Description: - The Fishes of Samoa by David Starr Jordan & A. Seale - The Golden Trout of the High Sierras by B.W. Evermann Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries; Volume XXV1906 First Edition & First Printing30 color plates (chromolithographic) <-- Verified Intact Folded Map of the Kern River region < -- Verified AttachedFYI: In "sold items" for "Fishes of Samoa" search, there are plates sold from a volume like this for up to $40 a plate! My preference: this book be enjoyed in its complete format. Notes: I rated this book in good condition, especially for a book 117 years old. There is general wear & aging, including cover scuffing and toned pages. Some pages with minimal bends at inner, lower corners. A few pages with smudges. No underlining, highlighting, written notes or marks. No former individual owner stamps/signatures. Solid sewn binding. Very clean book. I truly don't know how anyone else could be selling a nicer copy of this scarce volume. Please view the photos for examples of condition and content. Thanks! Contents:The Golden Trout of the High Sierras by Barton Warren Evermann ( Color plates = 3) (One folded map of the Kern River region)The Physiological Effects Upon Fishes of Changes in the Density and Salinity of Water by Francis B. SumnerOpisthobranchiate Mollusca from Monterey Bay, California and Vicinity by F.M. MacFarland ( Color plates = 10)Hirudinea and Oligochaeta Collected in the Great Lakes Region by J. Percy Moore ( Color plates = 1)The Fishes of Samoa: Description of the Species Found in the Archipelago, with a Provisional Check List of the Fishes of Oceania by David Starr Jordan and Alvin Seale ( Color plates = 16)General Index: Common Names; Scientific Names; General Fishes of Samoa, Primary Author: David Starr Jordan (1851-1931) "During his lifetime Jordan was the dean of American ichthyologists...as an ichthyologist he involved himself in many taxonomic projects covering faunas ranging across the North American continent, and provided a philosophical context by supporting the Darwinian understanding of evolution. Over 1,000 genera and 2,500 species of fishes were named as a direct result of his activities. Jordan was a founding member of the Sierra Club. "Jordan's Law" in biogeography states that populations of most-closely-related species are separated from one another by physical barriers." Published/Copyright: 1906; First Edition Publisher: Washington: Government Printing Office Binding: Leather Bound Hardcover with Gold Lettering; 11" x 8" Pages: vii + 488 + 53 full plate pages (of which 30 are in color) Visit our Ebay Store for more books like this one.Our books are sold as-is.Please email any questions prior to purchasing. Thanks!
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Book Title: The Fishes of Samoa
Book Series: Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Additional Content:: Physiological Effects Upon Fishes of Changes in Density Salinity
Publisher: Washington: Government Printing Office
Edition: First Edition
Vintage: Yes
Publication Year: 1906
Addition Content:: The Golden Trout of the Southern High Sierras by B.W. Evermann
Format: Leather Bound Hardcover
Language: English
Era: 1900s
Author: David Starr Jordan
Features: Leather Bound, 30 chromolithograph plates
Genre: Ecology, Environment, Nature & Earth, Life Sciences, Zoology
Topic: Fish, Natural History, Zoology, Ichthyology, Fishes, Study of Fish, Fisheries, Fishery, Fish Ecology, Ecology of Fishes, Pisces, Fish Biology, Biology of Fishes, California Fish and Game, California Game and Fish
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
