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USA: The Curtis Publishing Company. Fair. 1942. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: The Jews *Are* Different - second of three articles on the Jew in America - an answer to Judge Jerome Frank's 'Red-White-And-Blue Herring'; B1 and the Beanstalk - horticultural magician George C. Warner gives nature a shot in the arm; Indiana Redhead - all… Read more about this item

San Francisco: California Fish And Game. Fair. 1948. Reprint. Paperback. Contents include: Introduction; The Commercial Fishery; Red Abalone; Black Abalone; Pink Abalone; Southern Green Abalone; Threaded Abalone; Japanese Abalone; Northern Green Abalone; Commercial Fishing Methods; Commercial Processing; The Sport Fishery; Uses of Abalone Shell; Preparation (or Processing); Conservation. [2], 141-169 pages. References. Tables.… Read more about this item

Alberta, Canada: Government of Alberta. Good with no dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. "Brings together as much of the present knowledge of our fish fauna as is considered practical. The published information of other works is included along with more than twenty years of effort in collection and observation on the part of the authors… Read more about this item

USA: Timber Press, 1996. Book. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xvii, 433 pages. Glossary, bibliography and index. Color and black and white photos. "The contents of this volume are in seven parts: An Introduction with the structure and botany of ferns; the Cultural requirement of ferns; Pests, diseases and ailments; Propagation and… Read more about this item

USA: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926. Book. Illus. by Shimotori, S.; Denton, Sherman F.; Walker, Mary E.; Beecroft, W.I.. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv, 286 pages. 8vo. Includes forty-eight plates, thirty-two of which are in color. Reprint of the 1917 first edition. "Discusses the more abundant and widely distributed butterflies… Read more about this item

Denmark: CAFF, 2013. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 674 pages. Generously illustrated in colour. Text in English. "Many ecosystem functions in the Arctic remain largely unstudied and involve little-known organisms, especially microbes. This work presents current knowledge on these processes and organisms and thus provides a base for further… Read more about this item

Canada: UBC Press, 1998. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 534 pages. "Provides a complete, up-to-date, and synonymized checklist of all known vascular plants, bryophytes, and lichens found in British Columbia, Canada. A concise and coherent reference work for professionals, students, and the general public. Lists 4,349 species and 604… Read more about this item

Canada: Department of Fisheries and Forestry, 1969. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 116 pages. Glossary. Wonderfully illustrated with colour and black and white photos. Printed on glossy stock. Contents include: Non-Infectious Diseases; Infectious Diseases - Root and Butt Rots, Dwarf Mistletoes, Stem Diseases - Sap Rots, Needle Blights and… Read more about this item

Italy: Idelson - Gnocchi Publisher, 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. American Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 361 pages. Text in English. Bibliography. Colour and black and white photography throughout. Author's magnum opus. "Mayol was a sea researcher, a world-famous diver widely acclaimed for his pioneering work in the field of deep… Read more about this item

Ottawa: Fisheries Research Board of Canada. Very Good. 1990. Reprint. Paperback. 0660102390 . Please note: this is a paperback copy. 966 pages including glossary, bibliography and index. Colour and black and white illustrations. "There has been an acute need for a publication on the identification, distribution, biology and economic importance of the freshwater fishes of… Read more about this item

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Limited, 2000. Book. Illus. by Kaake, Philip. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 230 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. "Humankind now has the power to create true artificial life, playing out Dr. Frankenstein's dream in both cyberspace and the real world. This is the first major… Read more about this item

Netherlands: Het Houten Hert, 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 143 pages. Index of botanical terms. Profusely illustrated with color photos. "Deals with many many travels to foreign lands with orchid populations, laced with travel anecdotes, and sometimes elaborate field observations made and written in diaries on the spot."… Read more about this item

Canada: University of Toronto Press / Glenbow-Alberta Institute, 1970. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by author upon title page. 555 pages. Bibliography. Subject and organism indexes. Black and white illustrations. "Provides a comprehensive and critical review of the literature on the biology of rivers… Read more about this item

Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 1967. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 138 pages followed by 65 black and white photographic plates. Index. Bibliography. From first printing of 1,000 copies. "There can be few more remarkable relationships than the thriving success of the giant fig-trees and the multitude… Read more about this item

Ottawa: Canadian Department of Agriculture, Experimental Farms Service, 1968. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 148 pages. Author's own copy. Signed and dated by Taylor atop front free endpaper, with his personal bookplate affixed inside front board. "In 1963, Taylor made a pilot study of collecting methods in… Read more about this item

Canada: Biosystematics Research Institute, Canada Department (Dept.) Of Agriculture, Research Branch, 1977. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 463 pages, 331 figures, most in black and white, and 17 tables. Signed and inscribed upon title page by author to noted botanist, Roy L. Taylor, whose bookplate is affixed to… Read more about this item

U.S.A.: Food Products Press / The Haworth Press, Inc., 1995. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 326 pages. Index. Footnotes. "Extensive coverage and perspicuity are the hallmarks of this invaluable reference source, which will be of immense value to a wide spectrum of readers, including academicians and applied scientists." - from… Read more about this item

Ottawa: Environment Canada, 1975. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 158 pages. Index. Graphs. Tables. "Spans the gap between biological and physical science approaches to fish propulsion problems. An attempt is made to summarize and collate the two principal disciplinary approaches as a basis for dialogue and ongoing research."… Read more about this item

Canada: Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 1984. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 209 pages. Index. References. Black and white diagrams. "It is expected that various parts of this guide will find use not only among fish parasitologists, but also among fisheries scientists and biologists, ecologists, aquaculturalists, fish health inspectors… Read more about this item

Canada: Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Government of Canada, 1988. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 209 pages. Index. Reference list. This, Part II, is devoted exclusively to the crustacean parasites of fishes. Covers Copepoda, Branchiura, Isopoda and Amphipoda. Please note that this is Part II only. Parts… Read more about this item