Dumarcay, Jacques

Borobudur, Second edition

Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1991. Second edition. Pp. vii, 77, 16 color photographs, 6 black and white photographs, 9 text-figures. Publisher’s cream pictorial laminated board, lettered in black on cover and spine, sm 8vo. From the series: Images of Asia. This volume discusses one of the largest religious monuments in the world, Borobudur in Central Java. No ownership marks. A near fine copy..

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Book number: 9364

Catalogue: Asia

Duméril, A. M. Constant, Bibron, Gabriel, Duméril, Auguste H. A., and Bour, Roger

Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles (General Herpetology or Complete Natural History of Reptiles), in six volumes, complete

Ithaca, NY: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 2012. Reprint. Pp. 6986; 120 plates with color illustrations, 120 plates with black-and-white illustrations. Publisher’s red cloth, with black title/author boxes on the spine and front cover that are lettered in gilt, panel lines in gilt on the spine and surrounding black boxes on the spine and front cover, thick 8vo. A full-size facsimile reprint of the historically important work Erpétologie Générale originally published between 1834 to 1854 in 9 volumes plus an atlas of color plates. This reprint is limited to 400 copies only. The text is in French with a 107-page introduction in English by Roger Bour. This reprint is from the SSAR series “Facsimile Reprints in Herpetology.” Erpétologie Générale has never been reprinted, yet it remains of continuing value to a broad community of academic zoologists, museum and zoo curators, and conservationists, and especially to herpetologists working in developing countries. As this set is in 6 volumes, extra postage will be required to ship the set. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 9526

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Dunbar, R. I. M.

Reproductive Decisions: An Economic Analysis of Gelada Baboon Social Strategies

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014. First edition. Pp. x, 265, (1); 74 text-figures and text-photos. Publisher's original orange printed pictorial wrappers, lg 8vo. From the series: Monographs in Behavior and Ecology. The author shows how ecological, demographic, and physiological factors influence the strategy decisions of females, which in turn constrains and determines the behavior of males (from the rear wrapper). Spine is sunned changing the spine color to tan; a tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 8523

Catalogue: Primates

Dunbar, Robin and Dunbar, Patsy

Social Dynamics of Gelada Baboons.

Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger, 1975. First edition. Pp. vii, (1), 157; 46 text-figures (black-and-white photos, line drawings, maps), 37 tables. Publisher's original yellow printed stiff wrappers, lg 8vo. From the series: Contributions to Primatology, volume 6. This monograph is based on results of a field study of the social organization of the gelada baboon, Theropithecus gelada, in the highlands of Ethiopia. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 6419

Catalogue: Mammalogy

Duncker, Georg and Mohr, Erna

Die Fische der Südsee-Expedition der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Stiftung 1908-1909, in three parts

Hamburg, Germany: Zoologischen Staatsinstitut und Zoologischen Museum, 1929. First edition. Pp. 1-20, 126-136, 57-84; one foldout plates, numerous text-figures. Extract (no wrappers), with original staples on the spine, lg 8vo. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Staatsinstitut und Zoologischen Museum in Hamburg, volume 42 and 44. This work documents the fishes collected on a two-year expedition to German Melanesia and to the Caroline and Marshall Islands in Micronesia. The text is in German. No ownership marks though there is a number written on the front cover of Part 1. Rare work. The paper of Part 1 is browned, part 2-3 were printed on a better quality of paper and are clean; overall, a good solid copy of a rare set..

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Book number: 8182

Catalogue: Ichthyology

Dunn, L. C. (editor)

Commemoration of the Publication of Gregor Mendel's Pioneer Experiments in Genetics: Papers read at the Annual General Meeting, April 23, 1965.

Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1965. First edition. Pp. (3), 189-248; frontispiece black-and-white photo of Mendel. Original printed gray wrappers, 4to. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, volume 109, no. 4. Presents seven chapters on Mendel and Mendelism by Dunn, Sturtevant, Dobzhansky, Stern, Glass, Sonneborn and Mangelsdorf and Beza. Signature of David Klingener on the front wrapper. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 6496

Catalogue: Archaeology + History

Dunson, William A. (editor)

The Biology of Sea Snakes

Baltimore: University Park Press, 1975. First edition. Pp. x, 530, 197 monochromatic text figures. Publisher's dark green cloth with gilt lettering on spine, pale green pictorial dust jacket, lg 8vo. This is the classic comprehensive study on sea snakes includes detailed topics on adaptations and geographic distribution of sea snakes; serological relationships of sea snakes and their evolutionary implication; natural history of Australian species; Pelamis; ecological relationships; diving physiology; salt and water balance in sea snakes; venomous nature of sea snakes; sea snake antivenin and experimental envenomation therapy and relationships to man (from the publisher's blurb). No ownership marks. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 8977

Catalogue: Herpetology - Sea Snakes

Durham, William H.

Coevolution: Genes, Culture, and Human Diversity.

Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1992. Second printing. Pp. xxii, (1), 629, (1); 74 text-figures, 25 tables. Original pictorial purple wrappers, lettered in white on the spine and front cover, lg 8vo. The 8 chapters in this volume are: 1) Introduction: Genes and Culture in Evolutionary Perspective; 2) Culture and Human Diversity: A Case Study of Marriage in Tibet; 3) Genes and Human Diversity: A Case Study of Sickle-Cell Anemia in West Africa; 4) The Relationship of Genes and Culture; 5) Cultural Mediation: The Evolution of Adult Lactose Absorption; 6) Enhancement: The Cultural Evolution of Incest Taboos; 7) Neutrality and Opposition: From Cultural Reason to Cannibalism; and 8) Conclusion: Evolution in a Dual Inheritance System. No ownership marks and no signs of use. Faint bump to outer bottom front cover; a bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 6171

Catalogue: Paleontology

Dutrochet, M.

