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DIVE IN BOOKS MARINE LIFE 1. Collins Book of SHARKS Collins - London 1978 [2026] Fine. first edition. bw & col illus. 60pp. 4to Sharks in all their many shapes and sizes. £3 2. Reader's Digest Book of the GREAT BARRIER REEF Readers Digest. Sydney 1986 [5142] Fine. illus bds. illus eps. reprint with amendments. col phots. intro. gloss. index. 384pp. 4to Part 1 - 24 hours on a coral reef. Part 2 - The reef's origins. Part 3 - Life above and among corals. Part 4 - humans and the reef. £10 3. WONDROUS WORLD OF FISHES National Geographic Society. USA 1965 [4069] Fine. creased dj. first edition. frd. index. list of aquariums.bw & col phots. col illus. illus eps. 367pp. 8vo. Sections include - Fishing for Fun - Coast and Deep Sea Fishes - Lake and Stream Dwellers - Warmwater Curiosities. Beautiful coloured photos and illustrations. £9 4. ALPERS Anthony A BOOK OF DOLPHINS John Murray 1960 [4592] Fine. dj. first edition. illus coloured boards. bw phots. frd. index. 147pp. 8vo 'The cleverest mammal of the sea'..the author tells you why. £9 5. ALPERS Anthony DOLPHINS John Murray 1963 [4589] Fine. dj. rep. bw phots. illus coloured boards. frd. ref. index. 251pp. 8vo Greatly enlarged edition based on the author's previous 'A Book of Dolphins' £8 6. ALPERS Anthony DOLPHINS The Myth and the Mammal Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Boston & New York 1961 [4593] Fine. dj. 1st printing. illus coloured boards. bw phots. frd. index. ref. 268pp. 8vo 'The cleverest mammal of the sea'..the author tells you why. The American edition. £8 7. ALTMAN Margery JAWS 2 SHARK TALES Grosset & Dunlap. New York 1978 [2002] Fine. cardback. first edition. bw illus. 64pp. 8vo Pictures to colour. juvenile.nice illustrations of sharks and scuba divers. £5 8. ALTMAN Margery JAWS 2 SHARKS: Everything That's Good and Bad About Them Grosset & Dunlap. New York 1978 [4016] Fine. cardback. first edition. bw illus. 62pp. 8vo. juvenile Pictures to colour. £5 9. AMSLER Kurt MALDIVES White Star. Italy 1995 [5147] Fine. dj. first edition. preface by Han Hass. intro. col phots. 159pp. folio This book will lead the reader on a guided tour of the 'kingdom of the thousand islands', showing the remarkable allure and mystery of the seabeds, through the splendid photography and writing of Kurt Amsler. £20 10. ANDERSON Charles & HAFIZ A. COMMON REEF FISHES OF THE MALDIVES Novelty Printers, Maldives 1987 [1416] Fine. cardback. rep. C phs. 81pp. 12mo. £7 11. ANDERSON Charles & HAFIZ A. COMMON REEF FISHES OF THE MALDIVES Part 2. Novelty Printers, Maldives 1995 [2302] Fine. rep. C phs. 85pp. 12mo. £10 12. ANGEL Heather THE GUINNESS BOOK OF SEASHORE LIFE Guinness Superlatives Ltd. London 1981 [4597] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. bw drs. intro. gloss. index. 160pp. 12mo Describes fifty species of seashore life, with reference to related species in the text. £5 13. ANGEL Heather PHOTOGRAPHING NATURE SEASHORE Fountain Press, Kingston-upon-Thames 1975 [4594] Fine. cardback. first edition. intro. app. index. bw & col phots. 96pp. 12mo A practical approach to photographing life on the seashore, describing numerous techniques for obtaining better photographs in difficult environment. £3 14. ANGEL Heather THE WORLD OF AN ESTUARY Faber & Faber 1974 [4600] Fine. illus boards. first edition. bw phots. ack. frd. index. 128pp. 8vo Chapters include - Problems of living in an Estuary, Plants in Estuarys, Animal Residents, Man and estuaries., Tides, Bores, Currents...etc £5 15. ANGEL Martin & HARRIS Tegwyn ANIMALS OF THE OCEANS - THE ECOLOGY OF MARINE LIFE Two Continents Publishing Group. Canada 1977 [4863] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. gloss. bibli. index. 156pp. 4to Illustrated with over 170 superb colour photographs, with maps and with diagrams which explain clearly the ocean's physical features and the interdependence of its inhabitants. £8 16. BARDACH John HARVEST OF THE SEA A scientist looks at the oceans - their past, promises and prospects. George Allen & Unwin Ltd. London 1969 [4601] Vg. dj. first edition. exlib. bw phots. intro. bibli. index. 303pp. 8vo. Diving - submersibles, archaeology. pearls.diving equipment. etc. £8 17. BARRETT John & YONGE C.M. COLLINS POCKET GUIDE TO THE SEA SHORE Includes shells, sea-anemones, fish, crabs, starfish, sponges, seaweeds etc. Collins - London 1977 [4603] Fine. col bds. illus eps. bw & col phots. bw drs. ack. bibli. index. 272pp. 12mo A reference book to take with you on visits to the sea shore £8 18. BARTSCH Paul MOLLUSKS Dover Pub. New York 1968 [4602] Vg. cardback. first edition. exlib. bibli. index. 111pp. 8vo One of the very few broad surveys of mollusks as living organisms £6 19. BATES Marston THE FOREST AND THE SEA A Look at the Economy of Nature and the Ecology of Man Time Incorporated. New York 1964 [4608] Fine. cardback. small corner cut off cover. preface. notes. index. 272pp. 8vo £3 20. BEEBE William ZACA VENTURE Harcourt, Brace & Co. New York 1938 [2487] Fine. first edition. bw phots. ack. preface. app. index. 303pp. 8vo Zaca was a two masted diesel schooner. The story of a two month scientific cruise in the Gulf of California. £26 21. BELLAMY David THE LIFE-GIVING SEA Hamish Hamilton, London 1975 [1440] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & c phs. bibli. index. 316pp. 4to £13 22. BEMERT Gunnar & ORMOND Rupert RED SEA CORAL REEFS Kegan Paul Int 1982 [1443] Fine. dj. rep. col phs. ack. authors note. bibli. apps. index. 192pp. 4to Written for both the general reader and as a guide for those already diving in the area, the authors explain something of the biology of the seemingly endless variety of corals, fishes and other marine life and explain the principles by which the coral reef as a whole works. £23 23. BERTRAM Colin IN SEARCH OF MERMAIDS The Manatees of Guiana Thomas Y.Crowell Co. NY 1964 [4609] Vg. dj. first edition. exlib. Part dj stuck to front cover. intro. app. 183pp. 8vo The fascinating sea mammal that is the living truth behind the legend of the seductive water maidens £8 24. BORNANCIN B. ANIMALS OF THE SEASHORE Burke Pub.London 1983 [4611] Fine. col illus bds. first edition. col phots. bw drs. index. 32pp. 8vo Wake up to the World of Science issue. Includes - The marine aquarium, creatures of the rocks, shallow water, sandy shores etc. £3 25. BOULENGER E.G. THE AQUARIUM BOOK Duckworth, London 1925 [4612] Fine. first edition. spine faded. blue cloth bds. some foxing. bw phots. bw drs. intro. 208pp. 8vo Lovely plates of octopus, seals etc £8 26. BOULENGER E.G. A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE SEAS Duckworth, London 1935 [4613] Vg. first edition. exlib. bw phots. bw drs. 1 plate loose. intro. index. 215pp. 8vo Includes - Polyps, Crustaceans, Worms and Polyzoa, Molluscs, Fishes, Reptiles Mammals etc £7 27. BRAFIELD Alan E. LIFE IN SANDY SHORES Edward Arnold (Pub) Ldn 1983 [4614] Fine. cardback. rep. bw drs and diias. 60pp. 8vo The Institute of Biology's Studies in Biology No.89. £3 28. BREHAUT Roger N. ECOLOGY OF ROCKY SHORES. Edward Arnold (Pub) Ldn 1982 [4615] Fine. cardback. first edition. bw phots and drs. 58pp. 8vo The Institute of Biology Studies in Biology No.139 £3 29. BRIDGES William THE NEW YORK AQUARIUM BOOK OF THE WATER WORLD American Heritage NY 1970 [4616] Vg. cardback. first edition. bw & col phots. intro. index. 287pp. 8vo A guide to representative fishes, aquatic invertebrates, reptiles, birds, and mammals. £6 30. BRIGHTWELL L.R. SEA-SHORE LIFE OF BRITAIN Batsford 1947 [4617] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. bw drs. 2 col plates. ack. preface. intro. bibli. index. 116pp. 8vo A book for the non-professional nature lover, and it aims at providing a guide to the plants and animals which abound in the sea and sand and rocks of Britain's sea-shore. £6 31. BROWER Kenneth REALMS OF THE SEA National Geographic Society. USA 1991 [5145] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. col phots. frd by Robert ballard. ack. bibli. index. 278pp. 4to The author (along with the world's foremost underwater photographers) reveals the complexity and beauty of the major marine communities. £10 32. BUCKLEY A.B. LIFE AND HER CHILDREN MacMillan London Ltd. 1908 [4620] Fine. gold illus and lettering on green boards and spine. first edition. spine slightly damaged at top. some foxing. preface. bw illus. index. 312pp. 8vo Glimpses of animal life from the amoeba to the insects. £8 33. BULLOCH David K. THE UNDERWATER NATURALIST A layman's guide to the vibrant world beneath the sea Lyons & Burford NY 1991 [4453] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. bw drs. index. 