Bohlin, Birger

Cavicornier der Hipparion-Fauna Nord-China (Palaeontologia Sinica, series C, volume 9, fascicle 4)

Peking: Geological Survey of China, 1925. First edition. Pp. 166; 20 full page black-and-white plates each with a descriptive leaf of text, 142 text-figures (line drawings and black-and-white photos. Original printed olive green wrappers, 4to. This work documents the sheep and antelopes of the Hipparion fauna of northern China. From the series: Palaeontologia Sinica, Series C, Volume 9, Fascicle 4. The text is in German. No ownership marks and no signs of use. Small bump to top rear outer corner, light sunning to the outer margins of the wrappers; a tight, bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 7348

Catalogue: Paleontology

Bohlin, Birger

Die Familie Giraffidae mit besonderer Berucksichtigung der fossilen Formen aus China (Paleaeontologia Sinica, series C, volume 4, fascicle 1)

Peking: Geological Survey of China, 1926. First edition. Pp. 178, (2); 12 full page black-and-white plates each with a descriptive leaf of text, 254 text-figures (line drawings and black-and-white photographs). Original printed olive green wrappers, 4to. This monograph documents the family Giraffidae with special consideration of the fossil forms from China. This work was the doctoral dissertation of Birger Bohlin. From the series: Palaeontologia Sinica, Series C, Volume 4, Fascicle 1. The text is in German. Errata page and original doctoral dissertation title page laid in at the rear. The work is inscribed on the front wrapper to invertebrate paleontologist T. Gislen from Jim Patterson. Chipping to the wrappers at the base of the spine, light sunning to the spine and to the outer margins of the wrappers; a tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 7350

Catalogue: Paleontology

Bohlin, Birger

The Fossil Mammals from the Tertiary deposit of Taben-buluk, western Kansu, Part II: Simplicidentata, Carnivora, Artiodactyla, Perissodactyla and Primates

Stockholm: The Sino-Swedish Expedition, 1946. First edition. Pp. 259; 9 full page plates (halftone drawings and black-and-white photographs). Light tan printed wrappers, lg 4to. Documents the proposed Oligocene vertebrate fauna of Western Kansu province including the description of the proposed primate, Kansupithecus. This is part II only of a two part set; part II covers the following groups: Simplicidentata, Carnivora, Artiodactyla, Perissodactyla and Primates. The text is completely in English. Report from the Scientific Expedition to the north-western provinces of China under the leadership of Dr. Sven Hedin: The Sino-Swedish Expedition Publication no. 28, VI - Vertebrate Paleontology, part 4. Also published as Paleontologia Sinica, new series C, number 8b, whole series number 123b. No ownership marks and many pages are uncut and un-opened. Some sunning to the outer margins of the front wrapper, small bump to the front outer corner; a tight and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 7363

Catalogue: Paleontology

Boivin, Bernard

Énumération des Plantes du Canada, Provancheria no. 6

Montreal: Naturaliste Canadien, 1966-1967. First edition Pp. 254-274, 371-437, 583-646, 989-1063, 131-157, 471-528, 625-656, I1-I53. Publisher's printed gray wrappers, lg 8vo. From Naturaliste Canadien, volume 93, number 3 to number 8. Presents an inventory of the indigenous plants of Canada. Rare work seldom offered. The text is in French and English. Slight marginal sunning to the wrappers, a bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 2971

Catalogue: Botany and Floras

Keywords: Botany plants Canada North America

Bolivar, Ignacio

Monografia de los Pirgomorfinos, Part I.

Madrid: Imprenta de Fortanet, 1884. First edition. Pp. 5-73, 3 full page lithograph plates. Quarter black cloth over green snake-skin patterned stiff boards, (original yellow plain wrappers bound in place), lg 8vo. Anales de la Soc. Espanola de Hist. nat., volume 13. Old signature of Malcolm Burr on front endpaper, later from the private library of entomologist Herbert S. Wallace. Yellow wrappers a little worn on edges, one outer corner of text with slight wear; a very good copy..

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Book number: 3746

Catalogue: Entomology

Keywords: Entomology insects Pirgomorfinos

Bolus, Harry

Icones Orchidearum Austro-Africanarum Extra-Tropicarum; or, figures, with descriptions, of extra-tropical South African Orchids, in 3 volumes (1896-1911-1913) + The Orchids of the Cape Peninsula (1918), in 4 uniformly-bound volumes

