The Whalebone Whales of New England Early acid-etched brown calf

Early acid-etched brown calf

meaning "pliable"

and life history notes for each species along with almost 200 references on varanid lizards (from the rear cover)

NY Date Published 1978 Date Published Estimated No Edition First edition Number of Volumes 1 Reprint No Condition Near fine Condition Description Light sunning to wrappers

spine with five raised bands that is lettered in gilt in two compartments

The Whalebone Whales of New England Early acid-etched brown calfPp. 1, 107 322, 7 full page halftone plates, additional photographic plates and line drawings, 3 text figures. Front original wrapper restored, and blank pale green rear wrapper added, 4to. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History, volume 8, no. 2. This monograph documents six living species of whales from the North Atlantic Ocean all of which range throughout New England waters. No ownership marks. Publisher Boston Society of Natural History