Clifton, Violet

Island of Indonesia

Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1991. First paperback edition. Pp. 288, 65 black and white illustrations, frontispiece, fold-out map. Publisher’s white stiff pictorial wrapper, lettered in white and yellow on cover and black on spine, sm 8vo. This volume was originally published as “Islands of Queen Wilhelmina” in 1927. Owner signature on half-title page. Light rubbing to wrappers, a near fine copy..

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Book number: 9341

Catalogue: Asia

Cloud, Preston (editor)

Adventures in Earth History: Being a Volume of Significant Writings from Original Sources on Cosmology, Geology, Climatology, Organic Evolution, and related topics from the time of Nicolaus Steno to the present

San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1970. First edition. Pp. xv, 1015; 450+ maps, geological sections, line-drawings and black-and-white photos. Publisher's original red and black stiff printed wrappers, thick lg 8vo. Presents 83 chapters on all aspects of Earth history from the origin of the universe to the evolution of humans. The first section presents classic papers on the development of the scientific method to uniformitarianism. There is an introduction to the volume by the editor, Preston Cloud. No ownership marks and few signs of use. The stiff wrappers are a bit curled along their leading edges, the text is bright and clean with no signs of use; a tight copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 7550

Catalogue: Geology and Paleoenvironments

Clowez, Philippe

Les Morilles, une nouvelle approche mondiale du genre Morchella

Paris: Société Mycologique de France, 2010. First edition. Pp. 199-376; 67 plates (most are color photographs). Publisher's original red and white printed wrappers, lg 8vo. Bulletin de la Société Mycologique de France, tome 126, fascicules 3 et 4. Morchella, the true morels, is a genus of edible sac fungi closely related to anatomically simpler cup fungi in the order Pezizales (division Ascomycota). These distinctive fungi have a honeycomb appearance due to the network of ridges with pits composing their caps. Morels are prized by gourmet cooks, particularly in French cuisine. This monograph describes the morels in detail. The entire volume 126 is offered here. No ownership marks. Small bump to top outer corner; a bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 8899

Catalogue: Mushrooms and Fungi

Clute, Willard N.

American Plant Names.

Indianapolis: published privately by the author, 1940. Third edition. Pp. (7), 285. Publisher's original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and on the front cover, 8vo. No ownership marks. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 4837

Catalogue: Botany and Floras

Keywords: Bontany flora plants

Coborn, John

Ball Pythons.

Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H. Publications, 1994. First edition. Pp. 48; 50+ color photographs. Color pictorial stiff wrappers, lg 8vo. A detailed guide to raising and breeding of Ball Pythons. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 7137

Catalogue: Herpetology - Snakes

Cochran, Doris M.

Frogs of Southeastern Brazil

Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1954. First edition. Pp. xvi, 423, 43 black and white plates, 28 text-figures, 12 graphs. Tan cloth, lettered in dark brown on spine, original wrappers bound in place, lg 8vo. From the series: United States National Museum Bulletin 206. This volume examines the frogs from Southeastern Brazil, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and Sao Paulo. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the front endpaper and half titlepage with his name stamp on the inside of the front wrapper, rear wrapper, and titlepage. Neat underlining on 25 pages. A near fine copy..

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Book number: 9260

Catalogue: Herpetology - Frogs and Toads

Cochran, Doris M. and Goin, Coleman J.

Frogs of Colombia

Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1970. First edition. Pp. xii, 655, 68 full-page black-and-white photo plates, 55 text-figures (line-drawings) and maps. Original printed gray and red wrappers, lettered in red and white on cover and spine, lg 8vo. United States National Museum Bulletin 288. An exhaustive treatise many years in the making. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the titlepage. Neat underlining on pages 365, 367, and 368. Sunning to spine, wear to spine, rubbing to wrappers, a very good copy..

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Book number: 9269

Catalogue: Herpetology - Frogs and Toads

Cock, M. J. W., Godfray, and Holloway, J. D. (editor)

Slug and Nettle Caterpillar: The Biology, Taxonomy and Control of the Limacodidae of Economic Importance on Palms in South-East Asia.

Wallingford, UK: C-A-B International, 1987. First edition. Pp. ix, (1), 270; 36 plates (18 are in full color), numerous text-figures. Publisher's original green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, lg 8vo (10.8 x 8.75 inches). The Limacodidae or Euclidae is a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea or the Cossoidea; the placement is in dispute. They are often called slug moths because their caterpillars bear a distinct resemblance to slugs. They are also called cup moths because of the shape of their cocoons (from Wiki). No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 5601

Catalogue: Butterflies and Moths

Coedes, George and Floyd Gardiner, Emily (translator)

Angkor: An Introduction

Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1975. First paperback edition, second printing Pp. vii, 116, 23 black and white photographs, 2 maps, frontispiece. Publisher’s white pictorial stiff wrappers, lettered in white on cover and black on spine, sm 8vo. This is a translation of “Pour Mieux Comprendre Angkor” which was originally published in Hanoi in 1943. This book describes the archaeology of Angkor. Checkmarks and notes in margins on pages 7, 8, 20, 22, 26, 29, 30, 54-58, 73, 97, 98, and 106. A near fine copy..