250pp. 8vo Comprehensive in scope and fully illustrated £22 34. BUNTING Eve THE SEA WORLD BOOK OF SHARKS. Sea World Press. San Diego 1979 [4295] Fine. dj. col phots. first edition. index. bibli. 79pp. 8vo juvenile. £6 35. BURGESS Robert F. SECRET LANGUAGES OF THE SEA Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1981 [2060] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. index. bibli. 244pp. 8vo The author brings his knowledge of the underwater world to an enquiry into the many mysteries andbizarre methods used by marine creatures without vocal chords to transmit information to others, and interprets what is signified. £18 36. BURGESS Robert F. THE SHARKS Doubleday & Company Inc.New York 1970 [3071] Fine. dj. first edition. illus eps. crn cut fly sht. ack. bibli. index. apps. bw phots. 159pp. 8vo. The author tells of the history of man's fear of sharks, the myths he invented about these fish, and how he is gradually overcoming his superstitious dread of these terrifying animals in order to learn more about the seas and oceans of the world. £16 37. BURTON Jane THE WONDEROUS WORLD OF FISHES Their Colours and Patterns Colour Library Int. Ltd. 1976 [4864] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. intro. index. 63pp. 4to Very Colourful £5 38. BURTON Maurice UNDER THE SEA Vista Books Ltd London 1960 [4621] Vg. first edition. exlib. bw, sepia and various coloured illus. gloss. index. 256pp. 8vo Chapters include - How it allbegan. How it goes on. Who lives there. Zones of the sea. How we know. £7 39. BUSTARD Robert SEA TURTLES Collins - London 1972 [1520] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phs. 220pp. 8vo Their Natural History and Conservation. £11 40. BUTLER Jean Campbell DANGER SHARK! Robert Hale & Co. London 1965 [1531] Fine. dj. first edition. Illus. 190pp. 8vo Information for this book was taken from scientific papers given at the New Orleans Shark Conference of 1958 at which shark research scientists from all over the world pooled their findings. The factual account of the shark and its predatory attacks on mankind will satisfy the most enquiring reader. £10 41. CANNON Lester & GOYEN Mark Exploring Australia's GREAT BARRIER REEF A World Heritage Site The Watermark Press. Australia 1992 [5144] Fine. dj in mylar. reprint. col phots. maps. intro. gloss. index. 240pp. 4to A unique and exciting book dealing not only with the spectacular natural beauty of the reef but also gives detailed information on what ot do and where to stay. £10 42. CARLI Franco De THE WORLD OF FISHES Sampson Low, London 1977 [4627] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. col illus. intro. bibli. index. 256pp. 12mo. An absorbing study which examines the physical structure of fishes, their behaviour and unusual patterns of living. The introduction traces the evolution of fishes while seven detailed sections provide information on all aspects of their lives. £8 43. CARR Archie THE SEA TURTLE So Excellent a Fishe University of Texas Press 1986 [1539] Fine. bw Illus.epilogue. index. map. 280pp. 8vo A revised edition of A Natural History of Sea Turtles published in 1967. It highlights important research developments since 1967 and includes many new photographs. £9 44. CARR Archie THE TURTLE A Natural History of Sea Turtles. Cassell and Co. London 1968 [1541] Fine. dj. first edition. frd by Peter Scott. bw phs. 248pp. 8vo A forceful argument for the conservation of the Turtle - and a great pleasure to read. £9 45. CARRINGTON Richard A BIOGRAPHY OF THE SEA The story of the world ocean, its animal and plant populations, and its influence on human history. Chatto & Windus, London 1960 [4623] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. drs. preface. bibli. index. 286pp. 8vo A book in three parts covering all aspects of the oceans. £8 46. CARSON Rachel L. THE SEA AROUND US Collins - London 1959 [4867] Fine. dj. illus bds. bw & col phots. maps. index. 165pp. 4to £3 47. CHRISTENSEN J. MOLLER FISHES of the British & Northern European Seas Penguin Books. London 1978 [4764] Fine. illus bds. first edition. col & bw phots. col illus. maps drs. frd. index. bibli.128pp. 8vo A well illustrated guide £4 48. CIHAR D. Jiri A colour guide to familiar FRESHWATER FISHES. Octopus Books Ltd. London 1976 [4628] Fine. cardback. first edition. 250 col illus. frd. bibli. index. 183pp. 12mo £5 49. CLEAVE Andrew WATCHING SEASHORE LIFE Severn House Pub. London 1984 [4630] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. bw drs. app. bibli. ack. index. 176pp. 8vo Among other things essential advice is given on safety precautions and the equipment you will need before spending a day by the shore. £8 50. COCHRANE Jennifer THE SEASHORE Hamlyn 1973 [4870] Fine. illus bds. first edition. col illus. maps. intro. index. 77pp. 4to £3 51. COLEMAN Neville DISCOVER LOLOATA ISLAND Sea Shore - to - Sea Floor National Library of Australia 1998 [4349] Fine. cardback. first edition. Illus covers.intro. dive sites. index. map. 63 pages of 8 coloured photographs per page. 73pp. 8vo Marine Life Guide to Papua New Guinea £17 52. COLMAN John S. THE SEA AND ITS MYSTERIES. an introduction to the science of the sea G.Bell and Sons Ltd. London 1950 [4631] Fine. dj. first edition. Bw phots. bw drs. maps. 1 col plate. preface. 284pp. pull out map of the world showing submarine depths. The first part deals with the topography, physics and chemistry of the sea. The second part is concerned with life on the surface and in the depths, coral reefs, life between tide-marks, and the migration of fish and whales. £6 53. CONSTANCE Arthur THE IMPRENETRABLE SEA Oldbourne. Ldn. 1958 [4632] Vg. dj. first edition. bw phots. preface. index. 280pp. 8vo This book contains accounts of the lives of many kinds of fascinating and extraordinary creatures. It is a most unusual book on its subject. £4 54. COOK J. Gordon THE WORLD OF WATER Scientific Book Club. No Date [4683] Vg. spine marked. bw phots. preface.index. 192pp. 12mo £2 55. COPPLESON V.M. SHARK ATTACK Angus & Robertson Publishers 1962 [5428] Vg. 2nd ed. ack. bw phots. drs. maps. app. index. 269pp. 8vo A book to discover whether a survey of sharks activities will reveal any ordered pattern, law or intelligence which guides them in their attack on humans. £15 56. COUSTEAU Jean-Michel and RICHARDS Mose COUSTEAU'S GREAT WHITE SHARK Harry N.Abrams, Inc Pub. New York 1992 [5380] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. drs. ack. 176pp. 4to The Cousteau team mounted a full-scale investigation in 1989 on the Great White Shark and travelled to the South Coast of Australia where they studied for two and a half years. £20 57. COWAN Robert C. FRONTIERS OF THE SEA The Story of Oceanographic Exploration Victor Gollancz Ltd. London. 1960 [4634] Vg. dj has piece missing from corner. first edition. bw phots. map on eps. ack. intro. preface. bibli. index. 307pp. 8vo £5 58. COX James A SHELLS - TREASURES FROM THE SEA Windward. Leicester. 1979 [4865] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. bw drs. frd. bibli. index. ack. 255pp. 4to £9 59. CROMIE William J. EXPLORING THE SECRETS OF THE SEA George Allen & Unwin Ltd. London 1964 [2099] Vg. dj. ex lib. first edition. bw phots. 300pp. 8vo This book introduces the reader to the coeans and oceanographers and helps him to know about the 71 per cent of the planet covered by water. £6 60. CROMPTON John THE LIVING SEA Collins - London 1957 [4635] Fine. dj. first edition. 35 drs by Denys Ovendon. frd. bibli. app. epilogue. index. 256pp. 8vo Chapters include...Sea, Land and Ice. The sharks, The rays. the bony fishes. The crustaceans, The molluscs and more. £4 61. DAGLISH Eric Fitch THE SEASIDE NATURE BOOK J.M.Dent & Sons. Ltd 1954 [4638] Vg. dj. spine faded. first edition. bw illus. bw & col phots. index. 231pp. 12mo. fly sheet stamped. A holiday guide to the multifarious types of life that may be found on our beaches and in pools between tides. £5 62. DAKIN W.J. THE GREAT BARRIER REEF and some mention of other Australian coral reefs. URE Smith. Sydney. 1963 [4641] Fine in repaired dj. dj has 5 small pieces missing in mylar. 2nd edition revised and enlarged. 60 bw & col phots. maps. map on eps. index. 176pp. 8vo The book describes how coral reefs, islands and atolls are formed. It also explains the nature of the coral animal and the other creatures that make the reefs. £6 63. DANCE S.Peter SEASHELLS Hamlyn 1982 [4643] Fine. Cardback. 6th printing. col illus. intro. bibli. index. 160pp. 12mo £3 64. DANCE S.Peter SEASHELLS Hamlyn 1982 [4645] Fine. 6th printing. col illus. intro. bibli. index. 