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réf. 8080Baltimore MD: Aquatic Life and Aquatic World 1928-1942. First edition. Light wear and a few old mars to the vinyl jacket protectors some endpaper show mild foxing the original brown cloth binding and the text printed on clay-coated white paper are very bright and clean; a tight and clean copy in near fine condition. Pp. vol. 12: 1-241 4 index 65 supplement; vol. 13: pp. 4 ads 1-220 47 supplement; vol. 14: pp. 1-307 3 index; vol. 15: pp. 2 ads 1-354 4 index; vol. 16: pp. 1-540 4 index; vol. 17: pp. 8 ads 1-338 2 index; vol. 18: pp. 2 ads 1-254 88 supplement; vol. 19: pp. 1-192; vol. 20: pp. 1-192; vol. 21: pp. 1-160; vol. 22: pp. 1-144; vol. 23: pp. 1-144; vol. 24: pp. 1-96; vol. 25: pp. 1-24; numerous illustrations. This set is uniformly bound in contemporary brown pebble cloth lettered in gilt on the spine with a clear vinyl jacket protector for each of the 16 volumes lg 8vo 10 x 7 inches. Volume 1 of this journal was first issued in 1915. The run of the journal offered here begins with volume 12 issued in 1928 Volumes 12-23 each contained 12 numbers no. 1-12 sold monthly by subscription. Volume 24 has only 8 numbers no. 1-8. Volume 25 contains only 2 numbers no. 1-2. The final part of this journal was issued in January 1942. At that point due to WWII the journal ceased to be published. Three supplements accompany this work. Bound in at the end of volume 12 is "Diseases of Aquarium Fishes" volumes 17-18 no. 10-17 65 pages 1934. At the end of volume 13 is "Fish Foods and Feeding Methods" volume 17 no. 4-9 47 pages 1939. Finally at the end of volume 18 is "Progressive steps in amateur Fish Culture Exotique" volume 16 no. 1-12 88 pages 1932-1933. Publication of a second series of Aquatic Life and the Aquatic World not offered here commenced in 1951. This second series is being offered separately. No ownership marks and few signs of use. This is a large and heavy set - extra postage will be required especially if sent to Canada or Europe. Baltimore, MD: Aquatic Life and Aquatic World, 1928-1942. First edition. hardcover

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A Catalog of the Fishes known to inhabit the waters of North America north of the Tropic of Cancer with notes on species discovered in in 1883 and 1884 inscribed from Albert Herre to Earl Herald

réf. 7902Washington: Government Printing Office 1885. First edition. The front wrapper is a little foxed and browned the remainder of the text is bright and clean; a tight copy in very good condition. Pp. 2 1-185. Later wine-red cloth lettered in gilt on the spine original printed brown wrappers bound in place lg 8vo. The front wrapper reads "Extracted from the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries for 1884." This is one of the earliest monographs by Jordan who began his publication career in 1876. This significant monograph is much cited in ichthyologic literature. This copy is from the research library of ichthyologist Albert W. Herre with his signature on the front wrapper and title page. The front wrapper is inscribed: "To Earl S. Herald from Albert W. Herre" along the top edge. According to Wiki: Earl S. Herald 1914-1973 was an American biologist geriatric diver and television advisor. His main interest was in ichthyology. Herald received his M.A. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1939. In 1943 he received his Ph.D. from Stanford University for the dissertation "Studies on the Classification and Inter-Relationships of the American pipefishes" under George Sprague Myers. In 1946 he studied the effects of the atomic bomb tests on the reef fish of the Bikini Atoll. In 1948 Herald was appointed curator for Aquatic Biology at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco; in 1949 he became director of the aquarium. From 1952 to 1966 Herald moderated the scientific television broadcast 'Science in Action' for the California Academy of Sciences. Herald wrote two books "Living Fishes of the World" and "Fishes of North America" and 93 magazine and technical journal articles. In 1973 he died in a scuba accident in the coastal waters off Cabo San Lucas in Baja California all adapted from Wiki biography. This is a rare monograph with significant associations. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1885. First edition. hardcover

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