Literature on CETACEA

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NOTE: Many of the following titles were published (and several of them written) by Prof. Giorgio Pilleri of Ostermundigen near Berne, Switzerland. They are available from ready stock and are in new condition. They mostly are of large octavo size (25.5:17.5 cm), they are paperbound (sewed) in stiff (often illustrated) wrappers, and are printed on high-quality paper. These titles were issued in an edition limited to 600 copies and they are available only while our very small stock lasts.

THE MAJOR SERIAL WORK ON MARINE MAMMALS

1.      Investigations on Cetacea. Edited by G. Pilleri. Volumes I_XXV and 5 Supplements. 1969-1995. Total of about 7,800 pages, with over 3,800 photos (some in colour), figures, and other illustrations. - € 885.00
COMPLETE SET, all published, and no further volumes will appear. - This excellent series presents a large number of papers and some monographs by many specialists from several countries, on a very wide range of aspects of the subject. Each volume includes indexes of names and subjects, and a bibliography of new cetological and related literature. The volumes were published according to high standards of production, printed on heavy and glossy paper to ensure the quality of the wealth of illustration material. - Printed in an edition of 600 copies only, the number of complete sets still available is limited. Single volumes are available also; a detailed inventory of contents and prices is available on request. - Our price is now less than one-third of the original price at the time of publication.

  1. Arnold, P.W., & Heinsohn, G.E., 1996. Phylogenetic status of the Irrawaddy dolphin Orcaella brevirostris (Owen in Gray): a cladistic analysis. Mem. Queensland Mus., 39(2): pp. 141-204, 57 figs. and photos, refs. Plain wrs. - € 11.50
  1. Arvy, L., 1974a. Mammary glands, milk and lactation in Cetaceans. Investigations on Cetacea, 5: pp. 158 -202, several photos on 8 plates, 20 figures. - € 13.00
  1. Arvy, L., 1974b. The kidney, renal parasites and renal secretion in Cetaceans. Investigations on Cetacea, 5: pp. 232-310, 50 photos and figures. - € 17.00
  1. Arvy, L., & Pilleri, G., 1976. Le cordon umbilical, funis umbilicalis. Ostermundigen. Pp. 158, several photos and figures on 26 plates, 63 figures in text. - € 23.75
  1. Arvy, L., & Pilleri, G., 1983. Four centuries of observations on the Bottlenosed Whale, the Sperm Whale, and the Killer Whale. / Quatre cent ans d'observations sur le Hyperoodon, le Cachelot, et l'Orque. [Investigations on Cetacea, XV, Supplement.] Berne. Pp. 265, 129 illustrations in text (drawings, photos, reproductions of historical originals), 1 folded world-map. - € 44.50
  1. Bekierz, F.W., 1986. Bibliographie über Wal-Bibliographien (Cetacea). / Bibliography on whale-bibliographies. [Courier Forschungsinst. Senckenberg, 88.] Frankfurt a.M. 4to. Pp. 16. Orig. wrs. - € 14.75
  1. Benke, H., 1993. Investigations on the osteology and the functional morphology of the flipper of whales and dolphins (Cetacea). Investigations on Cetacea, 24: pp. 9-252, many photos on 45 pls. in text, 101 diagrs. and figs., 54 tabs., refs. Plain stiff wrs. - € 29.50
  1. Breschet, G., 1836 (1988). Histoire anatomique et physiologique d'un organe de nature vasculaire découvert dans les Cétacés. Suivie de quelques considérations sur la respiration de ces animaux et des amphibies. Paris: Breschet, 1836, facsimile reprint Berne, 1988. [Investigations on Cetacea, XX, Supplement.] Pp. vi,82, 4 plates. - € 19.75
    Reprint edition of the classic monograph by Gilbert Breschet (1784-1845) on his discovery of the 'rete mirabile', the organ of whales and dolphins which enables them to survive at great depths.
