biologist and broadcaster Geoffrey Tandy, signed by author.]
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