Angress, Shimon and Reed, Charles

An Annotated Bibliography on the Origin and Descent of Domestic Mammals, 1900-1955

Chicago: Chicago Natural History Museum, 1962. First edition. Pp. 143. Original gray printed wrappers (softcover), 1962. This monograph is in the series: Fieldiana: Anthropology, volume 54, number 1. This work consists of abstracts and indexes of the literature on the origin and domestication of mammals from 1900 to 1955. Many hundreds of papers are annotated with one or two paragraphs of summary contents. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A right and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 7541

Catalogue: Archaeology + History

Anthony, R. and Friant, M.

Théorie de la Dentition Jugale Mamalienne, Parts I-III, complete.

Paris: Hermann and Cie, 1935-1937. First edition. Pp. 70, frontispiece plate, 21 text-figures; 81, 6 full page photo-plates, 65 text-figures; 51, 16 text-figures. Original mottled brown wrappers, lettered in black and in red, lg 8vo. Part I: La molaire des Mammifères, son caractère fundamental et son type morphologique archaique; Part II: L'évolution de la molaire chez les Mammifères placentaires a partir du début des temps tertiaries; Part III: Critique du trituberculisme. From the series: Actuatlités Scientifiques et Industrielles, Exposés D'anatomie Comparée no. 311, 372, 456. No ownership marks and few signs of use. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 4864

Catalogue: Paleontology

Keywords: Palenotology geology

Antoniewicz, Wlodzimierz

Sur l'Atlas Archeologique du Monde et de la Pologne.

Warszawa: Instytut Historii Kultury Materialnej Polskiej Aksdemii Nauk, 1966. First edition. Pp. 41; large color folding geological map in folder at the rear. Original cream-colored printed wrappers, sm 4to. Provides an archeological atlas of Poland. Signature of Prof. G. Camps on the front wrapper. Very good copy..

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Book number: 4701

Catalogue: Archaeology + History

Arambourg, C. and Hoffstetter, R.

Le Gisement de Ternifine, I.

Paris: Masson et Cie Editeurs, 1963. First edition. Pp. 190; 3 color plates with tissue-guard printed captions, 10 full page black-and-white photo-plates, with tissue-guard printed captions, 98 text-figures (geological sections, line-drawings of fossil humans, black-and-white photo of fossils). Publisher's original pale green wrappers, lettered in black and in red, 4to. Archives de L'Institut de Paleontologie Humaine, memoir number 32. This monograph documents the fossil humans found in Ternifine Cave in Algeria. These were originally classified as Atlanthropus mauritanicus but today is judged by many to be late African Homo erectus. From the library of Dutch paleontologist D. A. Hooijer with name stamp on the front wrapper and his signature on the title page. The half-title page is stamped ""Hommage de L'Auteur."" The text is in French. No other ownership marks. The edges of the wrappers shown wear along the spine, one corner of the rear wrapper has a small crease, light sunning to the outer border of the front wrapper; overall, a very good copy..

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Book number: 8274

Catalogue: Human Evolution

Arambourg, Camille

Mission Scientifique de l'Omo, 1932-1933, Tome I: Geologie - Anthropologie, Fascicle II (Geologie) + Fascicle III (Paleontologie): Contribution a l'etude geologique et paleontologique du bassin du lac Rodolphe et de la basse vallee de l'Omo

Paris: Editions du Museum, 1943-1948. First edition. Pp. (fascicle II): (1), 63-230; 37 text-figures (mostly geological diagrams), very large folding color geologic map with onion skin overlay, 11 full page black-and-white photo-plates of human skulls, ethnographic scenes, geological scenes/sections and fossil Mollusca + Pp. (fascicle III): 231-559; 90 text-figures (mostly line-drawings of fossils), 40 full page black-and-white photo-plates of vertebrate fossils. Publisher's original light green printed wrappers + original dark gray printed wrappers, 4to. From the series: Memoires du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, nouv. ser., Tome 1, Fascicle II (Premiere Parte - Geologie) and Fascicle III (Deuxieme Parte - Paleontologie). In 1932 and 1933, Camille Arambourg and colleagues undertook a geological and paleontological survey of the Lake Rudolf Basin (now Lake Turkana Basin) in Kenya and Omo River Basin in Ethiopia. These volumes, published in 1943 and 1948, present a comprehensive geological survey of the area explored with a large-scale color geological map and a detailed anatomical analysis of vertebrate fossils collected in the 1932-1933 surveys. These fossils were important for the biostratigraphic dating of the vertebrate fauna that was later associated with the early hominins discovered in the Turkana and Omo Basins during the years 1967 to 1980. The geological and paleontological sections of these monographs are individually numbered pages 1 - 406; it is the complete work. In addition, fascicle II also contains two other significant papers ""Contribution a l'anthropologie de l'Afrique orientale: Les Tourkana et les Kikouyou"" by P. Lester and ""Mollusques fossiles et subfossiles du Bassin du Lac Rodolphe"" by J. Roger. No ownership marks and no signs of use. Light sunning to the pale green wrappers of fascicle II with a slight bump to the bottom outer corner, fascicle III in 'as new' condition; overall a bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 8314