Observations sur les Variations Accidentelles du Mode survant lequel les Feuilles sont distribuées sur les Tiges des Végétaux

Paris: Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, 1834. First edition Pp. 35 + 4 fine lithograph plates. Extract with backstrip but without original wrappers, 4to. Nouvelles Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, volume 3, pp. 161-200. Light marginal foxing to a few pages only; a clean, near fine copy..

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Book number: 3093

Catalogue: Botany and Floras

Keywords: Bontany flora plants

Dutta, S. K. and Manamendra-Arachchi, K.

The Amphibian Fauna of Sri Lanka.

Colombo: Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, 1996. First edition. Pp. 230, 270 color and black-and-white plates, text-figures and distribution maps. Publisher's original orange cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover, color pictorial dust jacket, 8vo. This is the most comprehensive treatment of the amphibian fauna of Sri Lanka with superb color photos. Printed on coated paper; a quality publication.  A commemorative Fourth World Congress of Herpetology, first-day cover envelope with four color stamps of the endemic amphibians of Sri Lanka is laid in at front. Warmly inscribed by the author (S. K. Dutta) on the half-title page. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy in fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 5262

Catalogue: Herpetology - Frogs and Toads

Keywords: Herpetology herpetofauna reptiles

Dutta, Shiva

Common Rat Snake of India, Ptyas mucosus: Their Functional Morphology and Bionomics, including a review of the deadly venomous snakes of India.

Delhi: Asiatic Publishing House, 2005. First edition. Pp. xvii, 334, 200 plates and text-figures. Decorated color pictorial boards (hardbound), color pictorial dust jacket, sm 4to (10.25 x 7 inches). The Common Indian Rat Snake (Pyas mucosus) is one of the most common snakes, found in both hills and plains; it is widely distributed throughout the whole of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and peninsular Southeast Asia. It has been found at elevations up to 7000 feet but it usually prefers the plains frequenting open-country habitats in the vicinity of human habitations. The 16 chapters cover the following topics: 1. Introduction. 2. Historical Resume. 3. Classification and Systemic Position. 4. Methodology. 5. Bionomics and Distribution. 6. External Features. 7. Sexual Dimorphism. 8. Integument. 9. The Body Cavity. 10. Endoskeleton. 11. The Musculature. 12. Digestive System. 13. Respiratory System. 14. Circulatory System. 15. Urinogenital System. 16. Nervous system and sense organs. Summary. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 4150

Catalogue: Herpetology - Snakes

Keywords: Herpetology reptiles snakes common rat snake Ptyas mucosus morphology bionomics venous snakes India Asia Dutta ISBN 81-87067-48-9

Duvernoy, G.L.

Fragments sur les Organes Genito-Urinaires des Reptiles et Lues Produits.

Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1848, First edition. Pp.101, 2 hand-colored folding lithographs. Contemporary half morroco over dark blue marbled boards, ornately marbled endpapers, sm 4to. Duvernoy is also known for his work on the tear ducts of snakes; he was also the author, in part, of the reptile portion of Cuvier's classic Le Règne Animal. Some scattered foxing at the beginning and end of work, faint marginal damp stain that never touches the text, otherwise a very good copy in an attractive period binding..

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Book number: 2046

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Keywords: Herpetology reptiles snakes genitourinary excetory Natural Sciences Natural Science

Duvernoy, G. L.

Memoire sur quelques particularites des Organs de la Deglutition de la Classe de Oiseaux et des Reptiles

Strassbourg: Société du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, 1838. First edition. Pp. 24; 5 full page lithographed plates (plate V has one image partly hand-colored). Early gray wrappers, 4to. Mémoires de la Société du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Strasbourg II, p. 1-24. A rare and early monograph on the muscles of swallowing in reptiles and birds by G. L. Duvernoy. No ownership marks. Some foxing to the title page and several of the plates; overall a very good copy..

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Book number: 8362

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Dwight, Thomas

V. Description of the Whale (Balaenoptera musculus Auct.) in the possession of the Society; with remarks on the classification of Fin Whales

Boston: Society of Natural History 1872. First edition Pp. 203-230, 2 lithographed plates (1 folding). Publisher's original printed pale green wrappers, 4to (12 x 9 inches). Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History volume 2 (part II) no. 2. Faint small ink stamp of former owner on front endpaper, no other ownership marks. Rare work. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 3730

Catalogue: Whales and Whaling

Keywords: Whales Whaling mammals marine mammals Cetacean Cetacea Balaeoptera musculus blue whale baleen whales Mysticeti

Dyer, Sidney

Ocean Gardens and Palaces or the Tent on the Beach

Boston: D. Lothrop, 1880. First edition. Pp. 304; chromolithograph color frontispiece and title page; 76 text-figures (woodcuts). Publisher's original olive green cloth, spine lettered in gilt and blind-stamped with floral decorations, the front cover is decorated in blind and with a centrally-placed elaborate and ornate gilt-decorated title vignette, 8vo. Inscribed on the front blank endpaper: ""Ralph Brown from Alden W. Smith, Dec. 5, 1903."" Slight edge wear to outer corners; a bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 7864

Catalogue: Ichthyology