The Life of Fishes (The World Natural History series)
by MARSHALL, N. B
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. A scholarly examination of the fishes of the world by N. B. Marshall, Senior Principal Scientist in the British Museum's Department of Zoology. Organized by: 1. Life from Day to Day; 2. Life Histories; 3. Living Spaces and 4. The Diversity of Fishes. The author describes many of the 20,000 species existing in the mid-1960s in all manner of aquatic habitats. With 84 black & white drawings scattered through the text and with 3 sections of plates bearing black & white (24 pp.) and color photos (4 pp.). Indexed. An entry in publisher's The World Natural History series. --- In blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titling and green illustrations to cover & spine; green topstain. Volume wrapped in jacket with color photo of young boar fish to front panel. --- An excellent copy: bright, tightly-bound and with unmarked interior. Excellent, unclipped jacket ($12.50) has some shipping along top edges, else intact, bright and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; [12], 402 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88165
- Title
- The Life of Fishes (The World Natural History series)
- Author
- MARSHALL, N. B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland
- Date Published
- 1966
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