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A review of the fossil Ostreidae of North America.
1884 and a comparison of the fossil with the living forms. With appendices by Prof. Angelo Heilprin and Mr. John A. Ryder; 158 p., 49 pls, disbound (no covers, part of plates loose). A few pages frayed. Working copy only.
British Caenozoic Fossils (Tertiary and Quaternary).
1959 vi, 130 p., 44 plates, col. frontispiece, contemporary brown cloth. Gilt title on the spine. Printed covers bound in.A well-bound copy of this finely illustrated work. Most plates depict mollusca. Bookplate on front pastedown. Some pencil markings. Otherwise very good.
Seashells of the Pacific Northwest.
1976 viii, 127 p., numerous b/w and col. figures. Pictorial softcover. Signed and dated by Guido Poppe on title. Otherwise a very good, clean copy.
Gasteropoda and Cephalopoda of the Raritan Clays and Greensand Marls of New Jersey.
1892 402 p., 2 figs, 50 pls, 4to, cloth (worn, hinges weak, contents clean & tight).
Collection of 20 papers on Opisthobranchs.
1976-1995 Mostly on New Zealand and Australian opisthobranchs.
Zur Anatomie von Acmaea fragilis Chemnitz.
1898 46 p., 3 folded pls, disbound (no covers). Published in: Jenaischen Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft.
The anatomy of the common squid (Loligo pealii, Le Sueur).
1910 92 p., 14 text figures (some on heavier paper and page-sized, i.e. plates), 3 chromolithographed folded plates, frontispiece, 4to, paperbound (spine missing, covers detached and margins front cover much chipped). Small vague stamp on title page.A detailed study with clear, multi-coloured drawings and a nice frontispiece showing a model of the external and internal anatomy. Should be rebound but very scarce.
Australian Shells - Illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods from Australian waters
1974 168 p., numerous coloured figures and plates, over 500 col. photographs, 4to, cloth (dust jacket). Previous owner’s name, else very good copy.
Australian shells. Illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters.
1971 168 p., 106 full colour plates, 33 b/w plates, 4to, brown cloth with gilt title and ornament (in transparent protective sleeve). Guido Poppe's copy with his autograph. Parts of the dust jacket pasted on paste down, but otherwise good.
The New Molluscan Names of César-Marie-Felix Ancey, including illustrations of type-material from the National Museum of Wales.
2008 vi, 162 p., 7 figs, 26 col. pls, 4to, paperbound. Ex library Dr. A.C. van Bruggen (with his signature).Ancey (1860-1906) was a keen land and freshwater snail collector who principally focused on snails from the Hawaiian Islands, Central Asia, North and South America, Europe and Africa. In his short life he published many new taxa and contributed much to malacology. Ancey's material is widely distributed in museums around the world, including the Melvill-Tomlin collection at the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff. This publication illustrates all of the Cardiff material and, where known, indicates where other type material can be located. This book contains the full biography of César-Marie-Felix Ancey, lists his 176 published papers, including 762 new molluscan names and illustrates 153 type lots.
Catalogue of the British Species of Pisidium (Recent & Fossil) in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History), With Notes on Those of Western Europe.
1913 ix, 144 p., 30 pls with explanatory leaves. Original blind-stamped brown cloth with gilt ornament and gilt title on spine.A nice copy of this very detailed publication that became the source of much controversion among "pisidiologists". With label stating "Presented by the Trustees of the British Museum", and armorial bookplate, and former owner's name on front paste down, text and plates clean. List of BM(NH) natural history publications bound in rear.
Catalogue of the British Species of Pisidium (Recent & Fossil) in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History), With Notes on Those of Western Europe.
1913 ix, 144 p., 30 pls with explanatory leaves. Original blind-stamped brown cloth with gilt ornament and gilt title on spine.A perfect, crisp and clean copy of this very detailed publication that became the source of much controversy among "pisidiologists". List of BM(NH) natural history publications bound in rear. A fine clean copy.
