The Blue Reef: A Report from Beneath the Sea: The Adventures and Observations of Walter Starck, Marine Biologist and Authority on Sharks, at Enewetak Atoll, a Coral Reef in the South Pacific
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The beautiful world beneath the oceanic area at and around the Enewatak Atoll in the South Pacific Ocean, as told and explained by a prominent and experienced marine biologist and diver. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains maps, illustrations, indexed, 259pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7; Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book and Jacket in Very Good Condition. Clear archival protective jacket cover. Ivory quarter-cloth with blue-metallic lettering, blue boards; very clean and unmarked. Upper and lower board edges are lightly sunned. Interior is in fine condition. Tight, solid & square. A leading marine biologist takes the reader with him into the splendor of the underwater world with its vast complexities and varied life, to the coral reef in the tropical Pacific. The authors explore the sea's creatures ways of camouflage, mimicry, predation, symbiosis, breeding behavior, growth and feeding patterns. In addition, Stark has visited and tells the reader about the Enewetak Atoll a quarter of a century after nuclear explosion testing, and what has happened to the flora and fauna, and the peoples of that atoll. 259 pages with index. 6.25 x 9.75 inches. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1979.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket. The edges and corners of the binding are slightly worn and faded. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Very Good in Good jacket. First edition. Very good first edition hardcover with Good dust jacket. The book has slight spine lean and remainder mark on bottom foredge. The text is nice and clean. The dust jacket has light wear of panel edges. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
