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Hardcover. dj. First edition. Small quarto. Publisher's original blue cloth, lettered in silver on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket. xxii, 420 pp; 56 color plates, 163 back-and-white text-figures, photos and maps. This comprehensive and heavily illustrated treatment of the Antennariidae, or frogfishes represents 15 years of original work on the ecology, behavior, distribution, and biosystematics of these remarkable animals. Small, neat ownership signature on half-title; very good or better.…

Condizione: Good. Good+; Hardcover, No Jacket; Withdrawn library copy with the standard library markings; Light wear to the covers; Library stamps to the endpapers; Text pages are clean & unmarked; Binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); Blue cloth covers with title in silver lettering along spine; 1987, Stanford University Press; 420 pages; "Frogfishes of the World: Systematics, Zoogeography, and Behavioral Ecology," by Theodore W. Pietsch & David B. Grobecker.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First edition of Theodore W. Pietsch and David B. Grobecker's comprehensive monograph on the Antennariidae—the frogfishes, one of the most unusual families of marine anglerfishes. Based on approximately fifteen years of original research, Frogfishes of the World provides a systematic treatment of the family together with extensive discussion of its zoogeography, morphology, ecology, reproductive biology, feeding behavior, locomotion, mimicry, camouflage, and remarkable predatory adaptations. The volume combines detailed taxonomic scholarship with natural-history observation, examining the extraordinary diversity of frogfishes and their highly specialized behavior, including their modified dorsal-fin lures, cryptic coloration, unusual methods of locomotion, and exceptional prey-capture strategies. xxii, 420 pages, plus 16 unnumbered pages of color plates; extensively illustrated with photographs, drawings, anatomical figures, distribution maps, and other illustrations. Bibliography and index. Bibliographic records from the Smithsonian and National Agricultural Library confirm the scope and collation of the work. Significance / Collector Appeal This remains an important specialist monograph on frogfish taxonomy and biology. The work continues to be cited in modern ichthyological literature and major fish databases, including FishBase and ITIS, as a reference for species classification, distribution, and biology. Theodore W. Pietsch became one of the leading modern authorities on anglerfishes, and this substantial Stanford University Press volume is one of his major works. Especially desirable for collections devoted to ichthyology, marine biology, taxonomy, evolutionary biology, coral-reef ecology, anglerfishes, natural history, and scientific illustration. Condition Near Fine hardcover in a Very Good original dust jacket. Original blue cloth binding appears clean and well preserved, with little visible wear. Binding is firm and square. Interior pages appear clean and bright in the portions examined, with no writing, highlighting, ownership marks, or institutional markings observed. Original pictorial dust jacket remains bright and attractive, retaining its striking color photographs and illustrations. Jacket shows light general rubbing and shelf wear, minor edge and corner wear, and a small chip/loss at the upper right corner of the front panel, together with slight associated creasing. Additional light wear at spine ends and extremities. No major tears or large losses. Overall a particularly attractive copy of a scarce specialist title, complete with its original dust jacket. Please see photographs for complete condition details. Shipping / Returns: Carefully packed for shipment. Domestic shipping via USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. Expedited and international shipping available where permitted. Returns accepted in accordance with AbeBooks policies. SCI 3b.…

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