  1. Carlsson, A., 1888. Zur Anatomie des Hyperoodon diodon. Bih. Svenska Vet.-Akad. Handl., Afd, IV, 13(7).] Stockholm. Pp. 25, 10 figs. on 3 fold. lithogr. pls. Plain old wrs. - € 9.25
  1. Crovetto, A., 1991. Etude ostéométrique et anatomo-fonctionnelle de la colonne vertébrale chez les grands cétacés. Investigations on Cetacea, 23: pp. 7-189, 65 photos and drawings, 29 graphs, 74 tables. - € 33.50
  1. Hunter, J., & Banks, Sir J., 1787 (1981). Observations on the structure and oeconomy of Whales. [Trans. Roy. Soc. London, Vol. 77, Nr.1.] London, 1787, facsimile reprint Berne, 1981. [Investigations on Cetacea, XII, Supplement.] Pp. viii,[2],371-450, 8 plates (of which 6 folded) of reproductions of original engravings. - € 19.50
  1. Iongh, H.H. de, 1996. Plant-herbivore interaction between seagrasses and dugongs in a tropical small island ecosystem. Nijmegen. Pp. xviii,205, many illus. in text, refs.; booklet of 12 pp. of summary etc. loosely inserted. Orig. stiff wrs. - € 26.50
    Thesis. Consists of papers submitted to or published in various specialist journals.
  1. Krushinskaya, N.L., 1986. The behaviour of Cetaceans. Investigations on Cetacea, 19: pp. 115-273, 31 photos and figures and 13 tables in text. - € 21.50
  1. Lorenz, L. von, 1904. Das Becken der Steller'schen Seekuh. [Abh. Geol. Reichsanst., 19(3).] Wien. Folio. Pp. [ii],11,[3], 9 large figs. on 1 double-page lithogr. plate, 2 figs. in text. Orig. printed wrappers. - € 16.00
  1. Malm, A.W., 1883. Skelettdelar af hval insamlade under Expeditionen med Vega 1878-1880. [Bih. K. Svenska Vet.-Akad. Handl., 8(4).] Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt. 8vo. Pp. 114, 50 figs. Plain new wrs., uncut. - € 20.00
  1. Pilleri, G., & Knuckey, J., 1968. Das Verhalten einiger Delphinidae [...] im westlichen Mittelmeer. Atti del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Trieste, 26: pp. 31-76, several photos on 38 plates, 9 figures. - € 14.50
  1. Pilleri, G., 1970. Wissenschaftliche Expedition des Berner Hirnanatomischen Institutes nach Westpakistan und Assam im Jahre 1969 zur Erforschung des Gangesdelphins (Planista gangetica). Vierteljahrsschrift der naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich, 115(3): pp. 281-322, 35 photos (incl. 2 coloured). - € 9.25
  1. Pilleri, G., 1972a. Kurzbericht uber die Indusexpedition im Jahre 1972 zur Erforschung des Flussdelphins Planista indi. Waldau-Bern. Pp. 22, several photos on 22 plates, 2 maps in text, 3 tables. - € 9.75
  1. Pilleri, G., 1972b. Zoologisch-cetologische Expedition nach Westpakistan und Reise nach Indien im Jahre 1971. Waldau-Bern. Pp. 28, several photos and other illustrations on 28 plates. - € 13.50
  1. Pilleri, G., 1973. Cetologische Expedition zum Indus und Persischen Golf und Forschungsreise nach Goa und Thailand im Jahre 1973. Waldau-Bern. Pp. 52, several photos and a few other illustrations on 28 plates. - € 16.50
  1. Pilleri, G., 1974. Side-swimming, vision and sense of touch in Platanista indi (Cetacea, Platanistidae). Experientia, 30: pp. 100-104, 6 illustrations. 4to size. - € 4.25
  1. Pilleri, G., & Gihr, M., 1975. Contribution to the knowledge of the Cetaceans of the Southwest and Monsoon Asia (Persian Gulf, Indus Delta, Malabar, Andaman Sea, and Gulf of Siam. Investigations on Cetacea, 5: pp. 96-149, many photos on 33 plates, 13 tables, 14 figures. Plain wrs. - € 22.50
