British Sea Fishermen.
8 color and 23 b/w illus. 48pp. 8vo, boards, d.w.; (last blank page torn with no loss of text, d.w. rubbed). London: Collins, 1944. More
FISH
Handbook of Tropical Aquarium Fishes
Neptune City: T. F. H. Publications, 1983. Many Illus., some in color. 718pp. 8vo, pictorial boards, spine rubbed. (Neptune City: T. F. H. Publications, 1983). More
Zaca Venture
New York: Harcourt, 1938. 24 illustrations. xvi + 308 pages, 8vo, navy blue cloth, d.w.; chipped dust wrapper. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Comapny, (1938). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
1. Trigla Corax 2. Trigla Lyra 3. Trigla Milvus 4. Trigla Aspera
Roma: Dalla Tipografia Salviucci, 1841. Color lithograph with hand colored embellishments. Measures 15" x 10 7/8" Beautiful print of several species of sea robins, or gurnards, from "Iconografia della Fauna Italica Per Le Quattro Classi Degli Animali Vertebrati", published between 1832-1841. Carlo Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte (1803-1857) was a French biologist and ornithologist. As the nephew of Napoleon and the 2nd Prince of Canino, he was raised in Italy but moved to Philadelphia shortly after marriage, where he worked alongside..... More
Seafarm; The Story of Aquaculture.
131 illustrations, 54 in color, 236pp, 4to, cloth; large ink stamp on front flyleaf. N.Y.: Abrams, 1980. Very good in very good dust jacket. More
British Angler's Natural History.
8 color and 22 b/w illus. 48pp. 8vo, boards, d.w. London: Collins, 1946. vg. More
The Universe Below; Discovering the Secrets of the Deep Sea
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. Illus. 432pp. 8vo, blue boards, d.w. (New York): Simon & Schuster, (1997). Fine Signed by the author. More
The Art of Angling
London: Lowndes, 1774. Frontis., illustrated. viii + 304pp., 12mo, re-cased, polished calf boards; lightly worn. London: T. Lowndes, 1774. Fourth edition. A very good copy. More
Mountain in the Clouds; A Search for the Wild Salmon.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1982. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 green cloth, d.w. partially sunned on front portion, remainder mark. New York: Simon and Schuster, (1982). Very good. More
The Sea World Book of Sharks
San Diego: Harcourt, 1979. Color Illus. 79pp. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1979). Juvenile Edition. Very good. More
Close to Shore; A True Story of Terror in an Age of Innocence
New York: Broadway Books, 2001. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Broadway Books, (2001). History of the attacks on swimmers on the New Jersey shore by a great white shark in July 1916. More
The Shark Watcher's Handbook; A Guide to Sharks and Where to See Them
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2002. Color Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. and cloth dampstained, many pages wrinkled from exposure to dampness, but not dampstained. Princeton: Princeton University Press, (2002). More
The Oysters of Locmariaquer.
New Yoek: Pantheon, 1964. 8vo, turquoise cloth, d.w. New York: Pantheon, (1964).First Edition. Very good. History of the cultivation of oysters in Brittany. History of the cultivation of oysters in Brittany. More
Six Salmon Rivers and Another
Fredericton: Brunswick, 1960. Illustrated. 190 pages, 8vo, red cloth; spine faded, ink gift inscription on title page. Fredericton: Brunswick Press, (1960). A very good(+) copy. More
A History of the Emblem of the Codfish in the Hall of the House of Representatives.
Compiled by a Committee of the House. illus. 62pp. 4to, cloth. Boston: Wright & Potter, 1895. More
The Impenetrable Sea.
New York: Citadel Press, 1958. b/w photo Illus. 279pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. chipped, spine ends of cloth faded. New York: The Citadel Press, (1958). More
Aquarium
New York: Aperture, 2003. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs by Diane Cook and color photographs by Len Jenshel. Essay by Todd Newberry. Interview by Lawrence Weschler. 119 pages, oblong 4to, green cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Aperture, (2003). First edition. Fine. More
The Ocean World of Jacques Cousteau. Volume 9: Pharaohs of the Sea.
(Volume 9): Pharaohs of the Sea. color illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: World, (1973). vg. More
The Ocean World of Jacques Cousteau; (Volume 3): Quest for Food.
color illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: World, (1973). vg. More
The Ocean World of Jacques Cousteau; Volume 5: The Art of Motion.
color illus. 4to, cloth, d.w.; (ex-lib). (N.Y.): Danbury, (1975). More
The Scallop; Studies of a Shell and its Influences on Humankind.
London: 'Shell' Transport, 1957. Color illustrations. 4to, decorative red cloth. London: Shell Transport, 1957. First Edition. Very good (+). More
The Undersea Adventure.
New York: Julian Messner, 1953. Translated from the French by Alan Ross. With b/w photo illus. 229 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards., d.w. New York: Julian Messner, 1953. A good copy--considerable foxing to boards and pastedowns/endpapers; in a good dust wrapper, tattered and foxed. More
The New Compleat Angler.
illus., most in color. 4to, cloth, d.w. (Harrisburg): Stackpole, (1983). vg. More
Crustaces PL.4
Paris: Gide, 1854. Stipple engraving with hand coloring. 20 3/4 x 13 1/2 inches. Foxing and toning some stains, small repairs to edge. Beautiful selection of 8 crabs and a description of their parts. From Voyage au Pole Sud et dans l'Oceanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zelee. Paris: Gide, 1841-1854. The expedition explored the south polar regions and various island groups in the Pacific. More
Crustaces PL.6
Paris: Gide, 1854. Stipple engraving with hand coloring. 20 3/4 x 13 1/2 inches. Foxing and toning some stains. Beautiful selection of 9 types of ghost crabs and a description of their parts. From Voyage au Pole Sud et dans l'Oceanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zelee. Paris: Gide, 1841-1854. The expedition explored the south polar regions and various island groups in the Pacific. More