Blaxter, J.H.S. and Southward, A.J. (Eds.). Adavances in Marine Biology. Volume 26.
1st. Ed. Pub. Academic Press. 1990 pp.x, 314 with b/w. text figs. 8vo. Minor spotting to top edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback.
Volume 26 of this important series will be of particular interest to fish biologists, eg. Haug's review of Atlantic halibut presents a complete summary of this important species both as a subject of a pelagic fishery and a developing aquaculture industry.
£40.00 [ref: 70323]
Blunt, W. The Compleat Naturalist. A Life of Linnaeus.
Pub. Francis Lincoln. 2001 pp. 264 with many illus. VG. in same dw.
£20.00 [ref: 36655]
Blunt, W. The Compleat Naturalist. A Life of Linnaeus.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1971 pp.256 with colour and b/w. illus. Small 4to. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A lively biography of Carl Linnaeus with an account his adventures in Lapland and his major scientific achievements.
£15.00 [ref: 64476]
Blunt, W. The Compleat Naturalist. A Life of Linnaeus.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1971 pp.256 with colour and b/w. illus. Small 4to. Fine hardback in vg. dw.
A lively biography of Carl Linnaeus with an account his expeditions to Lapland and his major scientific achievements.
£10.00 [ref: 66539]
Bolam, G. Wild Life in Wales.
1st. Ed. Pub. Frank Palmer. 1913 pp.xii, 408 with b/w. plates. 8vo. Hardback. Some spotting to fore-edge of text block and occ. internally o/w. contents fine. Original decorative clothboards thor. vg.
A comprehensive book on the natural history of Wales, including information on fish and fishing and an extensive section on Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake), where the author regularly fished.
£30.00 [ref: 68199]
Bolles Lee, A. The Microtomist’s Vade Mecum. A Handbook of the Methods of Microscopic Anatomy.
2nd. Ed. Pub. J. & A. Churchill. 1890 pp.xiv, 413. 8vo. Ex-Lib. Bookplate to front paste down. Author’s compliment slip attached to ffep. Contents fine. Original cloth boards good to vg.
£9.50 [ref: 68484]
Bowker, R.M. and Bligh, Lt. W. Mutiny!! Aboard H.M. Armed Transport ‘Bounty’ in 1789.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bowker and Bertram. 1978 pp.387 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. with a little sunning to spine.
Lt. William Bligh’s log of the Bounty’s fateful voyage.
£10.00 [ref: 66867]
Boxer, Professor C.R. 1. Text of the Talk by Professor C.R. Boxer, F.B.A. on ‘The Tragic History of the Sea, 1550-1650’. 2. Annual Report and Statement of Acounts for 1978.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Hakluyt Society. 1979 pp.20. 8vo. Fine softback.
£10.00 [ref: 66886]
Boyd, J.M. & Boyd, I.L. The Hebrides.
1st. Ed. Pub. Birlinn. 1996 Three volume set with b/w. photos., and maps. 8vos. Bookplate of naturalist Brian Sage to inside front cover of each volume. Fine softbacks.
The three volumes are ‘A Habitable Land’, ‘A Natural Tapestry’ and ‘A Mosaic of Islands’. Highly recommended.
£18.00 [ref: 70899]
Bracegirdle, B. & Miles, P.H. An Atlas of Chordate Structure.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Heinemann Educational Books. 1979 pp.vii, 119 with b/w. photos. and illus. throughout. Small 4to. Bookplate. Fine hardback.
Intended for use at the laboratory bench to guide students in the interpretation of their own specimens.
£10.00 [ref: 59553]