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Book number: 9368

Catalogue: Asian Archaeology

Coedes, George

The Making of South East Asia.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1966. First edition. Pp. xvi, 268; 16 full-page black-and-white photo-plates. Publisher's original dark green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, lg 8vo. This volume traces the rise of the state in Southeast Asian over the last 2000 years. There is also a chapter on prehistory which links the earliest inhabitants of SE Asia to the state level societies that developed. This volume was originally published in French by the author in 1962. It was translated from the French by H.M. Wright. Name of former owner on the front endpaper. Faint foxing the page edges only; a tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 6004

Catalogue: Asia

Cogger, Harold G.

The Frogs of New South Wales

Sydney: The Australian Museum, 1960. First edition. Pp. 38, numerous text-figures and black and white photographs. Publisher’s black printed pictorial wrappers, lettered in white on cover, lg 8vo. This book is a guide to the 40 or so species of frogs that can be found in New South Wales. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his name stamp on the inside front wrappers, rear wrappers, front and rear endpapers, and last page. Neat underling on page 36. Small tear to spine of wrappers, tape on the top edge of spine, tape on tear to back wrapper, light rubbing to wrappers, a very good copy..

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Book number: 9324

Catalogue: Herpetology - Frogs and Toads

Cogger, Harold G.

Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Sixth (final) edition.

Sanibel Island, FL: Ralph Curtis Publishing, 2000. Sixth edition. Pp. 808; 600+ color photos, 700+ distribution maps, some text-figures and color diagrams. Publisher's original orange cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial green and white dust jacket, thick sm 4to. Winner of the prestigious Whitley Medal, this book is the definitive guide to over 1000 species of frogs, crocodiles, turtles, tortoises, lizards, and snakes that comprise Australia's rich and varied herpetofauna (from the jacket flap). This sixth edition is the final and most comprehensive edition published. It presents a revised master list of genera and species which includes the addition of 48 new species to this final edition. From the herpetology library of Kevin W. Marx with his signature on front endpaper. Just a touch of edge wear to the cloth, a bright and clean copy in near fine condition in a fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 5917

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Keywords: ISBN 0-88359-048-4

Cogger, Harold G.

Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia (Fifth Edition).

Sydney: Reed, 1994. Fifth edition. Pp. 788; numerous fine color photos of the entire herpetofauna of Australia. Publisher's original red cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, attractive color pictorial dust jacket, thick sm 4to. This is the second printing of the fifth edition of this classic. The volume provides a complete identification keys to the entire Australian herpetofauna covering over 960 species. This well illustrated work includes fine color photographs of living frogs and reptiles, distribution maps and line drawings. There is a long and warm inscription to herpetologist Dick Ross from the author on the title page. There are no signs of use. A bright and clean copy in fine (new) condition in a fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 6533

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Cogger, Harold G.

Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia

Sydney: A. H. Reed, 1975. First edition. Pp. 584; 800 photographs (192 in color), 664 distribution maps, some line-drawings. Publisher’s original brown cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, lettered in white on the spine and in orange on the front cover, sm 4to. This work was first to identify all 660 species of reptiles and amphibians known from the continent of Australia with extensive keys to all of the species. According to many authorities, it is the most important book ever published on Australian reptiles. This is the first edition. The book went through a total of seven editions. From the research collection of Illinois State University herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the front endpaper. The top of the spine cloth shows some sunning, there is some chipping and wear to the dust jacket along the top spine edge, overall a tight copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 9019

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Coker, W. C.

The Amanitas of the Eastern United States

Chapel Hill, NC: Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, 1917. First edition. Pp. 88, 69 full page plates (1 in color, 7 are line-drawings, 61 are black-and-white plates). Publisher's original gray printed wrappers, lg 8vo. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, volume 33, no. 1 + no. 2 (double number). The genus Amanita contains about 600 species of agarics, including some of the most toxic known mushrooms found worldwide, as well as some well-regarded edible species. This genus is responsible for approximately 95% of the fatalities resulting from mushroom poisoning, with the death cap accounting for about 50% on its own. The most potent toxin present in these mushrooms is ?-amanitin (from Wiki). An important monograph on mushroom species living in the eastern USA. This book is from the private research collection of University of Michigan mycologist Alexander H. Smith though his signature is not present. Rare. Two rear outer corners are bumped, small stained to rear endpaper, front wrapper restored where tape was removed, faint fold to outer edge of front wrapper, a good solid copy..

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Book number: 8934

Catalogue: Mushrooms and Fungi