Catalogue: Human Evolution

Arambourg, Camille

Résultats Scientifiques de la Mission C. Arambourg en Syrie et en Iran (1938-1939). II. Les Poissons Oligocènes de l'Iran

Paris: Centre National de la Recherché Scientifique, 1967. First edition. Pp. 10-247, 65 text-figures (maps, line-drawings, black-and-white photos), 17 full page black-and-white photo-plates on glossy paper. Publisher's original pale green printed wrappers, 4to. Extrait des Notes et Memoires sur le Moyen-Orient, volume 8, Museum National d'Historie Naturelle, Paris. Detailed study of the fossil fishes from the Oligocene of Iran. Stamped ""hommage de l'auteur"" on the front wrapper. From the research library of ichthyologist James E. Bohlke with his small ink signature on the top outer corner of the front wrapper. Top outer corner with small bump, light edge-wear to wrappers; a tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 7792

Catalogue: Paleontology

Archer, John

The Behavioural Biology of Aggression.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. First edition. Pp. x, (1), 257; some text-figures and diagrams. Original dark red pictorial stiff wrappers, 8vo (8.8 x 5.9 inches). The purpose of this book is to elucidate the general principles underlying animal aggression. Aggressive encounters occur even in very simple organisms, and are at the roots of human conflict. A general framework is provided by dividing forms of aggression according to their function - protection of the individual, offspring defense and competition. Within each functional group, the principles underlying the variety of aggressive behavior in different species, the sexes and different life-cycle stages, are considered, and this is followed by a discussion of the mechanisms through which animals achieve the various functional ends. Aggression is viewed as one possible solution to a recurrent set of problems animals encounter in their natural environments. In any one case, the control and form of aggression are seen as the result of the interaction of past evolutionary environments, developmental influences, and current circumstances (from the rear cover). No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 5717

Catalogue: Evolution and Heredity

Keywords: Evolution evolutionary biology evolutionary psychology behavior aggression Archer

Arkiv for Zoologi

Arkiv for Zoologi. Utgivet af K. Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademien (ser. 1), volume 1-19, 32, in 20 bound volumes.

Stockholm and Uppsala: Almqvist and Wiksell, 1903-1940. First edition. Pp. 6000+, 850+ plates (color drawings, black-and white photos and halftones) and text-figures. Early blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, 8vo. Arkiv for Zoologi was a scientific journal in zoology published by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences from 1903 to 1974. The first 19 volumes and volume 32 are offered here. The articles in this journal appear in English, French or German. Small white call number on spine, no other library marks, bookplates or stamps. This set shows no signs of use. Airmail postage is required for shipping to Europe. A bright and clean set in near fine condition..

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Book number: 4725

Catalogue: Natural History Reference Works

Keywords: Natural history reference work

Armstrong, Barry L.

The Natural History of Mexican Rattlesnakes.

Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1979. First edition. Pp. vii, 88; 43 text-figures (black-and-white photos), 2 tables, endpaper map. Original color pictorial stiff wrappers, 8vo. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 5. A very scarce monograph. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 4317

Catalogue: Herpetology - Snakes

Keywords: Herpetology herpetofauna reptiles

Armstrong, A. Leslie

Rhodesian Archaeological Expedition (1929): Excavations in Bambata Cave and Researches on Prehistoric sites in Southern Rhodesia

London: Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, 1931. First edition. Pp. 239-276; 10 full-page plates, (2 in color, 1 color plate is folding), 15 text-figures (line-drawings of artifacts, three geological charts, one plan-view). Original printed green wrappers, lettered in black on the front and rear covers, 4to. Reprinted in 1931 from the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, volume 61. Rare work with two fine color plates of cave art. No ownership marks. Margins of outer wrappers lightly sunned; a tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 7535

Catalogue: Archaeology + History

Arnold, Marion (author and editor)

South African Botanical Art: Peeling back the petals (Collector's edition of 100 numbered copies, this is copy no. 1 presented to 'The Publisher' by the author)

