Brandon, Ronald A.

Systematics of the Salamander Genus Gyrinophilus

Urbana, IL: The University of Illinois Press, 1966. First edition. Pp. 86, 23 text-figures. Publisher’s red orange printed pictorial wrappers, lettered in black and white on cover and spine, lg 8vo. From the series: Illinois Biological Monographs, 35. This volume examines the North American plethodontid salamander genus Gyrinophilus based on approximates 1,450 available specimens. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his name stamp on the front wrappers, rear wrappers, endpapers, page 86, and page edges. Light sunning and wear to wrappers, a very good copy..

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Book number: 9323

Catalogue: Herpetology - Salamanders

Brandt, Herbert

Alaska Bird Trails: Adventures of an Expedition by Dog Sled to the Delta of the Yukon River

Cleveland: Bird Research Foundation, 1943. First edition. Pp. xviii, 464, 12 color plates by Allan Brooks and E. Kalmbach, 51 photos and pen and ink sketches. Publisher's decorated brown cloth with flying bird in gilt on front cover and a gilt title on the spine, pictorial dust jacket with an owl and a dog sled on the front cover, lg 8vo. Records an expedition by dogsled to the delta of the Yukon River to document the local avifauna. Bookplate of Frederick L. Ott on the front endpaper. Name stamp of the Ron Sauey Memorial Library on the top page edge, no other institutional marks to the text or cloth binding. Ron Sauey was co-founder of the International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, Wisconsin. A fine copy in a slightly edge worn but very good dust jacket..

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Book number: 9728

Catalogue: Ornithology

Branson, E. B. et al.

The Devonian of Missouri with chapters on The Bailey Limestone and the Little Saline Limestone

Rolla, MO: Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines, 1922. First edition. Pp. x, (1), 279, xv; 79 full page photo-plates, most with a descriptive leaf of text, large folding map in pocket at rear, 10 text-figures. Publisher's original green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, lg 8vo. Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines, volume XVII, second series. Covers the entire invertebrate fauna from the Devonian deposits in Missouri. Signature of H. O. Thomas on the front endpaper dated March 7, 1924. Later from the research library of paleontologist Arthur K. Miller with his signature on the front endpaper. Gilt lettered on the spine a little dull but fully readable; a tight and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 5431

Catalogue: Paleontology

Keywords: Invertebrate paleontology Devonian Bailey Limestone Little Saline Limestone Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines volume XVII Missouri invertebrate fauna United States North America Arthur K. Miller Branson

Brazil, Vital

La Défense Contre l'Ophidisme.

Saint Paul: Pocai-Weiss and Co., 1914. Second edition. Pp. 319, 28 full page plates - most in color. Early brick red cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, gray endpapers, lg 8vo. Translated into French by J. Maibon. An early work on anti-venin research; probably the first book on the topic published in South America. From the research library of herpetologist Hobart Smith with his name stamp on the half-title page and his name in gilt at the spine base. Half title page with slight browning; a tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 4246

Catalogue: Herpetology - Snakes

Keywords: Herpetology herpetofauna reptiles

Breckenridge, W. J.

Reptiles and Amphibians of Minnesota

Minneapolis: The University of Minnesota Press, 1958. Second printing. Pp. xiii, 202, 52 figures, 45 maps. Publisher’s light brown cloth, green frog and fly on cover, colored green on spine, sm 8vo. This volume describes the reptiles and amphibians of Minnesota. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his name stamp on front endpapers, rear endpapers, page 1, and page edges. Neat underlining on 31 pages. A near fine copy..

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Book number: 9236

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Breder, C. M.

The reproductive habits of the North American Sunfishes (Family: Centrarchidae)

New York: New York Zoological Society, 1936. First edition. Pp. 48; 7 full page photographic plates - one plate has a tissue guard, 6 text-figures. Original pale green printed wrappers, sm 4to. From Zoologica, volume 21 (part 1). No ownership marks. Rare work. Some wear to wrappers, bump to the bottom outer corner, the tissue guard is a little browned; a tight copy in good condition..

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Book number: 7515

Catalogue: Ichthyology

Bree, Charles R.

A History of the Birds of Europe not observed in the British Isles, in 5 volumes (second edition, revised)

London: George Bell, 1875-1876. Second edition (revised). Pp. ix, (3) 150; iv, 172; iv, 176; iv, 180; (4), 175, (3), with 253 fine hand-colored plates by Fawcett, some text-figures. Publisher’s original elaborately blind-stamped and gilt-decorated wine-red cloth with large gilt scene of birds and title on the front covers, sm 4to (7 x 10 1/2 inches). Zimmer (p. 87) states: “Principally an account of the habits of non-British European birds, with brief descriptions and synonymy, forming a sort of sequel to Morris's 'History of British Birds,' 1870”. Casey Wood (p. 254) observes “This admirable descriptive treatise … furnishes the synonymy, generic characters, distribution, and habits of those birds of Europe seen outside the British Isles.” The hand-colored plates are by Fawcett with many illustrations of eggs. No ownership marks. Faint edge wear to cloth, a bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 9719

Catalogue: Ornithology

Brehm, A E.