The life of the Mollusca.
1913 xi, 158 p, 32 plates, one folded map. Original violet cloth with gilt titles on spine and front board (some wear on outer ends spine).Based on S.P. Woodward's Manual of the Mollusca, but with additional illustrations by G. M. Woodward. A 32 page sales catalogue of Methuen bound in the rear. Cover mostly faded to brown. Small stamp of Herbert Ant on title page. Library’s ex libris, and large printed label of a public library pasted on front board ("Borrowers are requested to keep the Books clean...and not to entrust them to YOUNG or CARELESS messengers...").
A Manual of the Mollusca. Being a Treatise on Recent and Fossil Shells. With an Appendix of Recent and Fossil Conchological Discoveries to the Present Time by Ralph Tate.
1871 (2nd ed.) xiv, 542, 86 p., 269, 27 figs, 23 pls, 1 folded map, frontispiece, green publisher's decorated boards.
Manuel de conchyliologie ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles.
1870 iii, 657, 4, 32 p., 23 pls, frontispiece, green publisher's cloth (with somewhat lighter waterstains on cover). Right blank margins with damp-stains in first and last pages/plates, resulting in some loss of paper (only blank margin), but text and figures are not affected. Not a good copy, working copy only.
Anatomie und Biologie der augenlosen Landlungenschnecke Caecilioides acicula Müll..
1929 109 p., 80 figs, paperbound (partly loose). Thesis. With author's dedication.
Collection of 20 papers on Opisthobranchs.
1984-2001 Mostly on Antarctic Nudibranchs. Several with author's dedication to Dr. Malcolm Edmunds.
Living Marine Molluscs.
1976 288 p., 162 figs, 16 (8 col.) pls, 4to, hardbound (dust jacket). Library stamps (Zoologisch Museum Amsterdam).
The systematics and areal distribution of pelagic cephalopods from the seas off Southern California.
1972 159 p., 15 figs, 38 pls, 4to, paperbound. Library stamps
DIE GASTEROPODEN DER GOSAUGEBILDE IN DEN NORDOSTLICHEN ALPEN.
Aus den Abhandlungen der K. K. geologischen Reichsanstalt. I. Band. 2. Abtheilung, Nr.2, mit 24 lithographirten Tafeln. Vorwort von W. Haidinger. K. K. Hof. und Staatsdruckerei, Wien, 1852. In-4 gr. (mm. 345x245), mz. tela coeva, pp. (2),124, con 24 tavole fuori testo in litografia. Rara monografia. In buono stato (good copy).
Fauna Graeciae. VII. The marine Bivalvia (Mollusca) of Greece.
1996 319 p., 115 distribution maps, paperbound. Library stamp. With author's dedication to H. Mienis.
Die Muscheln (Bivalvia) der deutschen Meeresgebiete / Die Schnecken (Gastropoda Prosobranchia) der deutschen Meeresgebiete und brackigen Küstengewässer.
1962-1966 2 volumes. [2], 56, 61, v p., 3, 7 figs, 14, 20 pls, paperbound. Ex library Dr. A.C. van Bruggen (with his stamp). Very good set.
Vinzenz Gredler und die Erforschung der Weichtiere Chinas durch Franziskaner aus Tirol.
1974 58 p., 1 fig., 4 pls, stapled. Published in: Archiv Molluskenkunde. Ex library Dr. A.C. van Bruggen (with his stamp).We added two other papers published in Arch. Moll. by Zilch: Microna Ziegler in Frauenfeld 1863 ((3 p.) & Landschnecken aus Peru (11 p., 12 figs, 2 pls).
Zoological record. Section 9. Mollusca. 108.
1975 ix, 278 p., 4to, printed soft cover. This volumes covers the year 1971 and includes some additions to previous years. A chip in the front wrapper fore edge, otherwise a very good clean copy.
