Reef and Shore Fauna of Hawaii.
by Edmondson, Charles H
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.
- Seller
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Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 1946. Second edition.. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. 381; 223 text-figures (black-and-white photos, halftones, line-drawings). Publisher's original dark green cloth cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover and with gilt sea anemone on the front cover, 8vo. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication no. 22. Provides a complete review of the aquatic invertebrates and fishes found in the reefs and shorelines of Hawaii. From the library of painter Sousou Lutero with his name and address written in red ink on the front endpaper and his neatly printed name on the outer page edges.
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- Bookseller
- Natural History Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6674
- Title
- Reef and Shore Fauna of Hawaii.
- Author
- Edmondson, Charles H
- Book Condition
- Used - A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 1946. Second edition.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aquatic Invertebrates;
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Natural History Books is an independent, rare book retailer operating out of Iowa City, IA. The business is owned and operated by Noriko and Russell Ciochon. We only sell books through our NHB website and other book service websites. We do not offer books for sale within the state of Iowa.We specialize in rare and hard to find books in all areas of natural history especially ornithology, herpetology, ichthyology, mammalogy, paleontology, botany, evolutionary biology and travel and exploration. Our rare and hard-to-find book section has many fine hand-colored plate books. Our latest acquisition is the ichthyology and aquarium fish collection of Ross Socolof Books of Florida. We are always buying natural history books – if you have a collection to offer, please contact us at noriko@naturalhistorybooks.com or by calling (319) 354-9088.
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