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[003901] . GUIDE TO COMMERCIAL SHARK FISHING IN THE CARIBBEAN AREA.. Washington: Kaufmann Press, 1945. Size: Approx. 6" x 9". Stiff Covers. Fishing. Very Good Anglo-American Caribbean Commission. There are 40 different species of sharks in the waters of the Caribbean. 149 pp. including Appendices. 56 illustrations. Some soiling to covers otherwise covers are Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. $16.50

[000721] Bigelow, Henry B. and William W. Welsh. FISHES OF THE GULF OF MAINE. ill. Figures. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1925. Size: Approx. 7 3/4" x 11 3/4". Dark Red Cloth. Ichthyology. Good / No Jacket. BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF FISHERIES, VOL. XL 1924, Part I. Bureau of Fisheries Doc. No. 965. Contents includes Sharks and Rays, and the Bony Fishes.Blind stamped covers. small water spots on front cover near hinge. Spine faded and top edge creased & base worn o/w Very Good. Interior has ex.museum stamp and number on title page o/w it is clean, tight and in Very Good + condition. Index, Addenda, and Bibliography. 567 pp. Bruns B149 $100.00

[002667] David, J. Charles, 2nd.. CALIFORNIA SALT WATER FISHING. ill. Arden Otto, Photographs. New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1949. Size: Approx. 6" x 9". Green Cloth. Fishing. Good Cover soiled with minor stains. Spine faded and top edge small tear. Overall Good. Interior is clean, tight and in Very Good + condition. $22.50

[000719] Department of Commerce and Labor. BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES, VOL. XXIV, 1904. ill. Black/White and Color Plates, Color Fold-out Plate, Text Drawings. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1905. Size: Approx. 7 3/4" x 10 3/4". Red Cloth. Fishery Bulletin. Good + / No Jacket. Articles on: Genus Turtles, Medusae of Woods Hole Region, Tile-Fish, Seaweed Industries of Japan, Utilization of Seaweeds in U.S., Isopods from the Alaska Salmon Investigation, List of Fishes collected in Boulder County, CO. Fish Fauna of Tortugas Archipelago (David Starr Jordan), Cultivation of Marine and Fresh-water Animals in Japan, New Starfishes from Deep Water off California and Alaska, and more. Covers slightly soiled, top & side edge small dent, spine soiled,faded and edges rubbed. Bottom edge of spine slightly fraying. paper label partially removed. No major flaws. Ex. mus stamp on free endpaper with ink number, o/w interior is tight, clean and Very Good +. 541 pp. Index $150.00

[004057] Espasandin, J. Otero. POBLADORES DEL MAR.. ill. Photographs, Sketches, Map. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Editorial Atlantida, 1944. Second Edition. Size: Approx. 4 3/4" x 6 3/4". Paper Over Boards. Spanish Text. Very Good to Very Good- Spanish text.Coleccion Oro de Cultura General. Segunda Edicion. Sketches, Photographs. 156 pp. plus Index and 2 pages of other titles from Coleccion Oro. Decorative front cover in gray and salmon. Illustration of underwater fish, seahorse, starfish, etc. Mildly rubbed covers. Small blemish on front cover.Exterior is Very Good to Very Good-. Floral endpapers.Small Costa Rican bookstore sticker on back endpaper. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. $40.00

[003184] Farrington, S. Kip, Jr.. FISHING THE PACIFIC, Offshore and On. ill. by Lynn Bogue Hunt. New York: Coward-McCann, Inc, 1953. Third Printing. Green Cloth. Salt Water Fishing. Good to Good+ / Good to Good-. Tipped in on half title page 4"x5" sheet: "This book is presented with the compliments of PAN AMERICAN-GRACE AIRWAYS with the hope we may serve you if you ever plan to enjoy the world's fines salt and fresh water fishing along the West Coast of South America" signed by the president (illegible). Book has tiny black spot on cover. spine dulled with light rubbing to edges. Back cover on side edge, 1" black stain. Overall book is Good to Good+. DJ has tears on flaps, all corners clipped except for "price corner". It is intact. Tears to spine ends. DJ is Good to Good-. Bruns F-29 $22.50

[000769] Fish, Charles J.. NOXIOUS MARINE ANIMALS OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN. ill. Figures, Charts. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1954. 8vo. Wraps. Fishes. Very Good / No Jacket. Research Report 36. Fish and Wildlife Service. United States Department of the Interior. "Occupation of many Pacific tropical islands by military forces in World War II accentuated the threat offered by poisonous and otherwise dangerous marine animals." 45 pp. Maps showing distribution of poisonous fish in Pacific Ocean. Almost 3 pages of charts with fish reported to be poisonous(inedible) and one on venomous fish. Includes a List of References. Paper label seal broken at side edge to open. $10.00

[004803] Ginsburg, Isaac. WHITINGS ON THE COASTS OF THE AMERICAN CONTINENTS . ill. Tables, Figures (line drawings). Washington: Government Printing Office, 1954. Size: Approx. 7 3/4" x 10". Stiff Covers. Ichthyology. Very Good Fishery Bulletin 96, From Fishery Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service, Volume 56. "Fishes of the genus MERLUCCIUS, often designated by the common name whiting, are of much economic importance. A number of different species in various parts of the workd are taken and marketed in large quantities..." pp.187-208. 15 Tables and 2 illustrations. Grey stiff covers are Very Good to VG+. Paper "closure" label at side edge broken. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. $20.00