160pp. 12mo £4 65. DANIEL Hawthorne & MINOT Francis THE INEXAUSTIBLE SEA Macdonald Ldn. 1955 [4646] Fine. some pieces out of dj in mylar. 2nd impression June 1955. bw phots. 239pp. 8vo From the book we may learn what can and must be done to bring the ocean's measureless resources into the service of mankind. £5 66. DARLING Lois and Louis CORAL REEFS Methuen & Co. Ltd. Ldn 1965 [4294] Vg. exlib. first edition. ack. bw illus. index. 79pp. 8vo Beautifully illustrated about the coral reefs and atolls of the world. £4 67. DAWLISH Peter THE SEAS OF BRITAIN Ernest Benn Ltd. London 1963 [4647] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. bw illus. maps. 165pp. 8vo. juvenile A new survey of the seas which surround our island, written for children by the well known author of the 'Dauntless' booksand many other popular sea stories. £5 68. DAY David THE WHALE WAR Routledge & Kegan Paul 1987 [4649] Fine. dj. first edition. ack. prologue. epilogue. index. 168pp. 8vo The dramatic account of people around the world and their deeds on behalf of the whale and how to save it. £10 69. DE HAAS W. and KNORR F. A Young Specialist Looks at MARINE LIFE. Burke Pub.London 1979 [4650] Fine. cardback. illus cover. reprint. notes. preface. bw illus. gloss. bibli. index. 356pp. 8vo Appropriate text alongside each illustration. A reference book for the enthuisiast, young or old. £5 70. DE HAAS W. and KNORR F. A Young Specialist Looks at MARINE LIFE. Burke Pub.London 1966 [4651] Fine. dj in mylar. illus cover. first edition. notes. preface. bw illus. gloss. bibli. index. 356pp. 8vo Appropriate text alongside each illustration. A reference book for the enthuisiast, young or old. £8 71. De LATIL Pierre L'HOMME CHEZ LES POISSONS Librairie Stock. Paris 1951 [4383] Fine. card back. first edition. illus cover. bw phots. dias. 262pp. 12mo Les Livres de Nature - illus. French Text £18 72. DEACON G.E.R. OCEANS An atlas-history of man's exploration of the deep Hamlyn 1962 [4874] Vg. cardback. first edition. col phots. illus eps. illus bds. maps. bibli. index. drs. 295pp. 4to £5 73. DEAN J.R. DOWN TO THE SEA A Century of Oceanography Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd. Glasgow 1966 [4652] Vg. dj. exlib. first edition. bw phots. preface. intro by Dr. Jacques Piccard. app. bibli. index. 128pp. 8vo. Includes Bathyscaph and Mesoscaph with the first operational dive. £5 74. DOAK Wade THE CLIFF DWELLERS Hodder & Stoughton. NZ 1979 [2110] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. illus end papers. frd by W.J.Ballantine. index. 80pp. 8vo The author takes us on a fascinating tour of the steep cliff-walls of the Poor Knights Islands, on which are represented most of the known life forms of the temparate continental shelf. £13 75. DOAK Wade ENCOUNTERS WITH WHALES AND DOLPHINS Hodder & Stoughton. NZ 1989 [1613] Fine+ CB. first edition. col phots. prelude. prologue. epilogue. 250pp. 4to This book is the sequel to Dolphin Dolphin and, although scientifically based, is written in a style which will appeal to all ages and serve as a valuable introduction to the understanding and preservation of ocean tribes with whom we share the earth. £15 76. DOAK Wade SHARKS & other ancestors Hodder & Stoughton. NZ 1975 [2109] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. maps on end papers. 333ppp. 8vo Patterns of Survival in the South Seas. £19 77. DOBBS Horace E. DANCE TO A DOLPHIN'S SONG Jonathan Cape. London 1990 [1625] fine. first edition. col phots. 192pp. 8v0 The story of a quest for the magic healing powers of the dolphin. £14 78. DOBBS Horace E. DANCE TO A DOLPHIN'S SONG Jonathan Cape. London 1991 [2640] fine. reprint. cardback. col phots. 192pp. 8vo The story of a quest for the magic healing powers of the dolphin. £10 79. DOBBS Horace E. DANCE TO A DOLPHIN'S SONG Jonathan Cape. London 1991 [2641] fine. reprint. cardback. col phots. 192pp. 8vo The story of a quest for the magic healing powers of the dolphin. £10 80. DOBBS Horace E. FOLLOW A WILD DOLPHIN The Story of an Extraordinary Friendship Souvenier Press 1980 [2653] Fine. dj. reprint. bw & col phots. 236pp. 8vo £14 81. DOBBS Horace E. FOLLOW A WILD DOLPHIN The Story of an Extraordinary Friendship Fontana Paperbacks 1979 [2656] Vg. paperback. first edition. bw phots. 253pp. 16mo £3 82. DOBBS Horace E. JOURNEY INTO DOLPHIN DREAMTIME Jonathan Cape. London 1992 [1622] Fine+ dj. first edition. bw & col phots. ack. bibli. info. 208pp. 8vo In this new book Dr. Dobbs takes his concept of Dolphin Dreamtime a stage further with an evocation of the uplifting effect of dolphins on people around the world. A culmination of almost 20 years study. £13 83. DOBBS Horace E. SAVE THE DOLPHINS Souvenier Press 1981 [1619] Fine. dj. bw & col phots. first edition. 128pp. 8vo Describes the adventures and pays tribute, not only to Donald (Follow a Wild Dolphin) the progenitor of it all, but to dolphins the world over. £12 84. DOBBS Horace E. SAVE THE DOLPHINS Souvenier Press 1981 [2650] G. dj. exlib. bw & col phots. first edition. 128pp. 8vo Describes the adventures and pays tribute, not only to Donald (Follow a Wild Dolphin) the progenitor of it all, but to dolphins the world over. £10 85. DOBBS Horace E. TALE OF TWO DOLPHINS Jonathan Cape. London 1990 [1624] Fine dj. reprint. col phots. frd. 187pp. 8vo Dr Dobbs making friends with and studying dolphins off Brittany and Cornwall. There have been TV programmes on these. £13 86. DOUGLAS John Scott THE STORY OF THE OCEANS Frederick Muller Ltd, London 1953 [4654] Fine. first edition. exlib. bw phots. index. 272pp. 8vo Chapters include - Explorers of the Depths. Lands beneath the Oceans. White Horses of the Sea. Island Life is Different. Mammals in the Sea Menagerie and more.... £5. 87. DRIMMER Frederick THE ANIMAL KINGDOM - VOL 3. - BOOK 4 - FISHES OF THE WORLD Greystone Press. New York. 1954 [4655] Vg. exlib. first edition. bw & col phots. bw drs.index.2062pp. 8vo The strange and wonderful ways of mammals, birds, reptiles, fishes and insects. A new and authentic natural history of wildlife of the world. £8 88. DUDDINGTON C.L. FLORA OF THE SEA Thomas Y.Crowell Co. NY 1966 [4656] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. bw phots. 1 col plate. bw drs. exlib. gloss. index. 207pp. 8vo £7 89. DUNBAR M.J. MARINE DISTRIBUTIONS University of Toronto Press, Canada 1963 [1631] Fine. dj. Illus. Maps. 110pp. 8vo Royal Society of Canada Special Publication No.5. £17 90. DUNCAN F. Martin WONDERS OF NEPTUNE'S KINGDOM Sampson Low. Marston & Co. Ltd. London 1948 [4659] Fine. first edition. intro. bw phots. index. 153pp. 8vo Covers - fish structure. sharks and their kin. whales and their kin. depths of the ocean. crustacean life. univalves, octopus and cuttlefishes....etc £6 91. DUNCAN F. Martin WONDERS OF THE SEASHORE T.C. & E.C.Jack Ltd. Edinburgh at least 1922 [4658] Fine. Green illus bds. bw phots. 12mo "Through the Camera" Illus by 100 original photos. £5 92. DUNCAN F. Martin & DUNCAN L.T. WONDERS OF THE SHORE Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press 1931 [4657] Vg. reprint. Illus boards. illus eps. bw phots. col plates. 79pp. 12mo Chapters include - Plants of the Sea Shore. The seaweeds. Shells and Shell Dwellers. The Oyster. Cockles and other Shell Fish.Sponges...etc £3 93. Editors - HARRISON Sir richard & BRYDEN Dr. M.M. WHALES Dolphins and Porpoises Blitz Editions - Leicester 1992 [5146] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. col phots. intro. bibli. ack. index. 240pp. 4to This book draws on the expertise od scientists throughout the world. Their enlightening and informative text is accompanied by some of the world's best underwater photography, and magnificent illustrations, maps and diagrams. £10 94. EDWARDS Hugh The Remarkable DOLPHINS OF MONKEY MIA Hugh Edwards. Australia 1989 [3027] Fine. cardback. first edition. map on ep. bw & col phots. drs. ack. bibli. 110pp. 8vo. Wild dolphins meet people at the Shark Bay shore in Western Australia...the only place where wild dolphins and people come together in peace and goodwill. £15 95. EDWARDS Victor S.O.S. WILDLIFE true Survival stories Independent Television Books. London 1975 [4665] Vg. cardback. intro. ack. fome foxing. bw illus. maps. 128pp. 12mo The stories - all based on Anglia Television's award-winning series on Survival, takes you into a fascinating and little known world of wild animals. £2 96. ENGEL Leonard THE SEA Time-Life International (Nederland) BV 1977 [4667] Fine. Illus bds. 3rd Englih printing. bw & col phots. bibli. index. preface. illus eps. 128pp. 4to Life Young Readers Library - Life Nature Library. £3 97. EVANS H. MUIR STING-FISH AND SEAFARER Faber & Faber 1943 [4768] Fine. dj. first edition. bw illus. line drs. frd. bibli. index. 