London: Taylor and Francis, 1872. First Edition. Quarto (30cm). Half-bound in black leather with purple-grey cloth over boards, all edges stained red; blue-grey coated endpapers; [iv],190pp; folding color map by W. & A. K. Johnston, 136 lithographs by W. H. Fitch with elegant later hand coloring. Gilt-stamped bookplate of the..... More

Albuquerque: Charles Van Benthuysen, 1848. Offprint. Octavo (23cm.); publisher's yellow wrappers printed within decorative double rule; 11pp.; two toned (yellow and black) engraved frontispiece. Wrappers a bit chipped and wrinkled at extremities, previous ownership signature torn away from top margin of upper cover, faint previous folds, else Good to Very..... More

[Discovery Reports], 1966. Folio (31cm). Red buckram, with gilt spine title; [117]-197,[1]pp; black and white diagrams. Bookplate of noted zoologist James G. Mead, Curator Emeritus of Marine Mammals at the Smithsonian Institution. Straight and sound, though rebound: Very Good. Stamped "U.S.N.S. Eltanin" and "Property U.S.A.R.P." on spine. From the collection..... More

[Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H. Publications, 1993]. Large quarto (30cm.); publisher's glossy white photo-illustrated paper-covered boards; 352pp.; color photographic illus. throughout. Light wear and soil to boards, textblock cockled from exposure to damp, else Very Good and sound. An invaluable resource for the small to medium-sized parrot enthusiast. More

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2008. First Edition. First printing. Oblong quarto; cloth boards; publisher's slipcase; 252pp. Fine, apparently unread copy in a fine slipcase - a new-appearing copy. More

New Castle: Johnson Reprint Corporation, [1974]. Limited Edition. One of 1000 copies printed. Elephant folio (50cm). In chartreuse cloth stamped in gold on front; plain endpapers; x, 12, [164]pp; 40 color plates. A bright, clean copy, rubbed and sunned lightly at upper edge, else Near Fine. Facsimile of Bateman's 1837-43..... More

[Bruxelles]: [M. Hayez], [1888]. First Edition. Octavo (22.5cm). Modern half dark green buckram and light green buckram, titled in gilt; marbled endpapers; 119,[1]pp. Bookplate of James G. Mead. Rebound with slight external smudges, internally clean: Very Good or better. Mémoires couronnés 41. Treatise on beaked whales from the collection of..... More

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, 2011. First Edition. First printing. Pictorial paper-covered boards; [xvi],296pp. Bookplate and name of noted zoologist James G. Mead, Curator of Marine Mammals at the Smithsonian Institution. A straight, clean copy, bumped at corners, headcap coming loose, with old barcode sticker to lower rear panel: Very Good. More

Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1924. Octavo (20.5cm). Blue cloth, stamped in gilt with vignettes to front and spine; plain endpapers; 262pp; frontispiece and 15 black and white halftone plates. Sound but rubbed, corners bumped, internally clean: around Very Good. An account of whaling in the 1910s. More

Newport, PA: The News Printery, 1984. First, Limited Edition. First printing. Quarto (28.5cm.); black publisher's cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering, no dustwrapper; VI,141pp. Textblock displays mild handling wear and yellowing to edges. Final pages of book are blank, but have some tears and creases; else pages are clean and sound..... More

London: Chapman and Hall, 1875. First Edition. Octavo (21cm). Orange cloth, stamped in gilt; plain endpapers; xiv, [2], 407, [1]pp; numerous wood engravings. Straight but generally worn and soiled: Fair. More

Boston: Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1879. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (17cm). Original brick-red publisher's cloth, stamped in gold and black; green coated endpapers; [1-9] 10-253pp. The binding is tight and attractive, despite rubbing to corners, head, and tail; rear hinge cracked through, else sturdy: Very Good. A pleasing copy..... More

Christchurch: Canterbury University Press, 2005. Landscape octavo (22cm). Pictorial glazed paper boards; 215pp; color and black and white illustrations. Bookplate and ownership inscription of noted zoologist James G. Mead to front endpapers. Straight and sound, spine sunned, corners lightly bumped, but internally clean: Very Good. More