[004804] Gudger, E. W. Habits and Life History of the Toadfish (Opsanus Tau). ill. Plates, Diagram. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1910. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 10 3/4". Paper Wraps. Ichthyology. Very Good From Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries. volume XXVIII. Paper presented before the Fourth International Fishery Congress held at Washington, U.S.A., September 22 to 26, 1908. " The material on which this paper is based was collected and the notes were made while the author was a temporary assistant in the United States Fisheries Laboratory at Beaufort, N.C., during the summers of 1906, 1907, and 1908. The collections were made in all parts of the harbor, but the best collecting ground was a shoal lying directly in front of and not farther distant from the south front of the laboratory than 100 yards..." pp.1073-1109. 7 plates. Contents include: Materials and methods of study; General description of adult toadfish; Historical account; Habits and characteriestics; and Life history. Green paper covers. ex.mus.stamp and numbers on front cover. Bottom corner creased. Otherwise covers are Very Good. ex. mus. stamp on title page. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. $40.00

[001470] Herald, Earl S. ,. Living Fishes of the World. 1961. Good+ gift inscription on free endp. Bruns H155 $8.00

[004112] Hildebrand, Samuel F. And Louella E. Cable. REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF WHITINGS OR KINGFISHES , DRUMS, SPOT, CROAKER, AND WEAKFISHES OR SEA TROUTS, FAMILY SCIAENIDAE, OF THE ATLANTIC COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. ill. Figures (drawings and graphs), Tables. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1934. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 11". Stiff Covers. Ichthyology. Very Good to Very Good+ From Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries. Bulletin No.16. pp. 41-117 including Bibliography. "The account of the Sciaenidae that follows is based mostly on specimens collected on the coast of North Carolina. However, some specimens from the coast of New Jersey, from Chesapeake Bay, and from the coast of Texas have also been studied". 44 illustrations- all but one(graph) of species of fish. 5 tables. Vertical crease down the center of covers, as if folded-minor. Otherwise covers are VG+. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. $25.00

[001924] Joseph, David C.. Growth Characteristis of Two Southern California Surffishes, the California Corbina and Spotfin Croaker: Fish Bulletin 119 . 1962. Paper Wraps. Near Fine $13.00

[004448] Joseph, David C.. Growth Characteristis of Two Southern California Surffishes, the California Corbina and Spotfin Croaker. ill. Figures (drawings and diagrams). Department of Fish & Game, 1962. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 ". Stiff Covers. Fishes. Near Fine Fish bulletin 119. 54 pp. 10 Tables and 17 illustrations. No markings on covers. Near Fine. Interior is tight, clean and Near Fine. $12.00

[000770] June, Fred C. And John W. Reintjes. COMMON TUNA-BAIT FISHES OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC. ill. Figures, Charts. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1954. 8vo. Wraps. Fishes. Very Good / No Jacket. Research Report 34. Fish and Wildlife Service. United States Department of the Interior. Unopened. Paper label seal on side edge unbroken. $10.00

[000233] King, Joseph E. and Joan Demond. ZOOPLANKTON ABUNDANCE IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC. Washington D.C.: Govt. Printing Office, 1953. Paper seal torn to open wraps. Very Good gray wraps Sm. 4to pp.111-144 BOF Fishery Bulletin 82. See also Part II, same title, under Joseph King. $10.00

[003349] Lythgoe, John and Gillian. Fishes of the Sea: The Coastal Waters of the British Isles, Northern Europe and the Mediterranean. ill. Colored Photographs, Line Drawings. New York: Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1975. Fishes. Near Fine / Very Good +. ISBN: 0-385-07699-1. bottom page edge, speckled with red dots? reminder copy? otherwise Book is Near Fine to Fine.DJ is VG+. $10.00

[001922] Miller, Daniel J.. A Field Guide to Some Common Ocean Sport Fishes of California Part 1. 1959. Paper Wraps. Very Good+ $6.00

[001923] Roedel, Phil M.. Common Marine Fishes of California . 1948. Paper Wraps. Good+ owner's name to cover. a couple of small unobtructive damp spots otherwise VG+. Interior VG+. one colored plate. $5.00

[000794] Rounsefell, George A.. FLUCTUATIONS IN THE SUPPLY OF HERRING, CLUPEA PALLASII IN SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA. ill. Tables & Figures. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1931. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Wraps. Alaska. Very Good / No Jacket. From Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Volume XLVII. Bulletin No. 2. Pages 15-56. 14 tables and 26 figures.Wraps slightly soiled, ex-mus. stamp on front wrap otherwise interior is Very Good to Very Good+. $20.00

[000793] Rounsefell, George A. And Edwin H. Dahlgren. FLUCTUATIONS IN THE SUPPLY OF HERRING, CLUPEA PALLASII IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, ALASKA. ill. Tables & Figures. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1932. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Wraps. Alaska. Very Good / No Jacket. From Bulletin Bureau of Fisheries, Volume XLVII. Bulletin No. 9. Pages 263-291. 15 tables and 15 figures. ex-mus. stamp on front wrap otherwise Very Good to Very Good+. $20.00

[002563] Walford, Lionel A.. MARINE GAME FISHES OF THE PACIFIC COAST FROM ALASKA TO THE EQUATOR. ill. Paintings,photographs, Color Plates. Neptune, New Jersey: T.F.H. Publications Neptune, New Jersey, 1974. Size: Approx. 8 1/2 " x 11 1/4". Blue Cloth. Fishes. Fine 275 pp. Reprinted for the Smithsonian Institute.Paintings by Link Malmquist & natural color photographs by Ralph Emerson.32 B/W plates & 38 colored."This edition is reprinted from the original without change except for the addition of a new introduction, colored frontispiece reproduced in black and white at original position and in color at the end of the book, title page reproduced only in black and white, and color plates printed on both sides of each page." Included: A Glossary of Anatomical Terms Commonly Used for Describing Fishes or Their Habits,Keys to the Families of Fishes Found on Pacific Coast of the Americas,Index and Bibliography. Beautiful book, as New. Bruns W14 $10.00