  1. Pilleri, G., & Gihr, M., 1977a. Observations on the Bolivian (Inia boliviensis d'Orbigny, 1834) and the Amazonan Bufeo (Inia geoffrensis De Blainville, 1817), with a description of a new subspecies (Inia geoffrensis humboldtiana). Invest on Cetacea, 10: pp. 11-76, 1 coloured plate, 16 plates of photos, 15 figures, tables. - € 17.00
  1. Pilleri, G., & Gihr, M., 1977b. Radical extermination of the South American Sea lion Otaria byronia (Pinnipaedia, Otariidae) from Isla Verde, Uruguay. Ostermundigen. Pp. 15, 12 photos on 6 plates, 5 figures. - € 6.75
  1. Pilleri, G., 1977c. Zoologische Mission in Beni (Bolivia) und nach Uruguay (1976-1977). Forschungsbericht. Ostermundigen. Pp. 84, 63 photos on 16 plates, 16 illustrations in text. - € 14.75
  1. Pilleri, G., Peixun, C., & Zuohua, S., 1980a. Concise macroscopic atlas of the brain of the Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758). Waldau-Bern: Brain Anatomy Institute. Pp. 15, 25 plates of photos and drawings, 1 coloured plate. 4to size (29.5:21cm). - € 22.50
  1. Pilleri, G., 1980b. Forschungsreise nach China zum Studium der Delphine des Chang Jiang (Yang Tze Kiang). Waldau-Bern. Pp. 82, many photos on 38 plates, 12 figures. - € 14.75
  1. Pilleri, G., & Arvy, L., 1981a. The precursors in Cetology, from Guillaume Rondelet to John Anderson. [Investigations on Cetacea, XII.] Bern. Pp. 258, 120 illustrations reproducing historical originals including portraits, bibliography. - € 38.50
  1. Pilleri, G., & Gihr, M., 1981b. The brain (endocranial cast) of Schizodelphis sulcatus and the cephalization of Eoplanista italica (Cetacea): palaeoneurological and palaeoecological considerations. Memorie di Scienze Geologiche [Padova], 34: pp. 387-404,[36], 36 photos on 18 plates (each plate with explanatory drawing on opposite page), 3 figures, 1 tables. Large 4to. - € 17.50
  1. Pilleri, G., & Pilleri, O., 1981. Some observations on mammals, birds, and reptiles in the lower valley of the Indus and the upper valley of the Brahmaputra. Bolletino della Societa Adriatico delle Scienze, 65: pp. 133-166, 22 photos (incl. 6 coloured). - € 8.00
  1. Pilleri, G., & Pilleri, O., 1982a. Zoologische Expedition zum Orinoco und Brazo Casiquiare 1981. Forschungsbericht. Ostermundigen. Pp. 154, 66 illustrations and 42 tables in text. - € 23.50
  1. Pilleri, G., & Pilleri, O., 1982b. Catalogue of the fossil Odontocetes (Cetacea) in the Bologna Giovanni Capellini Museum of Paleontology, with description of a new species of Hoplocetus (Physeteridae). Memorie di Scienze Geologiche [Padova], 35: pp. 293-317, many photos on 18 plates, 17 figures, 19 tables. Large 4to. - € 23.50
  1. Pilleri, G., 1983. Auf Baffinland zur Erforschung des Narwals (Monodon monoceros). Forschungsbericht. Ostermundigen. Pp. 80, frontispiece, several photos on 22 plates, 25 figures, tables. - € 19.50
  1. Pilleri, G., 1985. The Miocene Cetacea of the Belluno Sandstone (Eastern Southern Alps). [Memorie di Scienze Geologiche, 36.] Padova. Pp. 250, 81 plates of photos and drawings, 44 figures, 90 tables, bibliography. Large 4to (32:23cm). - € 72.50
    ¶ Comprehensive and well illustrated monograph of the rich fossil cetacean fauna of Burdigalian (Lower Miocene) age of Belluno, Italy. It includes 16 species of Odontocetes belonging to 9 genera, 7 families, and 3 superfamilies.
