Search Results: the whale by harrison matthews

New York, New York: Columbia University Press, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Shelved in Nature. Very good hardcover in very good dustjacket. Nice clean tight copy. All hardcovers are shipped in protective Demco mylar..

Columbia Univ Pr, 1978-08. Hardcover. Good.

Columbia Univ Pr, 1978-08-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Unmarked hardcover in unclipped jacket.

Columbia University Press, 1980. trade paperback in very good minus condition. Soft cover. Very Good.

U.S.A.: Columbia Univ Pr, 1978 HARDBACK BOOK IN VERY GOOD CONDITION,DUST JACKET IS NEAR FINE. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine.

Columbia University Press, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Sm Quarto. 1978 Text Figures, Photos Sm Quarto, 1978, PP.219, B17b

Columbia University Press 1978. 219pp., 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Columbia University Press 219pp, 1978 NF/NF Hardcover in a dustjacket.

New York: Columbia Univ Press, 1978. Second Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Nice clean unmarked copy. Illustrated with 16 pages of plates and 22 line drawings, list of the living species of Cetacea, references, index, 219 pages.

First Printing, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1968. Hardcover in very good condition. 287 pages with 87 of them in full color including drawings, paintings, ancient woodcuts, old whaling prints, photogaphs, and maps. The text deals with every aspect of whales and whaling. Tight binding and clean, white, unmarked pages. Some waterstains at bottom of covers and spine. Dust jacket has closed tear at bottom of front cover. Bottom of dj spine is chipped and has a closed tear. Waterstain at bottom of dj and part way up the dj spine. We ship same day with extra care.

New York: Crescent Books, 1974. (1974), 287pp, illus., illus. eps, light shelfwear to cover, slight foxing to pg edges, slight edgewear to dj, dj flaps taped down (over mylar cover), contents clean & unmarked.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1978. hardcover. near fine/very good. Illus. Small 4to, green cloth, d.w. New York: Columbia University Press, 1978. Very good<br/><br/>

New York: Columbia University Press, 1978. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Near fine in near fine dustwrapper. Book and dustwrapper are lightly rubbed at spine ends and corners, gold stamping on spine of book. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

New York: Simon & Schuster. Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket. 1968. 1st. hardcover. Square 4to, 287 pp. .

NY: Crescent Books, 1974. Oblong small 4to, pp. 287. A nice copy. All about whales, from their appearance in mythology, to their biology, to modern whaling and whale products. Heavily illustrated.

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1978 First Edition. Large 8v0, Hardback with unclipped dust jacket. 219 Pages, Illustrations, Diagrams. Some marking and edge ware to cloth, Some light edge ware to jacket, Dark mark to corner of rear jacket. Overall a very good copy in likewise jacket. Extra postage may apply for overseas orders. All books are posted in a sturdy book box.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

NY: Crescent Books Book. Good. Hardcover. Square 4to.. Few spots cover, very good-, interior very good+; dust jacket flaps laid in. 287 pp, credits, glossary, bibliography, 267 illustrations, 87 of them in color, blue paper-covered boards/silver titles/small whale stamped front cover. Originally published 1974 by Tre Tryckare..

Weidenfeld & Nicolson. London. 1978 (Ist Edition). 8vo, IX, 200pp. In protected d/w, foredge slightly marked o/w text in vg cond. The World Naturalist Series, substantial list of references, photographic illus and other line drawings in text.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Columbia University Press. GOOD- Reading Copy/Good. 1980. Hard Cover. 0231045883 Ex-Library (G84) .

George Allen & Unwin, London, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. illustrated end-papers(b/w. whales on blue background); profusely illustrated throughout by b/w. & colour photographs, drawings & diagrams; Foreword by Philip F. Purrington (curator The Whaling Museum, New Bedford, Mass, USA); chapters include: Whales in Mythology & Folklore;The Biology of Whales; The Different Kinds of Whales; Whaling with Boats & Hand Harpoons; The Last Relics of the Old Days; Science & Whaling; Modern Whaling; Whale Products; The Life of Whales; & Some Books about Whales. The main author & supervising editor of the book is Dr Leonard Harrison Matthews, former director of the Zoological Society of London, but co-writers for different chapters are credited at the front of the book. Size: Oblong 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 287 pages. Previous owner's gift inscription in ink, neat, to title page. Black titles… Read More

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1968. First edition (hardback). Oblong 4to (25cm by 27cm), 287pp. Illustrated throughout in b&w and colour. Original blue cloth, dustwrapper. The book is in very good condition; the dustwrapper is near-VG (light chafing of the extremities). ISBN 0045990069