De Kallblodiga Ryggradsdjurens Lif.

Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt and Soner, 1887. First edition. Pp. vii, 468; 177 black-and-white fine half-tone drawings. Publisher's original one-quarter red morocco, high-decorated in gilt on the spine, over the original blind-stamped and decorated red cloth with an attractive gilt snake on the front cover, lg 8vo (26 cm x 19 cm). The text is in Swedish. No ownership marks. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition in a very attractive binding..

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Book number: 4614

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Keywords: Herpetology herpetofauna reptiles

Brent, Peter

Charles Darwin: A Man of Enlarged Curiosity

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1981. First U. S. Edition. Pp. 536, 28 plates, 20 text-figures. Publisher’s quarter black cloth over yellow hardboards, lettered in gilt on spine, cream pictorial dustjacket with lettering in blue, black, and white on cover and black on spine, thick lg 8vo. This biography on Charles Darwin contains previously unpublished material from his diaries, letters, and autobiography. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the titlepage. Light sunning to top edge of cloth, small tear to top edge of dustjacket, a near fine copy..

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Book number: 9294

Catalogue: Darwiniana

Briggs, J. C

Biogeography and Plate Tectonics

Amsterdam: Elsevier Science, 1987. First edition. Pp. xii, 204; 27 maps and other text-figures. Publisher's original gray laminated boards (hardcover), lettered in back on the spine and front cover, 8vo. From the series: Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy, volume 10. This volume presents the biogeographic implications of plate tectonics and continental drift. The book is divided into an introduction and three parts: Introduction: the Development of the Science; Part I - The Northern Continents; Part II - The South Continents; and Part III - The Oceans. Name sticker of former owner on the front free endpaper. There is also some blue highlighting on 26 pages. Almost no signs of use. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 7533

Catalogue: Geology and Paleoenvironments

Britton, Nathaniel Lord

Descriptions of Cuban Plants New to Science

New York: Torrey Botanical Club, 1920. First edition. Pp. 57-118. Extract with rear tan wrapper present, 8vo. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club, volume 16, no. 2. No ownership marks. Rear wrapper chipped around edges, top outer corner of text is bumped, a very good copy..

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Book number: 8166

Catalogue: Botany and Floras

Broadley, Donald G., Gans, Carl, and Visser, John

Studies of Amphisbaenians (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia): 6. The Genera Monopeltis and Dalophia in Southern Africa.

New York: American Museum, 1976. First edition Pp. 176; 140 text-figures, photos and maps. Original blue printed wrappers, lg 8vo. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, volume 157, article 5. From the library of herpetologist Kraig Adler with his name stamp on the front wrapper. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 3980

Catalogue: Herpetology - Salamanders

Keywords: Herpetology herpetofauna reptiles

Broadley, Donald G., Gans, Carl, and Visser, John

Studies of Amphisbaenians (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia): 6. The Genera Monopeltis and Dalophia in Southern Africa.

New York: American Museum, 1976. First edition Pp. 176; 140 text-figures, photos and maps. Original blue printed wrappers, lg 8vo. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, volume 157, article 5. From the library of herpetologist Richard Blaney with his name stamp on the front wrapper. Some light marginally sunning to wrappers; neat ink title on the spine; a bright and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 3981

Catalogue: Herpetology - Salamanders

Keywords: Herpetology herpetofauna reptiles

Brooks, W.K. and Herrick, F.H.

The Embryology and Metamorphosis of the Macroura.

Washington: National Academy of Sciences, 1891. First edition Pp. 258 + 57 full plates (many in color). Ornately marbled wrappers with title and author labels on the front cover, marbled page edges 4to. Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, volume 5 (4th memoir). Superb color and half-tone plates of the adult, larval and egg stages of lobster and shrimp. Some browning to the outer edges of the text only, a bright and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 3355

Catalogue: Aquatic Invertebrates

Keywords: Aquatic invertebrates crustacea crustaceans macroura lobster shrimp

Broom, Robert

Article II. - Further evidence on the Structure of the Eosuchia + Article III. - On the Classification of the Reptilia

New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1924. First edition. Pp. 39-76; 17 text-figures. Publisher's original printed gray wrappers, lg 8vo. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, volume 51, article II and III. Oval ink stamp of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, dated Sept. 23, 1924 on the front wrapper; no other ownership marks. Many page un-cut and un-opened. Small bump to bottom outer corner, light age-toning to text; a tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 8064

Catalogue: Paleontology