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Zoology List
Last Updated January 12, 2012
1. Barnum, P. T. THE
WILD BEASTS, BIRDS AND REPTILES OF THE WORLD THE STORY OF THEIR CAPTURE.. New
York: Saalfield, 1915. 502 pages. Shelf wear to the binding and rubbing to spine
and corners. Pictorial front cover. Some fading and dulling to gilding on cover
and spine. $33.00
2. Chamberlin, Ralph Vary. A
DESCRIPTIVE CATALOG OF THE MOLLUSCA OF UTAH.. Salt
Lake: The University of Utah, 1929. 203 pages. Softcover binding. The covers are
held in place by tape strips across the spine and covers. The tape has yellowed
with age. Binding is tight in the pages are clean. $25.00
3. Evans, Robert Jones. HISTORY
OF THE DUROC: A SHORT HISTORY OF THE DUROC JERSEY BREED OF SWINE.. [n.p.]:
James J. Doty, 1918. 1st Edition. 83 pages. Light shelf wear to the spine edges
and corners. $25.00
4. Gidley, James Williams. THE
PLEISTOCENE VERTEBRATE FAUNA FROM CUMBERLAND CAVE, MARYLAND.. Washington,
D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1938. 99 pages. Softbound covers. Some wear
and slight discoloration to the paper covers. $20.00
5. Grange, Wallace Byron. THE
WAY TO GAME ABUNDANCE: WITH AN EXPLANATION OF GAME CYCLES.. New
York: Scribner's, 1949. 365 pages. Shelf wear to spine edges and corners. Dust
jacket has small tears and chips. $7.50
6. Hall, E. Raymond. AN
ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE MAMMALS OF MICHOACAN, MEXICO.. Lawrence,
Kansas: University of Kansas, 1949. Some shelf wear. Softbound covers. University
of Kansas Publications-Museum of Natural History. $20.00
7. Huxley, Thomas Henry. AN
INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF ZOOLOGY. ILLUSTRATED BY THE CRAYFISH.. New
York & London: D. Appleton & Company, 1910. 371 pages. Shelf wear to
binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. Slight fading
to the spine. $24.00
8. Klots, Alexander B. BUTTERFLIES
OF NORTH AMERICA, EAST OF THE GREAT PLAINS. Roger Tory Peterson Field Guides.. Norwalk,
Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1986. 349 pages. Full leather edition. VG
condition. $13.50
9. Law, Ronald G.. THE
FOX IN CAPTIVITY. #7.. Kirkield, Ontario Canada:
Ontario Government Experimental Fur Farm, 1966. 161 pages. Shelf wear to binding
and rubbing to spine and corners. $15.00
10. Mills, Enos A. WILD
LIFE ON THE ROCKIES.. Boston & New York: The
Riverside Press, 1937. 263 pages. 1937 printing. Ex-library, with labels on
spine and a small label on the top of the front cover and labels inside the
front cover. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. Binding is tight. $12.00
11. Nowak, Ronald M. NORTH
AMERICAN QUATERNARY CANIS.. Lawrence, Kansas:
University of Kansas, 1979. 154 pages. Scarce hardback edition. Slight shelf
wear. A very scarce and important book on coyotes, wolves, and other wild canine
species of North America. $70.00
12. Peabody, Selim H. CECIL'S
BOOK OF BEASTS. Cecil's Books of Natural History.. Philadelphia:
Claxton, Remsen and Haffelfinger, 1872. 214 pages. 1872 edition. Shelf wear to
binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners bumped. Slight fading to the
gold title on the spine. $25.00
13. Prior, Richard. THE
ROE DEER OF CRANBORNE CHASE: AN ECOLOGICAL SURVEY.. London:
Oxford University Press, 1968. 222 pages. Some shelf wear to binding. Dust
jacket has some wear to the edges and the spine is sun-faded. $38.50
14. Setzer, Henry W. SUBSPECIATION
IN THE KANGAROO RAT, DIPODOMYS ORDII.. Lawrence,
Kansas: University of Kansas, 1949. Some shelf wear, else near VG. University
of Kansas Publications-Museum of Natural History. Some discoloration to covers.
Small tear to paper spine. Softbound. $3.25
15. Smith, F. A
MANUAL OF VETERINARY PHYSIOLOGY.. Chicago: Alex.
Eger, 1921. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners. $5.00
16. Trimmer, Mrs. Mary. A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE MOST REMARKABLE QUADRUPEDS, BIRDS, FISHES, SERPENTS, REPTILES AND INSECTS.. Boston: S.G. Simpkins, 1844 . Paper over boards with black leather spine. Quite a bit of shelf wear to the binding and rubbing to the spine and corners. Corners rubbed through. This copy is missing pages 25-26, 47-48, and 89-92. Also, the book ends with text page 134, so there appears to be one or more pages missing after the final text page as well. This is a scarce juvenile natural history. Illustrated with numerous woodcuts. Sold as is. $35.00