The Littoral Fauna of Great Britain: A Handbook for Collectors by N. B. Eales (RB418)

Published 1952: Hardcover / Very Good Condition / Illustrated throughout

Original brown cloth with gilt titles on the spine and original dust jacket. 305 very clean and bright pages, previous owners details on the inner cover and first free page. Boards slightly rubbed and part faded with time. Dust jacket slightly rubbed with time and frayed along the edges consistent with age. (RB418)

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First published in 1939, this reference book provided the serious student of marine biology with the means of identifying the extraordinary variety of living creatures to be found on the British and Irish coasts, without the need for searching through large specialised monographs or papers scattered in zoological journals. It was written to encourage observation of the habits and structure of the living animal in its natural surroundings, supplemented by closer study in the laboratory, with special attention to characters of systematic importance, and to give preliminary training in systematic work. The keys in this book enabled the collector to trace an animal at least to its genus; and in the process learn how to carry the investigation further if need be in the specialist monographs, of which lists are given at the head of each chapter. [Google Books]