London: William Wesley and Son (1896-1913) + Cape Town: Darter Bros and Co. (1918). First edition. Pp. (vol. 1): vi, (6), (6), with 100 hand-colored lithographic plates (partially colored as called for), each with descriptive text leaves, (5), index, appendix; (vol. 2): pp. vi, frontispiece portrait of the author, with 100 hand-colored lithographic plates (partially colored as called for), each with descriptive text leaves, (3), index; (vol. 3): pp. (6), with 100 hand-colored lithographic plates (partially colored as called for), each with descriptive text leaves, (3), index. + (Orchids Cape Peninsula): pp. xxxiii, 1-141, (1); 119 partially hand-colored plates (as called for), 2 plates are double page.  One-quarter green morocco leather with four raised bands, spine with gilt panel lines bordering the raised bands and with black morocco author/title/volume label lettered in gilt in 2 compartments, over French marbled boards with matching marbled endpapers, lg 8vo (9 3/4 x 6 7/8 inches).  This set contains the complete first edition of Icones Orchidearum Austro-Africanarum Extra-Tropicarum in 3 volumes and the complete second edition of The Orchids of the Cape Peninsula edited by Harriet M.L. Bolus and Alice M. Greene (after the death of Harry Bolus).  These two works are bound uniformly in later fine green morocco over marbled boards with marbled endpapers.  The two works have a total of 419 hand-colored plates - these two works represent the foundation for the study of South African orchids by the first orchidologist of South Africa, Harry Bolus.  This work was issued in a limited edition of 250 copies. From the academic library of botanist Edmund A. C. L. E. Schelpe of Natal University College, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa with his printed name and address on the front blank endpaper. The front blank endpapers show scattered light foxing endpapers as do 2 of the 4 title pages; 4 of the 419 hand-colored plates show just a hint of marginal foxing; overall, the text, hand-colored plates and fine green morocco bindings of this four volume set are remarkably clean - a tight and bright copy in fine condition..

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Book number: 5232

Catalogue: Fine and Rare

Keywords: Fine rare orchids orchidology botany flora plants flowers South African orchids South Africa Harry Bolus Edmund Schelpe Harriet Bolus Alice Greene

Bonifay, Eugene and Vandermeersch, Bernard (editors)

Les Premiers Europeens (Actes du 114e Congres national des societes savants, Section de prehistoire et de protohistoire)

Paris: Editions du C.T.H.S., 1991. First edition. Pp. 319, (2); numerous line-drawings of stone artifacts, some black-and-white photos, geological sections, and maps. Publisher's original color pictorial stiff wrappers, lettered in black on the spine and in light orange on front wrapper, 4to. Proceedings of the 114th National Congress, Section of Prehistory and Protohistory, 16/01/16. Presents 37 chapters by notable authorities in the field of prehistory and human paleontology. The text is in French though all papers have English summaries. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 7443

Catalogue: Archaeology + History

Bonnaterre, Pierre-Joseph

Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique des Trois Règnes de la Nature: Erpétologie + Ophiologie

Paris: Chez Panckoucke, 1789-1790. First edition. Pp. xxviii, 70, + 43 fine full-page engravings of snakes; pp. xliv, 76 + 26 fine full-page engravings of frogs, turtles, crocodiles and lizards. Black simulated-leather in snake-skin pattern, lettered in yellow on the spine, sm folio (315 x 230 mm). This is the complete work on herpetology from the “Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique.” The 69 engraved plates by Bernard show exceedingly fine detail. Kraig Adler (History of Herpetology, part II, p. 29) writes ""the abbot and naturalist, Pierre-Joseph Bonnaterre (1751-1804), produced one of the earliest illustrated encyclopedias of amphibians and reptiles of the world and was the first to use the French word 'Erpétologie'. Bonnaterre was also employed by the publisher Charles Joseph Panckoucke to write the captions and superintend the production of the plates for several volumes in the series 'Encyclopédie Méthodique', an enormous encyclopedia composed of 196 volumes (1782-1832). Some of France's most distinguished naturalists contributed to this massive set.” Bonnaterre was the author of both herpetology sections of this encyclopedia which are offered here. There is an old (nineteenth century?) circular ink stamp on the title page of the section entitled “Ophiologie”. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Arden H. Brame, Jr. with his ink stamp on the front endpaper, later it was from the research collection of herpetologist James R. McCranie with his name stamp also on the front endpaper. The page edges retain the original deckle edges that are aged-toned, there is light staining to the top outer corners of plates 31 and 32 not affecting the images, some occasional marginal browning to text, overall a tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 9418

Catalogue: Fine and Rare

Bonnichsen, Robson and Turnmire, Karen L. (editors)

Ice Age Peoples of North America: Environments, Origins, and Adaptations of the First Americans.

Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University Press, 2005. First edition. Pp. (8), 536; numerous text-figures (black-and-white photos of artifacts, line-drawings of artifacts, maps, geological charts). Publisher's original blue cloth, lettered in silver on the spine, pale blue pictorial dust jacket, 4to. Organized by the Center for the Study of First Americans, this volume contains 19 chapters by noted authorities in the field. The work provides an up-to-date summary of important new discoveries earlier than 10,000 years from Northeast Asia and North America. These new findings are changing perceptions about the origin of the First Americans. No ownership marks. A fine (new) copy in a fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 6181

Catalogue: Archaeology + History

Boone, Lee

The Littoral Crustacean Fauna of the Galapagos Islands.

New York: Zoological Society, 1927. First edition. Pp. 127-288; 102 text-figures and photos. Original printed green wrappers, lg 8vo. From: Zoologica: Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society, volume VIII, number 4. Documents the Brachyura of the Galapagos archipelago. From the library of Floyd S. Young, third director of the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago in the 1930s, with his signature on the front wrapper. Crease to outer bottom corner of the front wrapper and first few pages; a tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 4132

Catalogue: Aquatic Invertebrates

Keywords: Aquatic invertebrates crustacea crustaceans brachyura Littoral Crustacean Fauna Galapagos Islands South America Pacific Ocean Floyd S. Young Boone

Boonsong Legakul and McNeeley, J.A.

Mammals of Thailand (second edition)

Bangkok: Darnsutha Press Co., 1988. Second edition. Pp. (27), li, 758, 300+ photos, distribution maps and text-figures. Color-printed laminated boards, 4to. The most important work on Southeast Asian mammals ever published. This second edition contains a chapter on the Muridae by Joe E. Marshall and a chapter on Sciuridae by Robert Askins. The forward to the second edition is by S. Dillon Ripley. Like the first edition published in 1977, this second edition was limited to 1000 copies. Name stamp of the Ron Sauey Memorial Library on the top page edge, blank pocket on the rear endpaper, no other ownership marks to the text or laminated binding. Ron Sauey was co-founder of the International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, Wisconsin. Rare work. Tiny scratch to the base of the spine; a fine, as new, copy..

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Book number: 9747

Catalogue: Mammalogy

Bose, Emilio

El Temblor del 14 de Abril de 1907.

Mexico: Instituto Geologico de Mexico, 1908. First edition. Pp. (3), 135-258; 44 plates (1 very large folding chart, 40 black-and-white photo plates, 3 large folding maps and charts at rear). Original printed tan wrappers, 8vo. From the series: Paregones del Instituto Geologico de Mexico, tomo II, numeros 4, 5, 6. Documents the devastation from this earthquake and presents the geological background. No ownership marks. Wrappers worn along spine with some fading; a tight and solid copy in good condition..

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Book number: 5427

Catalogue: Geology and Paleoenvironments

Keywords: Geology earthquake seismic activity April 14 1907 Paregones del Instituto Geologico de Mexico tomo II numeros 4 5 6 Bose

Boston Society of Natural History

Louis Agassiz: memorial meeting of the Boston Society of Natural History, January 7th 1874.

Boston: Society of Natural History, 1874. First edition. Pp. 39. Original printed pale green wrappers, 8vo. A tribute to the great naturalist, ichthyologist and Harvard professor, Louis Agassiz, by Boston Society of Natural History president George B. Emerson and naturalist R.C. Waterton. The forward is by T. T. Bouve, the president of Harvard University. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A tight and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 5155

Catalogue: Louis Agassiz

Keywords: Great Naturalists Louis Agassiz memorial meeting ichthyology George B. Emerson R.C. Waterton 1874

Boston Society of Natural History

Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, volume XVI (1873-1874)

Boston: Printed for the Society, 1874. First edition Pp. iv, 384, some illustrations. Early dark green pebble cloth, gilt-lettered on the spine, lg 8vo. Contains 44 contributions by notable natural historians of the day including Robert Ridgway - The Lower Wabash Valley, considered in its relation to the faunal districts of the eastern regions of North America (pp. 304-332). Bookplate of the Reading Public Museum on the front endpaper, museum name-stamp on the rear endpaper, and white call number on the spine, no signs of use and no other museum marks. A bright, near fine copy..

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Book number: 2955

Catalogue: Naturalist's Travels, Exploration and Biography

Keywords: Travel and exploration natural history 1874 1873

Boulenger, George Albert

Catalogue of the Batrachia Gradientia: S. Caudata and Batrachia Apoda in the collection of the British Museum, second edition

Codicote and Weinheim: Wheldon & Wesley and Verlag J. Cramer, 1965. Reprint. Pp. viii, 127, 9 plates. Publisher’s navy-blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, sm 8vo. This is a reprint of the 1882 second edition of this classic work. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his name stamp on the front endpaper, rear endpapers, page 1, page 86, and page edges. A near fine copy..

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Book number: 9212

Catalogue: Herpetology - Frogs and Toads