LATEST LISTS
List XXXV: Land and Freshwater Mollusks
We would like to make available a list of new and used malacology publications of land and freshwater mollusks FOR SALE (List XXXV: Land and Freshwater Mollusks). This list is also online on a new web site (currently: https://sites.google.com/site/northeastnaturalhistory/home/natural-history-books/latest-lists/list-xxxv-land-and-freshwater-mollusks ) along with previous lists, images for selected items, pricing guidelines, announcements, reading lists, and links. As always, additional images of all works are available upon request. Please also join us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NortheastNaturalHistorySupply) for future announcements, upcoming lists, new images, and discussion of natural history topics.
List XXXIV: Discounted Natural History Book Sale Catalogue One
Happy end of summer days from us at Northeastern Natural History & Supply! We are offering Part One of our summer sale catalogue of recently acquired new, used and out of print books, monographs, and serials for sale. All prices have been discounted 10-30% from prior listings. Take an ADDITIONAL 20% OFF FOR ALL ORDERS OVER $150. There are over 300 works on all disciplines of natural history, but especially ornithology and ecology and most titles are under $10! The list can be viewed HERE.
List XXXIII: Jefferson Library Round Three
ROUND THREE of what remains of the MARINE MAMMAL AND WHALING BOOKS from the private collection of marine mammal biologist Dr. Thomas A. Jefferson and transferred to the non-profit organization, VIVA Vaquita is being offered for sale at discounted pricing. Several additional works have been added since the previous list was distributed. Dr. Jefferson is a marine mammal conservation biologist at the NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center in southern California Most of the books have been donated (many by the late Dr. Edward D. Mitchell, and bearing his signature and/or stamp) with the proceeds used to raise funds for conservation work on the world's most endangered species of marine mammal, the vaquita porpoise (Phocoena sinus) of Mexico. 100% of the funds raised will be donated to VIVA Vaquita and used in work to prevent the extinction of this and other species of endangered marine mammals. For more information on VIVA Vaquita, visit the website: http://vivavaquita.org/
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XXXI Reptiles and AmphibianHere is a quick list of about 125 marine biology titles; with a few others mixed in for good measure. These are priced to sell; and further, take an additional 10% OFF for all orders over $100.
The complete list is available here
List XXXI Reptiles and Amphibians
After two years, we have finally gotten around to offering a list of REPTILE AND AMPHIBIAN works for sale. This list includes recent and antiquarian material as well as newly published herpetology books. List XXXI includes James De Kay’s 1843) Zoology of New York Reptiles, Amphibians and Fishes Volumes; Edward Cope’s (1900) Crocodiles, Lizards, and Snakes of North America; and several volumes of the U.S. Exploring Expedition Pacific Railway Surveys. Also included is the extremely rare The Thanatophidia of India by Sir Joseph Fayrer (1877) reduced to only $4800 and a copy of the locally hard to find Turtles of New England by Babcock (only the second copy I’ve seen outside my own) in superb condition.
Complete List is Available HERE
ROUND TWO of what remains of the MARINE MAMMAL AND WHALING BOOKS from the private collection of marine mammal biologist Dr. Thomas A. Jefferson and transferred to the non-profit organization, VIVA Vaquita is being offered for sale at discounted pricing. All purchases from this list are offered at a 20% DISCOUNT from the list price. Dr. Jefferson is a marine mammal conservation biologist at the NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center in southern California Most of the books have been donated (many by the late Dr. Edward D. Mitchell, and bearing his signature and/or stamp) with the proceeds used to raise funds for conservation work on the world's most endangered species of marine mammal, the vaquita porpoise (Phocoena sinus) of Mexico. 100% of the funds raised will be donated to VIVA Vaquita and used in work to prevent the extinction of this and other species of endangered marine mammals. For more information on VIVA Vaquita, visit the website: http://vivavaquita.org/
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List XXX Marine Mammals Library Jefferson
Northeast Natural History & Supply is pleased to offer here a fine collection of marine mammal and whaling books from the private collection of marine mammal biologist Dr. Thomas A. Jefferson and transferred to the non-profit organization, VIVA Vaquita. Dr. Jefferson is a marine mammal conservation biologist at the NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center in southern California Most of the books have been donated (many by the late Dr. Edward D. Mitchell, and bearing his signature and/or stamp) with the proceeds used to raise funds for conservation work on the world's most endangered species of marine mammal, the vaquita porpoise (Phocoena sinus) of Mexico. 100% of the funds raised will be donated to VIVA Vaquita and used in work to prevent the extinction of this and other species of endangered marine mammals. For more information on VIVA Vaquita, visit the website: http://vivavaquita.org/
List XXIX Geology and Paleontology includes over 225 works in all disciplines of geology, paleontology, and a smattering of chemistry and physics. Titles include a first edition of Johann Zenz’s hard to find Agates book, Elijah Burritt’s Atlas Designed to Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens (1835), and Edward Hitchcock’s Report of the Geology of Massachusetts (1841) as well as the Geology of New Hampshire (1878). Also included are several volumes from the U.S. Exploration “Great Surveys” and “Pacific Railway Surveys” of the mid- to late- 18 th Century.
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List XIX- Geology and Paleontology
Greetings to all our friends and customers. Northeastern Natural History & Supply is pleased to offer our first Geology and Paleontology books catalog in over four years! List XXIX includes over 225 works in all disciplines of geology, paleontology, and a smattering of chemistry and physics. Titles include a first edition of Johann Zenz’s hard to find Agates book, Elijah Burritt’s Atlas Designed to Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens (1835), and Edward Hitchcock’s Report of the Geology of Massachusetts (1841) as well as the Geology of New Hampshire (1878). Also included are several volumes from the U.S. Exploration “Great Surveys” and “Pacific Railway Surveys” of the mid- to late- 18th Century.
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List XXV- Botany, Paleobotany, Mycology-Lichenology-Bryology, & Marine Algae
Happy end of summer days from us at Northeastern Natural History & Supply! Here you will find our first ever botanical catalogue of new, used and out of print books, monographs, and serials for sale. There are over 400 works divided among Botany, Paleobotany, Mycology/ Lichenology/ Bryology, Marine Algae and Plankton, and Serial Publications.
Works date from the 1830s to today and include works such as the CRC Handbook of Lichenology (1988), A Report on the Trees and Shrubs Growing Naturally in the Forests of Massachusetts (1846) over a dozen botanical works by the renowned American botanist Asa Gray, and a late 1800s run of the influential horticultural journal Garden and Forest. See the complete list HERE.
We are proud to offer a fine selection of natural history prints and maps acquired over the years from various private library collections. There is something here for everyone with prints dating back to 1780 depicting fishes, reptiles, birds, mammals, insects, mollusks, and others. Included are several dozen original Octavo edition prints of John James Audubon’s Birds of America(1840-44) and Quadrupeds of North America (1849-54). Most are in excellent condition but pricing and condition varies from $300 to as low as $50.
See the complete list HERE.
"Art takes nature as its model.”
Aristotle
Happy Holidays to everyone.
Here at Northeastern Natural History & Supply we will be clearing out space to make room for new material. As such, our latest list List XXIII Journals of items for sale includes journals, periodicals, and serials. This list includes over 125 titles on all aspects of natural history; some very difficult to find.
"So many books, so little time.”
Frank Zappa