180pp. 8vo A book about stinging fish, eels, weevers, rays, jelly fish etc. £8 98. FAULKNER Douglas & LAVETT SMITH C. THE HIDDEN SEA Viking Press. New York 1970 [5162] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. ack. 148pp. 4to A beautifully illustrated book covering sponges, corals, mollusks, crustaceans, echinoderms, fishes, cleaning symboisis and dangerous marine animals. £20 99. FORBES Duncan BRITISH FOSSILS Adam & Charles Black. London 1951 [4684] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. 23 bw plates. bw drs. preface. index. 96pp. some foxing. 12mo £5 100. FRENCH Susan Daily Mail ANNUAL for Boys and Girls. Joseph Williams Ltd. Ldn 1950's [4033] Vg. illus eps. bw & col phots. col illus. 200pp. 8vo. juvenile. Article - A Holiday by the Sea by Susan Williams-Ellis - 8 pages of colour plates on marine life. £12 101. FURNEAUX W. THE SEA SHORE The Library Press Ltd. London 1923 [4670] Fine. reissue. spine rubbed. col plates. over 300 bw illus. index. 436pp. 8vo £12 102. GASKELL T.F. UNDER THE DEEP OCEANS Twentieth Century Voyages of Discovery Scientific Book Club. 1960 [4671] Fine. first edition. intro. index. 239pp. 8vo Chapters include - Seismic Prospecting. The Moho. Deep Sounding. Coral Atolls.Sea-bed Sediments. The mediterranean...etc £3 103. GIBBINGS Robert BLUE ANGELS AND WHALES A record of personal experiences below and above water. Travel Book Club, London 1947 [4673] Vg. dj. some foxing. bw & green illus. bibli. 114pp. 8vo Tahiti, Bermuda and the Red Sea, drawings made underwater. A Record of personal experience below and above water £5 104. GORDON Bernard Ludwig THE SECRET LIVES OF FISHES Grosset & Dunlap. New York 1977 [4685] Fine. cardback. first edition. price sticker on cover. bw illus. intro. frd. gloss. bibli. index. 305pp. 8vo Fascinating, unique, comic and frightening facts about 71 of the most mysterious and bizarre creatures of the sea, lake and rivers; with descriptions of 250 additional fishes. £6 105. GRANT Neil SHARKS Hamlyn 1985 [1685] Fine+. card back. first edition. bw & col phots. 48pp. 8vo £3 106. GRAY Captain William B. CREATURES OF THE SEA Scientific Book Club. 1962 [4687] Fine. dj. first edition. ack. 187pp. 8vo Adventures looking for large fish for aquariums. £3 107. GRAY Captain William B. FRIENDLY PORPOISES A.S.Barnes & Co. London 1974 [4691] Fine. dj. bw illus. frd. 142pp. 8vo All about porpoises including teaching them to perform spectacular stunts. £4 108. GREENBERG Idaz GUIDE TO CORALS & FISHES of Florida, the Bahamas and the Caribbean Seahawk Press. Florida 1977 [1687] Fine+. card back. first edition. col phots. notes. index. 64pp. 8vo This book shows 260 species of corals and fishes in full colour with an accurate, easily understood text. £8 109. GREENBERG Idaz & Jerry SHARKS and other DANGEROUS SEA CREATURES Seahawk Press. Florida 1981 [1688] Fine. card back. first edition. col phots. 65pp. 8vo The waters of the tropical western Atlantic abound with sharks, morays, barracudas and other menacing sea life. The vivid illustrations and accurate text in this book show potential dangers and what to do when confronted by them. £8 110. GREENBERG Jerry Fish Men Fear - SHARK Seahawk Press. Florida 1971 [1692] Vg. card back. 3rd edition. bw phots. frd. 8vo The better part of three years was spent in photographing and observing this unpredictable predator, the shark, in the open seas and the coral reefs of Florida and the Bahamas while on assignment for National Geographic Magasine. £8 111. GREENBERG Jerry & Idaz THE CORAL REEF Seahawk Press. Florida 1976 [1693] Fine+. card back. first edition. col phots. 65pp. 8vo Corals and fishes of Florida, Bermuda, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. £8 112. GREENBERG Jerry & Idaz THE LIVING REEF with special Fishwatch's Supplement. Seahawk Press. Florida 1979 [1690] Fine+. card back. first edition. col phots. index. photo data. 126pp. 8vo Corals and fishes of Florida, the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Caribbean. £8 113. GREENBERG Jerry & Michael THE RADIANT REEF Seahawk Press. Florida 1983 [1694] Fine+. card back. first edition. col phots. map. 18pp. 4to A portfolio of recent photographs by the authors. includes professional underwater photography techniques and diver's directory. £4 114. GREMLI Margaret S. MARINE LIFE IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA Insight Guides-APA Pub.HK Ltd. 1993 [1696] Fine+. card back. first edition. col phots. map ep. gloss. index. 223pp. 8vo This book covers the region from the northern limit of mainland Asia and Taiwan to the southern limits of the watersseparating Sumatra and Borneo. £10 115. HALSTEAD Bruce W. DANGEROUS MARINE ANIMALS That bite, sting, shock, are non edible Cornell Maritime Press, Maryland. 1980 [1700] Fine+. 2nd edition. bw phots. ack. preface. frontis. dedication. bibli. index. 208pp. 8vo A guide to the marine animals that bite and are poisonous and venomus to man. The author describes and fully illustrates these marine organisms - their noxious effect, treatment and, of prime importance, how to avoid them. £10 116. HALSTEAD Bruce W. DANGEROUS MARINE ANIMALS That bite, sting, shock, are non edible Cornell Maritime Press, Maryland. 1980 [1701] G. ex lib cellotape seals down a plastic cover. first edition. bw & col phots. frontis. preface. ack. dedication. index. bibli. 208pp. 8vo A guide to the marine animals that bite and are poisonous and venomus to man. The author describes and fully illustrates these marine organisms - their noxious effect, treatment and, of prime importance, how to avoid them. £8 117. HANNAU Dr. Hans W & MOCK Bernd H. BENEATH THE SEAS OF THE WEST INDIES Hastings House Pub. NY [2380] Fine. col phots. index. ack. picture portfolio. intro. 104pp. 8vo Covering marine life, treasure hunting and archaeology this book is also illustrated with lovely colour photos. A dream world of being weightless. £10 118. HARDY Alister C. THE OPEN SEA: ITS NATURAL HISTORY. Part 1 - The World of Plankton Collins - London 1972 [1707] Fine. Fontana. paperback. 2nd imp May. bw phots. bibli. gloss. index. 393pp. 16mo No comparable book has been written on marine biology. £4 119. HEADSTROM Richard THE WEIRD AND THE BEAUTIFUL The story of the Portuguese Man-of-War, the Sailors-by-the-Wind, and their exotic relatives of the deep. Cornwall Books. London 1984 [4694] Fine. dj. first edition. bw illus. preface. gloss. bibli. index. 194pp. 8vo £8 120. HEIMLICH-BORAN Sara & James KILLER WHALES Colin Baxter Photography Ltd. Scotland 1994 [5388] Fine. cardback. first edition. col phots. bibli. 72pp. 8vo The book explores the myths and facts of this largest member of the dolphin family, who like their smaller cousins, maintain well-established societies with intricate family relationships over long life-spans £9 121. HELM Thomas SHARK - Killer of the Sea Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1962 [1716] Vg. dj. ex lib. first edition. bw phots. 260pp. 8vo The complete story of the killer fish most feard by swimmers. £10 122. HENTIG Roland Von CORAL WORLD British Broadcasting Corporation. London 1973 [4695] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. intro. index. 102pp. 8vo A record of the ecology of the reefs. £6 123. HIGH William (Bill) L. BENEATH THE SEA A Sampling of Diving and Other Adventures Best Publishing Co. Flagstaff. 1998 [4509] Fine. illus cvr. first edition. auto. ded. preface. intro. bw phots.300pp. 8vo Shark Encounters, Submarines large and small, Octopuses, Denizens of the Deep, Hazards of Living Beneath the Sea £16 124. HILL Ralph Nading WINDOW IN THE SEA Victor Gollancz Ltd. London. 1956 [4702] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. ack. 239pp. 8vo After many shark attacks and trying to find a repellent it was decided to build an oceanarium.....this is the story of the first oceanarium to be built. £4 125. HODGSON Martha Keeling THE SPELL OF THE SHELL Hawthorn Books. Inc. New York 1975 [4705] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. ack. app. index. 242pp. 8vo This beautifully written and illustrated book combines travel adventures, history, biology, and sensitivity to the natural wonders of the sea as they all relate to collecting shells. £5 126. HOUSBY Trevor THE RUBBY-DUBBY TRAIL Shark Fishing in British Waters Gentry Bks. Ldn 1972 [4268] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. bw phots. 131pp. 8vo. The author shows his sharking expertise and will bring wealth and knowledge to novice and old hand alike. £9 127. HULL Seabrook THE BOUNTIFUL SEA Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. London 1966 [4706] Fine. green cloth bds. first edition. bw phots. frd. ack. bibli. index. 