The Commercial Sponges and the Sponge Fisheries
by Moore, Henry F
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- first
- Condition
- A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.
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Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1910. First edition.. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp.399-51; 36 full page black-and-white photo-plates each with tissue-guard legends. Self-Wrappers (an extract from the Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries with the back strip solid), sm 4to. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries for 1908, volume 28 (document 667). This paper was presented before the Fourth International Fishery Congress held in Washington, USA, September 22 to 26, 1908. This paper won the prize of $100 in gold for the best presentation. It presents the methods of the sponge fisheries, the influence of such methods on the supply of sponges and the most effective means of conserving the sponge grounds. The 36 photo-plates are beautiful works of art. No ownership marks and no signs of use.
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- Natural History Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7785
- Title
- The Commercial Sponges and the Sponge Fisheries
- Author
- Moore, Henry F
- Book Condition
- Used - A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Publisher
- Washington: Government Printing Office, 1910. First edition.
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Iowa City, Iowa
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Natural History Books is an independent, rare book retailer operating out of Iowa City, IA. The business is owned and operated by Noriko and Russell Ciochon. We only sell books through our NHB website and other book service websites. We do not offer books for sale within the state of Iowa.We specialize in rare and hard to find books in all areas of natural history especially ornithology, herpetology, ichthyology, mammalogy, paleontology, botany, evolutionary biology and travel and exploration. Our rare and hard-to-find book section has many fine hand-colored plate books. Our latest acquisition is the ichthyology and aquarium fish collection of Ross Socolof Books of Florida. We are always buying natural history books – if you have a collection to offer, please contact us at noriko@naturalhistorybooks.com or by calling (319) 354-9088.
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