Vlaeberg, South Africa: Fernwood Press, 2001. Limited edition. Pp. (1, limitation), (5), 6-216; color frontispiece of Cyrtanthus flammosus, 131 color plates of fine botanical art. One half dark green textured morocco leather, spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt in one compartment and with a gilt leave in another, over gray cloth boards with central gilt flower, endpapers with central embossed leaf design, in gray cloth-covered slipcase bordered in dark green morocco at the head and foot of the slipcase, 4to (300 x 230mm). The limitations page reads: Collectors' Edition. A special edition limited to 100 copies. This volume is number 1 presented to Fernwood Press (Pty) Ltd signed by the author, Marion Arnold. She comments: 'Remarkable images of plants created by the most talented of botanical artists, are housed in store rooms of botanical institutes and museums. Yet the oil paintings, etchings and watercolors of 'fine' artists - depicting the same plants - are located in art galleries. Why are plant portraits classified differently, and kept apart? Is plant imagery to do with science, or with art? Do the two 'kinds' of art ever meet? This unique and ground-breaking book metaphorically 'peels back the petals' to explore southern African plant portraiture and discovers the meanings ascribed to the genres of 'botanical art' and 'flower painting'. Well known for their botanical and art history contributions, authors Marion Arnold, Peter Goldblatt, John Manning, John Rourke and Dee Snijman examine plant portraiture in southern Africa over several centuries. They provide engrossing and sometimes unique revelations on a broad spectrum of issues, including species 'discovery', insect pollination, biological classification, specimen collection, plant naming, portraiture, and the manner and style of artistic representation. The texts are liberally illustrated by works of some of the countless travelers, botanists an artists who have so passionately and meticulously recorded South Africa's rich floral heritage.' A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 7938

Catalogue: Botany and Floras

Arthaber, G. V.

IV. Das Jungere Palaozoicum aus der Araxes-Enge + V. Uber die Fundstelle von Senon-Fossilien bei Sirab in Persien.

Wien: W. Braumuller, 1900. First edition. Pp. 209-308; 5 full page lithographed plates, 2 text-figures. Contemporary one-quarter dark brown cloth lettered in gilt on the spine, over marbled boards, folio (13 x 10 inches). This is Parts 4 and 5 in: Ueber das Palaozoicum in Hocharmenien und Persien by F. Frech and G. v. Arthaber. From the series: Beitra?ge zur pala?ontologie und geologie O?sterreich-Ungarns und des Orients... Mittheilungen des Pala?ontologischen institutes der Universita?t, volume 12, issue 4. The text is in German. Name stamp of the author on the front endpaper. From the research library of paleontologist Arthur K. Miller with his signature on the front endpaper. Slight edge-wear to boards, a tight and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 5402

Catalogue: Paleontology

Keywords: Invertebrate paleontology Palaozoicum Araxes-Enge Senonian fossils Sirab Persia Ueber das Palaozoicum in Hocharmenien und Persien F. Frech G. v. Arthaber Beitra?ge zur pala?ontologie und geologie O?sterreich-Ungarns und des Orients Mittheilungen des Pala?

Asher, Robert J. and Müller, Johannes (editors)

From Clone to Bone: The Synergy of Morphological and Molecular Tools in Palaeobiology

New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012. First edition. Pp. x, 387; numerous black-and-white photos, line-drawings, graphs and maps, 16-page color section of photos and diagrams at center of book (p. 182). Pictorial color laminated boards (hardcover), lg 8vo. This is the hardcover first edition. Since the 1980s, a renewed understanding of molecular development has afforded an unprecedented level of knowledge of the mechanisms by which phenotype in animals and plants has evolved. In this volume, top scientists in these fields provide perspectives on how molecular data in biology help to elucidate key questions in estimating paleontological divergence and in understanding the mechanisms behind phenotypic evolution. Paleobiological questions such as genome size, digit homologies, genetic control cascades behind phenotype, estimates of vertebrate divergence dates, and rates of morphological evolution are addressed, with a special emphasis on how molecular biology can inform paleontology, directly and indirectly, to better understand life's past. Highlighting a significant shift towards interdisciplinary collaboration, this is a valuable resource for students and researchers interested in the integration of organismal and molecular biology. Here is one review of this volume: 'Fundamental questions in biology, such as the origin of form and the tree of life, were major concerns for the leading biologists of the nineteenth century, but those researchers lacked the research tools to test their ideas. This book highlights the remarkable synergies between molecular biologists, developmental biologists, and paleobiologists in providing new understanding. Asher and Müller have assembled an excellent set of chapters on these themes, and these provide incisive introductions to an important interdisciplinary field' (Michael J. Benton - University of Bristol) (from the back cover). No ownership marks. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 8862

Catalogue: Evolution and Heredity

Ashton, Ray E. and Ashton, Patricia S.

The Natural History and Management of the Gopher Tortoise Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin)

Malabar: Krieger Publishing Company, 2008. First edition. Pp. xiii, 275; numerous black-and-white photos, some maps, some line drawings and charts. Color pictorial laminated boards (hardcover), lg 4to. This volume is the first book on tortoise management and research techniques that can be applied to any species. It is designed to be the manual that can serve for certification for various institutions and State and Federal agencies. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 9402

Catalogue: Herpetology - Turtles and Tortoises

Atmadi, Parmono

Some Architectural Design Principles of Temples in Java: a study through the buildings projection on the beliefs of Borobudur temple.

Yogyakarta: Gadjah Mada University Press, 1994. Second printing. Pp. xviii, (2), 380, (2); 150+ figures of temples (plan-views and profiles) - many are full page, some maps. Decorated color pictorial wrappers, 8vo. No ownership marks and signs of use. A fine (as new) copy..

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Book number: 5787

Catalogue: Asian Archaeology