340pp. 8vo From undersea freighters to the strange fascinating creatures of the sea, from diamond mining to living and working beneath the sea. £6 128. HUXLEY T.H. THE CRAYFISH An Introduction to the Study of Zoology The Mitt Press.Massachusetts 1977 [4707] Fine. cardback. first pb edition Sept. '77. frd. preface. bw woodcuts. map. notes. bibli. index. 371pp. 12mo £5 129. HVASS Hans FISHES OF THE WORLD Methuen & Co. Ltd. Ldn 1965 [4708] Fine. dj. first edition. col illus. frd. index. 156pp. 8vo This is the fifth volume in a series of fully illustrated , popular scientific books designed to cover the whole animal kingdom. From the total of 25000 existing fishes over 600 species from all over the world have been selected for inclusion in this book. £6 130. HYLANDER Clarence J. SEA AND SHORE MacMillan & Co. Ltd. 1950 [4710] Fine. dj bit torn. first edition. bw phots. illus eps. owner plate.index. 241pp. 8vo The story of the plants and animals that live where the sea meets the land - the seashore. £5 131. IVERSEN Edwin S. & SKINNER Renate How to cope with DANGEROUS SEA LIFE Windward Pub. Miami 1979 [1737] Vg. first edition. card back. bw & col phots. 64pp. 8vo A guide to animals that sting, bite or are poisonous to eat from the waters of the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. £9 132. JANUS Horst The Young Specialist Looks at MOLLUSCS Land and Freshwater Molluscs Burke Pub.London 1979 [4711] Fine. cardback. reprint. ack. bw & col phots. bw illus. bibli. index.180pp. 8vo Appropriate text alongside each illustration. £5 133. JARRETT A.G. & SLIMMING D. THE CONE SHELLS OF SEYCHELLES G.T.Phillips & Co. Ltd. London 1970 [4854] Fine. cardback. first edition. 15 life size col plates. intro. map. frd. 32pp. 8vo £4 134. JENKINS J. Geraint COMMERCIAL SALMON FISHING. [4672] Vg. paperback. bw phots. 36pp. 8vo Reprinted from Folk Life 9. £3 135. JOHNSON R.H. SHARKS OF TROPICAL AND TEMPERATE SEAS Les Editions due Pacific. Singapore 1992 [1741] Fine+ card back. reprint. col phots. frd. index. ack. bibli. 170pp. 16mo A comprehensive, factual, treatment of the great variety of sharks in the Tropical Pacific written by a scientist who has learned to know sharks in their natural habitat as well as in the laboratory. £10 136. JOHNSTONE Kathleen Yerger SEA TREASURE A Guide to Shell Collecting. Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Boston & New York 1957 [4715] Fine. dj. first edition. ack. frd. col phots. bw illus. bibli. index. 242pp. 8vo The fascinating hobby of collecting sea shells, telling where, when, and with what to hunt for shells: how to clean, catalogue, store, and exchange them: how they receive their scientific names and how to interpret them. £8 137. JONES Ken ORPHANS OF THE SEA Harvill Press London 1970 [4717] Vg. dj. first edition. exlib. bw phots. ack. intro. 96pp. 8vo. Story of a seal when a family took it into their home after being washed up on the beach by a storm. £4 138. KAPLAN Eugene H. A FIELD GUIDE TO CORAL REEFS of the Caribbean & Florida including Bermuda and the Bahamas Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Boston & New York 1982 [4718] Fine. dj. first edition. illus eps. bw & col phots. bw drs. preface. gloss. bibli. index. map. 288pp. 12mo. A guide to the common invertebates and fishes of Bermuda, the Bahamas, Southern Florida, the West Indies, and the Caribbean coast of Central and South America. £14 139. KAY Helen THE SECRETS OF THE DOLPHIN MacMillan & Co. Ltd. 1964 [4719] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots & drs. app. bibli. index. 119pp. 8vo A fascinating collection of anecdotes, history, legends, and scientific facts about the sea's most playful yet intelligent mammal. £5 140. KEEN A. Myra SEA SHELLS OF TROPICAL WEST AMERICA Marine Mollusks from Lower California to Columbia Stanford University Press. Calfornia 1958 [4720] Fine. first edition. bw & col phots. illus eps. intro. app. gloss. bibli. index. addenda. map. 624pp. 8vo All you need to know about shells of the region covered. £16 141. KELMAN Janet Harvey THE SEA-SHORE Thomas Nelson & Sons. New York oldish [4721] Fine. green cloth bds. 48 col pictures. index. 146pp. 12mo Chapters on fishes, molluscs, bivalve molluscs, crabs, lobsters and their kin, sea worms, starfishes, sea cucumbers and jellyfishes, sea anemones, madrepores, corals and sponges. sea weed. £5 142. KERADEC Yves THE SEA Minerva S.A.Geneve 1971 [4723] Fine. illus bds. illus eps. first edition. bw & col phots. 126pp. 8vo On this planet the sea is the largest of all the elements, the most admirable, the most terrifying, the most useful...this is the story of the sea. £4 143. KINGSLEY Charles GLAUCUS or The Wonders of the Shore MacMillan & Co. Ltd. 1886 [4726] G. red cloth bds. spine faded cover mkd. corners rubbed. contents vg. fly sht miss. exlib. 12 col plates. 3 wood engravings. app. 245pp. 12mo Reading copy with lovely plates. £5 144. KINGSTON W.H.G. WONDERS OF THE OCEAN Gall & Inglis [4379] Fine. no date circa 1870's. 128 pp. binding in green cloth decorated in stamped-in black with floral & nautical motif of flying fish, hardbound attractive. Illus with drawings of sea life, pearl diving & hunting, harpooning whale, bell diver. small format. 12mo. Outlines sea creatures and man's interactions with them including :- flying fish, sharks, sea-elephants, mermaids, pearl divers, whale fishing, reefs, coral insects, octopus, shells and fishes, sargasso Sea, Coral Islands, pilchards and more. £24 145. KOSCH A. FRIELING H. and JANUS H. The young specialist looks at SEASHORE Burke Pub.London 1976 [4727] Fine. cardback. rep. col phots. bw illus. intro. index. bibli. 136pp. 8vo Provides a complete informational and reference book for the enthusiast (young or old) or for the expert. £4 146. KOSCH A. FRIELING H. and JANUS H. The young specialist looks at SEASHORE Burke Pub.London 1963 [4730] Vg. dj. first edition. exlib. col phots. bw illus. intro. index. bibli. 136pp. 8vo Provides a complete informational and reference book for the enthusiast (young or old) or for the expert. £5 147. LANE Ferdinand C. THE MYSTERIOUS SEA Sampson Low. Marston & Co. Ltd. London 1949 [4731] Fine. dj. first edition. corner cut off fly sheet. some foxing. frd. bibli. index. Fascinating dissertations on the sea bed and bottom, its contours, currents and tides, emergence of life, fishing, farming, sailing and trade. £4 148. LANE Frank W. THE KINGDOM OF THE OCTOPUS The Life-History of the Cephalopoda Jarrolds London 1957 [4732] Vg. first edition. exlib. writing on one photo. bw & col phots. intro. ack. app. bibli. index. 287pp. 8vo All aspects a comprehensive book on the octopus and family. £5 149. LAURIE Alec THE LIVING OCEANS Doubleday & Company Inc.New York 1973 [4733] Fine. dj. illus bds. first edition. bw & col phots. intro. index. tables. map. charts. 187pp. 8vo Nature and Science Library. A comprehensive book on the subject. £5 150. LILLY Dr. John C. MAN AND DOLPHIN Doubleday & Company Inc.New York 1961 [4737] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. drs. preface.app. ack. bibli. tables. 240pp. 8vo Adventures on a New Scientific Frontier. £7 151. LINDER Elisha & RABAN Avner MARINE ARCHAEOLOGY Cassell and Co. London 1975 [1768] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. 91pp. 12mo Cassell's Introductory Archaeological Series. £9 152. LINEAWEAVER 111 T.H. & BACKUS R.H. The Natural History of SHARKS Andre Deutsch 1970 [1769] Vg. ex lib. first edition. bw phots. 256pp. 8vo The authors of this work have gathered together everything that is known about sharks: from the whale shark, the world's largest fish, to squaliolus laticaudus which is about six inches long at maturity. £11 153. LINEAWEAVER 111 T.H. & BACKUS R.H. The Natural History of SHARKS Lyons & Burford NY 1970 [1770] Fine.cardback. 2nd printing. bw phots. 256pp. 8vo The authors of this work have gathered together everything that is known about sharks: from the whale shark, the world's largest fish, to squaliolus laticaudus which is about six inches long at maturity. £8 154. LINNANE Kevin SHARKS Osprey Pub. Ltd. Reading. 1974 [4296] Fine. cardback. first edition. bw & col illus. 48pp. 8vo £5 155. LOCKLEY Ronald M. WHALES, DOLPHINS & PORPOISES Book Club Associates. Ldn 1979 [4742] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. bw drs. preface.app. ack. index. 