Author: Yamaji, I.
Title: The plankton of Japanese coastal waters.
Description: Osaka, Hoikusha, 1962. Large 8vo (25.5 x 17.9 cm). 238 pp., eight full-colour plates, numerous b/w illustrations. Original pictorial cloth. Pictorial endpapers. In original transparent dustjacket and original pictorial slipcase (27.0 x 19.2 x 3.0 cm). = A surprisingly rare, well-illustrated work. Apart from microscopical life it also includes illustrations of pelagic molluscs, crustaceans, Cnidaria, etc. Bookplate of the Monica library on the front free endpaper verso; slight shelf-wear to the slipcase, otherwise in an excellent, clean condition.

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