200pp. 8vo Man has savagely over-exploited the whales, dolphins and porpoises, and the need for world-scale conservation is urgent. This lively, thought-provoking book, with its beautiful illustrations, explains what has been achieved and what must be done now if we are not to lose for ever these fellow creatures from whom we can learn so much. £7 156. LODEWIJKS J.M. TROPICAL FISH IN THE AQUARIUM Blandford Press 1967 [4744] Fine. dj. 2nd edition. col phots. bw drs. index. 127pp. 8vo A complete guide. £4 157. LOFTAS Tony WEALTH FROM THE OCEANS Phoenix House Ltd. London 1967 [4745] Fine. dj. first edition. 16 bw plates. map. 13 dias. bibli. index. 69pp. 8vo ack. Progress of Science Series. £1 158. LUCAS Jeremy WHALE Jonathan Cape. London 1981 [4753] Fine. dj. first edition. maps on eps. intro. 172pp. 8vo The life of sabre the killer whale from teh moment his parents lift him to the ocean's surface to the day he takes over the leadership of his own pod of whales. £6 159. LUCAS Joseph & CRITCH Pamela LIFE IN THE OCEANS Thames and Hudson. London 1974 [4754] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. bw drs. gloss. bibli. index. 216pp. 8vo Chapters include - The food web, The tidal shore, The seabirds, The marine mammals, The sunlit ocean etc.. £5 160. LUCAS Joseph & CRITCH Pamela LIFE IN THE OCEANS Thames and Hudson. London 1974 [4757] Fine. cardback. first edition. bw & col phots. bw drs. gloss. bibli. index. 216pp. 8vo Chapters include - The food web, The tidal shore, The seabirds, The marine mammals, The sunlit ocean etc.. £4 161. LURIE Richard UNDER THE GREAT BARRIER REEF Adventure Club 1967 [2859] Fine. dj. exlib. first edition. bw phots. index. 191pp. 8vo Realism is the keynote of this true account of the author's 12 years adventuring, filming and spearing in the vast coral labyrinth which comprises the Great barrier Reef. £7 162. LURIE Richard UNDER THE GREAT BARRIER REEF Jarrolds London 1966 [2860] Vg. dj. first edition. bw phots. index. 191pp. 8vo Realism is the keynote of this true account of the author's 12 years adventuring, filming and spearing in the vast coral labyrinth which comprises the Great barrier Reef. £8 163. LYTHGOE John & Gillian FISHES OF THE SEA The coastal waters of the British Isles, Northern Europe and the Mediterranean. Blandford Press 1971 [1779] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. 320pp. 8vo £14 164. MACAN T.T. A GUIDE TO FRESHWATER INVERTEBRATE ANIMALS Longman Group Ltd. Ldn 1981 [4759] Fine. Cardback. 12th impression 1981. intro. index. bw drs. 118pp. 12mo £3 165. MARSHALL T.C. KNOW YOUR FISHES An illustrated guide to the principal commercial fishes and crustaceans of Queensland 1959 [4852] Fine. paperback. first edition. bw & col phots. 137pp. 8vo £6 166. MAY John (Editor) The GREENPEACE book of DOLPHINS Century. London 1990 [5381] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. preface. gloss. index. ack. 159pp. 4to As well as presenting a unique view of these beautiful and intelligent animals this book also highlights a set of issues that are central to the environmental debate of the 1990's £12 167. McCORMICK Harold W. and ALLEN Tom with YOUNG Captain William E. SHADOWS IN THE SEA The Sharks, Skates and Rays Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. London 1963 [2300] Fine. first edition. bw illus & drs. frd. index. bibli. ack. app. 415pp. 8vo. Sections are:-Shark against Man......Man against Shark....Man and Shark. £14 168. McDIARMID Mac SHARK ATTACK Paragon House. NY 1997 [5383] Fine.illus bds. reprint. col phots. index. 96pp. 4to This book explains the reality behind the killer facade £14 169. MEINKOTH Norman A. The Audubon Society FIELD GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICAN SEASHORE CREATURES. Alfred A.Knopf. New York 1981 [4761] Fine. softback. first edition. col phots. intro. app. gloss. index. 799pp. 12mo 320 pages of coloured pictures of sea creatures. £5 170. MILLER David SEALS Colin Baxter Photography Ltd. Scotland 1991 [5389] Fine. cardback. first edition. col phots. bibli. 48pp. 8vo This book celebrates the life of the seals with revealing photography and an expert text. (animals) £7 171. MILLER Jon OF FISH AND MEN Jarrolds London 1958 [4762] Fine. torn dj. first edition.bw phots. ack. preface.bibli. index. 160pp. 8vio A lively account of the journeys the author has made for the London Zoo in search of fish. £2 172. MOFFETT Martha & Robert DOLPHINS Franklin Watts,Inc.New York 1971 [4763] G. illus boards. exlib. first edition. bw phots. index. 84pp. 8vo £3 173. MORTON J.E. MOLLUSCS Hutchinson of London 1979 [4765] Fine. cardback. 5th edition. bw illus. preface. bibli. index. 264pp. 8vo A comprehensive introduction to the biology off molluscs for students of the life sciences. £5 174. MORTON J.E. MOLLUSCS Hutchinson of London 1967 [4767] Fine. dj. exlib. 4th revised ed. bw illus. preface. bibli. index. 244pp. 8vo A comprehensive introduction to the biology off molluscs for students of the life sciences. £5 175. MURRAY Ian SEASHORE Adam & Charles Black. London 1974 [4771] Fine. cardback. reprint. col phots. bw & col illus. ack. frd. bibli. index. 60pp. 8vo Black's picture information books £2 176. MURRAY Sonia Bennett SHELL LIFE & SHELL COLLECTING Sterling Pub.Co.NY 1969 [1838] Fine. ex lib. first edition. bw & col phots. 96pp. 8vo £5 177. MUUS Bent J. & DAHLSTROM Preben Collins Guide to the SEA FISHES of Britain and North-Western Europe Collins - London 1977 [4774] Fine. blue bds with some damage. rep. col illus. fly sheet stuck down. frd. index. 244pp. 12mo Comprehensive guide full of illustrations. £6 178. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY THE OCEAN REALM National Geographic Society. USA 1978 [1839] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. maps ep. index. author's notes. 199pp. 8vo This book captures the splendor and fantasy of the world beneath the waves in a celebration of our living sea. £14 179. NAYMAN Jacqueline WHALES, DOLPHINS AND MAN Hamlyn 1973 [4866] Fine. torn dj. first edition. bw & col phots. intro. index. 128pp. 4to £7 180. NEWBERT Christopher WITHIN A RAINBOWED SEA Beyond Worlds Pub.Co. Hawaii 1984 [1187] Fine. dj. first edition. 200+pp. 4to. col photos. 194 col photos of sealife by the 1985 Gold Award Winner of the Art Directors Club. The finest collection of marine images ever published. £35 181. NICHOLLS James & MILLER Peter A Handguide to the FISHES of Britain and Europe Treasure Press. London 1980 [4776] Fine. illus bds. first edition. col illus. index. 96pp. 8vo £3 182. NOLLMAN Jim DOLPHIN DREAMTIME Talking to the Animals Anthony Blond. London 1985 [4778] Fine. dj. first edition. bw illus. ack. preface. bibli. sources. 167pp. 8vo Ten years experience of talking to and studying all aspects of these fascinating mammals. £9 183. NORRIS Kenneth S. THE PORPOISE WATCHER John Murray 1976 [4779] Fine. dj. eps mkd. first edition. bw phots. intro. 250pp. 8vo Many tales of adventure in a Naturalists experiences with porpoises and whales £7 184. O'CONNOR P Fitzgerald SHARK - O Secker & Warburg 1953 [3353] Vg. first edition. bw phots. 272pp. 12mo An account of the author's experiences shark hunting off the Hebrides in 1951. £9 185. OMMANNEY F.D. COLLECTING SEA SHELLS Arco Pub. Ldn 1968 [4784] Fine. dj. first edition. exlib. bw phots. bw line drs. app. index. 182pp. 8vo £7 186. OMMANNEY F.D. THE FISHES Time Incorporated. New York 1968 [4783] Fine. illus bds. col & bw phots. drs. maps. preface. index. credits. bibli. ack. 127pp. 8vo Life Young Readers Library £4 187. OVENDEN Denys & BARRETT John A Handguide to the SEA COAST Treasure Press. London 1986 [4785] Fine. illus bds. col illus. bibli. index. 128pp. 8vo £5 188. PARKS James A DAY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA Crane Russak, NY 1977 [2018] Fine+ dj. first edition. bw phots. index. bibli. gloss. app. epilogue. 104pp. 8vo Fact filled account of a research dive to the ocean floor. £8 189. PARSONS Christina DANGEROUS MARINE ANIMALS OF THE PACIFIC COAST Helm Pub. California. 1986 [2233] Fine+ cardback. first edition. bw illus. frd. preface. intro. bibli. index. 96pp. 12mo. £8 190. PHILLIPS Craig THE CAPTIVE SEA Frederick Muller Ltd, London 1965 [5237] Fine. dj. first edition. bw illus. index. 284pp. 8vo Fabulous stories of marine life in one of the world's great seaquariums. £7 191. PLOWDEN Lady LIFE ON THE SEA SHORE Macdonald Ldn. 1972 [4853] Vg. col illus bds. rep. col illus. index. 61pp. map on eps. 8vo Macdonald Junior Reference Library £2 192. POTTER Piet WORLD TREASURY OF SHORE LIFE IN COLOUR Abbey Library. London 1975 [4873] Fine. dj. first edition. illus eps. col phots. 107pp. 4to £6 193. POWER Allan THE GREAT BARRIER REEF Summit Books. London 1980 [4857] Fine. cardback. col illus bds. 6th imp. col phots. intro. index. 145pp. 4to Full of lovely coloured photographs. £8 194. PRICE Willard SOUTH SEA ADVENTURE Knight Books 1980 [1864] Fine. paperback. 10th imp. bw illus. 190pp. 12mo Boys adventure - Comissioned to bring back a collection of dangerous sea creatures, giant squid, manta or seabat & tiger shark. Juvenile. Fiction. £3 195. PROSPERI Franco VANISHED CONTINENT An Expedition to the Comoro Islands Adventurers Club, London 1959 [3381] Fine. dj. bw & col phots. index. apps. 232pp. 8vo The dangerous adventures of a your Italian Naturalist and his three companions to fascinating places like Madagascar, Zanzibar and other islands off the east Coast of Africa. £19 196. RABINOWICH Ellen SEALS, SEA LIONS AND WALRUSES Franklin Watts,Inc.New York 1980 [4793] Fine. illus bds. first edition. col phots. bibli. index. 60pp. 8vo. juvenile A first book. £3 197. RANDALL Dr. John E. The Diver's Guide to RED SEA REEF FISHES Immel Pub. 1982 [3952] Vg. one crease on cover. cardback. first edition. 365 col phots. frd. map. intro. gloss. index. 192pp. 8vo A total of 446 of the author's unexcelled photographs are reproduced in this book. £10 198. RAY Carlton and CIAMPI Elgin The Underwater Guide to MARINE LIFE Nicholas Kaye Ltd. London 1958 [5238] Fine. first edition. bw & col phots. bw dias. ack.intro. bibli. index. 338pp. 8vo 3 sections - 1...The sea....2....Flora and Lower Fauna.....3...Animals with Backbones:the Vertibrates. £12 199. RAYMOND Robert STARFISH WARS Coral Death and the Crown of Thornes. MacMillan & Co. Ltd. 1986 [2194] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. 218pp. 8vo The problems of loosing our coral reefs. £17 200. READERS DIGEST SHARKS - Silent Hunters of the Deep Readers Digest 1986 [1872] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. 208pp. 4to £11 201. REYNOLDS Christopher CREATURES OF THE BAY Andre Deutsch 1974 [4794] Vg. dj. first edition. exlib. fly sht miss. bw drs. index. 148pp. 8vo Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. The author records the many happy hours he has spent exploring the bay near his home at Broadstairs, and discusses its ecology in simple terms. £5 202. RIEDMAN Sarah R. & GUSTAFSON Elton T. FOCUS ON SHARKS Abelard-Schuman. New York 1969 [1876] G. dj. ex lib. small amount of corner missing. first edition. bw phots. index. bibli. tables. 256pp. 8vo This lively and informative account gives readers a close look at currently available data on these despised marauders of the deep. £8 203. RIEFENSTAHL Leni CORAL GARDENS Collins - London 1978 [1877] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. ack. photo info. 223pp. 4to This is not a book to be described in words...it is a feast for the eyes with fabulous colour photographs. £12 204. ROBSON Frank PICTURES IN THE DOLPHIN MIND Reed Methuen.NZ 1988 [1881] Fine. first edition. cardback. bw phots. 135pp. 8vo The author's personal account of human association with dolphins from Napier Marineland to Monkey Mia, the horrors of Iki Island in modern Jaapan and many more. £6 205. ROUGHLEY T.C. Wonders of the GREAT BARRIER REEF Angus & Robertson Publishers 1947 [4795] Vg. rep July. 52 natural colour phots. map on eps. preface. gloss. index. 268pp. 8vo £5 206. RUDLOE Jack THE EROTIC OCEAN A Handbook for Beachcombers and Marine Naturalists Thomas Y.Crowell Co. NY 1971 [4804] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. bw illus. frd. bibli. index.448pp. 8vo The ocean does not give up easily the secrets of her animals. Only by travelling around and searching diligently in her rock piles and mudflats, day after day and year after year, will you learn when creatures spawn, and what they eat, and where they hide. £8 207. RUDLOE Jack THE SEA BRINGS FORTH Macdonald Ldn. 1968 [4800] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. bw drs. ack. 261pp. 8vo Experiences with the shrimp fishermenof the Florida Gulf. £5 208. RUHEN Olaf HARPOON IN MY HAND Angus & Robertson Publishers 1966 [4805] Vg. dj. exlib. first edition. map. bw phots. 183pp. 8vo Whale hunting from little boats in Tonga £4 209. RUTLAND Jonathan THE SEA MacMillan & Co. Ltd. 1980 [1898] Vg. first edition. col phots. 49pp. 4to. Includes - exploring the sea, early diving, submersibles, working under the sea, modern diving. £9 210. SANDBURG Helga & CRILE George ABOVE & BELOW A Journey through our National Underwater Parks. McGraw-Hill Book Co. Inc. New York 1969 [1902] Fine. dj. first edition. intro. ack. index. 302pp. 8vo The authors adventures with the land and sea animals in and around the National Underwater Parks from the Everglades, through the Virgin Islands etc. £17 211. SAUNDERS Dave HERON ISLAND on Australias' Great Barrier Reef Dryad Press Ltd. Ldn 1987 [1906] Fine+ first edition. bw phots. 64pp. 8vo £5 212. SAUNDERS Graham D. SPOTTER'S GUIDE TO SHELLS Usborne Pocket Books 1979 [2023] Fine. paperback. first edition. bw & col phots. 64pp. 16mo. An introduction to seashells of the world. £2 213. SCASE Robert & STOREY Eric THE WORLD OF SHELLS Osprey Pub. Ltd. Reading. 1975 [4807] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. intro. ack. 106pp. 8vo More than 100 breathtaking colour photographs of the world's most beautiful shells are contained within these pages. £8 214. SCHEFFER Victor B. ADVENTURES OF A ZOOLOGIST Charles Scribner's Sons, New York 1980 [4809] Fine. dj. first edition. exlib. bw phots. intro. index. 204pp. 8vo Fifty years experience as a wildlife researcher specialising in marine mammals - seals, sea otters, whales, dolphins, walruses, manatees and dugongs. £7 215. SCOTT Nancy THE SEASHORE Denis Dobson London 1965 [4810] Fine. dj. first edition. illus eps. bw illus. bibli. index. 183pp. 12mo The Pegasus Book. £4 216. SEDGWICK M.A. SEA-SIDE WONDERS and how to identify them. The Epworth Press. London 1937 [4811] Fine. dj. 3rd edition March. preface. bw phots. 63pp. 24mo The 'How to Identify' series no.6. £4 217. SEDGWICK M.A. SEA-SIDE WONDERS and how to identify them. Charles H.Kelly. London 1914 [4814] Fine. first edition. preface. 1 col phot. bw phots. owner plate. fly sht miss. 63pp. 24mo The 'How to Identify' series no.6. £5 218. SERVENTY Vincent AUSTRALIA'S GREAT BARRIER REEF Georgian House, Melbourne 1955 [4815] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. index. 87pp. 12mo A handbook on the corals, shells, crabs, larger animals and birds, with some remarks on the reefs place in history £4 219. SHANNON Howard J. THE BOOK OF THE SEASHORE The Life Experiences of a Naturalist on the Beach Doubleday, Doran & Co. NY 1935 [4816] Fine. dj. first edition. ack. frd. intro. app. bibli. index. halftone illus. text illus. 1 col plate. illus eps. green cloth with gold lettering. owner plate. maps. 281pp. 8vo Long Island's South Shore £8 220. SHEPPARD Charles R.C. A Natural History of the CORAL REEF Blandford Press 1983 [1912] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. bibli. index. frd. ack. 151pp. 8vo This book shows how the reef works as a complete ecosystem - how the fish, plants , corals and climate interrelate to produce a masrterpiece among natural phenomena. £10 221. SILVERBERG Robert THE WORLD OF THE OCEAN DEPTHS World's Work Ltd. 1970 [2022] Vg. dj. first edition. bw phots. 152pp. 8vo Oceanography. £3 222. SLIMMING DAVID & JARRETT ALAN THE COWRIES OF SEYCHELLES G.T.Phillips & Co. Ltd. London 1970 [4855] Fine. cardback. intro. map. 15 life-size colour plates.index. 32pp. 8vo A colour illustrated handbook. £4 223. SMITH B.WEBSTER Wonders of the Universe - THE WORLD UNDER THE SEA Hutchinson of London 1939 [4820] Vg. first edition. frd. index. corner torn off fly sht. bw phots. bw drs. 1 col plate. 230pp. 8vo Hutchinson's illustrated library of modern knowledge - no.6. £5 224. SMITH Vincent MUSCO BLUE WHALE Harper & Row Pub. New York 1978 [4823] Fine. dj. first edition. bw illus.122pp. 8vo Whales in Chagos Archipeligo £3 225. SPOTTE Stephen SECRETS OF THE DEEP Charles Scribner's Sons, New York 1976 [4824] Fine. dj. first edition. bw illus. glos. bibli. index. preface. prologue. 143pp. 8vo. The first half of the book deals with the survival techniques of sea creatures ib livley sketches, each on a single theme. The second half deals with the complex jumble of animals and plants that scientists recognize as aquatic communities. £5 226. STEEL Rodney SHARKS OF THE WORLD Blandford Press 1989 [1928] Fine. dj. reprint. bw & col phots. gloss. bibli. index. app. 192pp. 8vo £14 227. STOKES F. Joseph Collins Handguide to the CORAL REEF FISHES of the Caribbean Collins - London 1980 [1930] Fine. first edition. col phots. 160pp. 12mo £7 228. STONE Victoria & DEEBLE Mark EXPLORING UNDERWATER IN A CORNISH ESTUARY Porth Books 1984 [2119] Fine+ cardback. first edition. col phots. index. app. 47pp. 8vo £5 229. STRATTON L.W. Your Book of SHELL COLLECTING Faber & Faber 1968 [4826] Fine. illus bds. first edition. bw & col phots. bw drs. frd. index. 64pp. 8vo £4 230. STRAUGHAN Robert P.L. ADVENTURES IN MARINE COLLECTING A.S.Barnes & Co. London 1973 [1932] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. 235pp. 8vo British edition of Sharks Morays and Treasure. £15 231. STRAUGHAN Robert P.L. ADVENTURES IN MARINE COLLECTING A.S.Barnes & Co. London 1973 [3459] Vg. dj. fly sht miss. ex lib. first edition. bw phots. 235pp. 8vo British edition of Sharks Morays and Treasure. £12 232. STREET Philip THE CRAB AND ITS RELATIVES Faber & Faber 1966 [4828] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. bw drs. gloss. preface. index. 167pp. 8vo Dealing with Crustacea separately and not as part of a general servey of sea shore life. £5 233. STREET Philip SHELL LIFE ON THE SEASHORE Faber & Faber 1961 [4829] Fine. dj. first edition. bw drs. col phot. intro. index. 188pp. 8vo £6 234. STREET Philip SHELL LIFE ON THE SEASHORE Faber & Faber 1961 [4830] Fine. first edition. bw drs. col phot. intro. index. 188pp. 8vo £5 235. TAYLOR Geoff WHALE SHARKS The Giants of Ningaloo Reef Angus & Robertson Publishers 1994 [5143] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. col phots. col maps. frd by Eugenie Clark. ack. intro bibli. index. 176pp. 4to The biggest sharks in the world, the biggest fish in the sea. The author recounts his adventures off the remote North west Cape of Western Australia over the last ten years. £10 236. TAYLOR Ron & Valerie with GOADBY Peter GREAT SHARK STORIES Collins - London 1978 [1942] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. ack. 172pp. 12mo The book includes adventures and discoveries of scientists like William Beebe and Eugenie Clark. £15 237. THOMSON J.M. FISH OF THE OCEAN & SHORE Collins - London 1974 [4832] Fine. dj. first edition. ack. ref. index. col phots. owner plate. 208pp. 8vo Australian Naturalist Library £5 238. THOMSON Prof. J. Arthur THE HAUNTS OF LIFE being six lectures delivered at the Royal Institution Chrismas Holidays 1920-1921 Andrew Melrose. London 1921 [4831] Vg. spine slt rubbed. first edition. bw plates. bw drs. fly sht miss. preface. index. 272pp. 8vo £5 239. THRESHER Ronald E. REEF FISH Behaviour and Ecology on the Reef and in the Aquarium John Bartholomew & Son Ltd. Edinburgh 1980 [4833] Fine. dj. first edition. intro. index.col phots. bw drs.171pp. 8vo £10 240. THRUSSELL Mike FIRST RUN SHARK The Complete Guide to Porbeagle Fishing Ward Lock Ltd. London 1990 [4834] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. bw drs. intro. gloss. index. 140pp. 8vo £8 241. TOOK Ian F. FISHES OF THE CARIBBEAN REEFS MacMillan & Co. Ltd. 1982 [4835] Fine. cardback. rep. col phots. ack. map. intro. index. 92pp. 8vo £6 242. TORCHIO Menico THE WORLD BENEATH THE SEA In full colour-an introduction to the teeming life that inhabits seven-tenths of the world's surface. Orbis Publishing. London 1972 [4858] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. bibli. 127pp. 4to The world of nature. £5 243. TRAVERS Louise Allderdice THE ROMANCE OF SHELLS IN NATURE AND ART. Avenel Books. New York 1962 [4837] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. bw drs. ack. bibli. index. 127pp. 8vo Shell Craft £5 244. TUCKER ABBOTT R. SEA SHELLS OF THE WORLD Golden Press. NY 1962 [4838] G. exlib. col phots. exlib. index. 160pp. 12mo £3 245. UNITED STATES NAVY OCEANOGRAPHIC VESSELS OF THE WORLD 1961 [1956] Fine. loose leaf. bw illus. 4to A joint publication of IGY world data centera for Oceanography. £18 246. VERRILL A.Hyatt THE SHELL COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK G.P.Putnam's Sons. New York 1950 [4839] Fine. dj. 4th imp. exlib. bw photrs. bw drs. intro. gloss. index. 228pp. 8vo £5 247. VERRILL A.Hyatt STRANGE CREATURES OF THE SEA Grosset & Dunlap. New York 1955 [5258] Fine. dj. first edition. 1 col plate. bw illus & drs. intro. index. 233pp. 8vo The author takes the reader on an ocean journey from the American coasts, where hermit crabs live in discrded seashells, to the South Pacific where palolo worms swarm by the millions at the surface of the sea. £14 248. VEVERS Gwynne SHEASHORE LIFE In Colour Blandford Press 1969 [4840] Fine. blue cloth bds. dj. first edition. col phots. bw drs. frd. index. 108pp. 12mo £4 249. VEVERS H.G. THE BRITISH SEASHORE Scientific Book Club. No Date [4841] Fine. dj. bw phots. bw drs. intro. app. bibli. index. 160pp. 8vo £3 250. VINE Peter RED SEA SAFETY A Guide to Dangerous Marine Animals Immel Pub. 1986 [1967] Fine+ dj. first edition. bw & col phots. 144pp. 8vo £11 251. VOSS Gilbert L. SEASHORE LIFE OF FLORIDA and the CARIBBEAN Banyan Books Inc. Miami 1976 [1968] Fair+ cardback. first edition. bw & col illus. 199pp. 8vo £11 252. WAGNOR Robert J.L. & TUCKER ABBOTT R. Van Nostrand's Standard Catalogue of SHELLS D.Van Nostrand Co. Inc. New Jersey 1967 [4842] Vg. exlib. 2nd edition. bw illus. preface. ack. index. 303pp. 8vo £6 253. WALDRON F.E. and BROUWER J. BY REEF AND POOL An Introduction to Marine Invertebrates Georgian House, Melbourne 1964 [4843] Fine. first edition. bw phots. bw drs. table on ep.frd. app. gloss. index. 79pp. 8vo £4 254. WARD Peter Douglas IN SEARCH OF NAUTILUS Simon & Schuster. New York 1988 [1971] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots & dia. 239pp. 8vo Three centuries of Scientific Adventures in the Deep Pacific to capture a Prehistoric-Living-Fossil. £10 255. WEBSTER David Kenyon MYTH and MANEATER The Story of the Shark Peter Davies. London 1962 [1979] Vg. first edition. bw phots. ack. bibli. 223pp. 8vo. The author knew everything there was to know about sharks - it didn't save him. £14 256. WEBSTER David Kenyon MYTH and MANEATER The Story of the Shark Peter Davies. London 1975 [3563] Fine. paperback. bw phots. ack. bibli. 223pp. 16mo The author knew everything there was to know about sharks - it didn't save him. £4 257. WELLS A. Laurence TROPICAL AQUARIUMS Plants & Fishes Frederick Warne & Co. Ldn.NY 1954 [4844] Fine. dj. first revised edition. red cloth bds. map on eps. col phots. bw drs. index. 230pp. 12mo £4 258. WELLS Martin LOWER ANIMALS World University Library. London 1968 [4845] Vg. dj. exlib. first edition. bw illus & drs. intro. app. bibli. index. 255pp. 12mo lower down the evolutionary scale are animals without back bones, creatures very different from ourselves that nevrthe less face essentially the same problems: how to find food and water, and how to survive, especially when environmental conditions change. £4 259. WHITEHEAD Hal VOYAGE TO THE WHALES Robert Hale & Co. London 1989 [1987] Fine+ dj. first edition. col phots. bw drs. prologue. 195pp. 8vo This book is the story of the expedition of a research team studying whales in the Indian Ocean - a time of adventure and scientific discovery. £12 260. WHITEHEAD Peter HOW FISHES LIVE Elsevier-Phaidon London 1975 [4860] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. maps. intro. index. 160pp. 4to All aspects. £5 261. WILLIAMS Heathcote FALLING FOR A DOLPHIN Jonathan Cape. London 1988 [4847] Fine dj. rep. 46pp. 8vo A Poem £4 262. WILLIAMS Jerome OCEANOGRAPHY Franklin Watts,Inc.New York 1974 [1994] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. intro. gloss. index. maps. drs. 70pp. 8vo Scientific reasearch of the ocean floor. £5 263. WILSON Douglas P. THEY LIVE IN THE SEA Collins - London 1947 [4848] Fine. cloth bds. first edition. owner plate. bw phots. preface. 128pp. 8vo Covers sponges, corals, jelly-fishes, marine worms, bivalves, octopus, duttlefish, fishes, sea-urchins and many more. £4 264. WORRELL Eric THE GREAT BARRIER REEF Angus & Robertson Publishers 1967 [4861] G. dj. exlib. first edition. illus eps. bw & col phots. index. 128pp. 4to £4 265. YONGE C.M. BRITISH MARINE LIFE William Collins of London 1944 [4849] Fine. illus bds. first edition. col plates. bw illus. 48pp. 8vo £4 266. YONGE C.M. THE SEA SHORE Collins - London 1971 [4850] Fine. paperback. 7th imp August. bw phots. bw drs. preface. app. index. map. 350pp. 24mo The Fontana New Naturalist £4 267. ZANN Leon P. LIVING TOGETHER IN THE SEA T.F.H.Publications.New Jersey 1980 [4851] Fine. col illus bds. first edition. rrp £24.75. col phots. bw phots. bw drs. intro. ack. app. bibli. index. 416pp. 8vo £15 268. ZILIOX Marc DANGEROUS ANIMALS of the Sea Bantam Books NY. 1977 [2011] Fine. cardback. first edition. col phots. index. 159pp. 16mo This book is an invaluable photographic colour guide by an expert to give you the most information in an easy-to-carry volume. 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