  1. Pilleri, G., 1986a. Beobachtungen an den fossilen Cetaceen des Kaukasus. Ostermundigen. Pp. 40, several photos on 26 plates, several drawings in 22 figures in text. - € 14.75
  1. Pilleri, G., 1986b. The Miocene Cetacea of Pietro Laccese. With special reference to the Cosimo de Georgi collection. Berne. Pp. 40, 11 plates, 8 figures. - € 13.50
  1. Pilleri, G., 1986c. The Denticeti of the Western Paratethys (Upper Marine Molasse of Switzerland). Investigations on Cetacea, 19: pp. 11-78, many photos on 16 plates, 12 figures, tables. - 18.50
  1. Pilleri, G., 1986d. The Oligo-Miocene Cetacea of the Italian waters with a bibliography of the fossil Cetacea of Italy (1670-1986). Berne. 4to. Pp. 81, 16 plates, 14 figures. - € 21.50
  1. Pilleri, G., 1986e. The Cetacea of the Italian Pliocene with a descriptive catalogue of the specimens in the Florence Museum of Paleontology. Berne. 4to. Pp. 160, 69 plates, 61 figures. - € 74.50
  1. Pilleri, G., 1986f. The Cetacea of the Western Paratethys (Upper Maine Molasse of Baltringen). Berne. Pp. 70, several illustrations on 40 plates, 5 figures. - € 29.50
  1. Pilleri, G., Gihr, M., & Kraus, C., 1987a. The organ of hearing in Cetacea. I. Recent species. Investigations on Cetacea, 20: pp. [ii],43-125, several photos (some coloured) and drawings on 27 plates, 18 illustrations in text, 17 tables. € 23.75
  1. Pilleri, G., 1987b. The Sirenia of the Swiss Molasse. With a descriptive catalogue of the fossil Sirenia preserved in Swiss collections. Berne. 4to. Pp. 114, 55 plates, 44 figures. - € 42.50
  1. Pilleri, G., Gihr, M., & Kraus, C., 1988a. The organ of hearing in Cetacea. II. Paleobiological evolution. Ostermundigen. Pp. 145, many photos on 20 plates, 1 coloured plate, 20 tables, 38 figures. - € 33.25
  1. Pilleri, G., 1988b. Recent Sirenia in Swiss collections. With special reference to osteology and comparative neurology. Ostermundigen. Pp. 31, 3 coloured plates, many photos and figures on 29 plates, 18 illustrations in text, 17 tables. - ƒ 49.50 / € 22.45
  1. Pilleri, G., 1988c. Contributions to the paleontology of some Tethyan Cetacea and Sirenia (Mammalia). [I.] Ostermundigen. Pp. 116, many photos on 36 plates, several figures in text. - € 25.00
  1. Pilleri, G., 1989a. Beiträge zur Paläontologie der Cetaceen Perus. [I.] Ostermundigen. Pp. 233, several plates (including 8 coloured), many photos and figures text. - € 37.50
  1. Pilleri, G., 1989b. Adaptation to water and evolution of echolocation ability in Cetacea. [And:] The beaver and progress in theoriology. Fifth International Theriological Congress, Rome, Italy, 22-29 August, 1989. Pp. 45, 26 photos and figures. - € 5.00
  1. Pilleri, G., 1989c. Contributions to the paleontology of some Tethyan Cetacea and Sirenia (Mammalia). II. Ostermundigen. Pp. 123, 1 coloured plate (repoducing a fine oil painting by F. Heimberg of a restoration of a Miocene eurhinodelphid), many photos on 23 plates, several photos and figures in text. - € 28.50
  1. Pilleri, G., Gihr, M., & Kraus, C., 1989d. Odontoceti (Mammalia: Cetacea) from the Lower Miocene of Rosignano, Piedmont, Northern Italy. Investigations on Cetacea, 22: pp. iv,189-249, several photos and some figures on 19 plates, 4 tables, 21 illustrations in text. - € 17.75
  1. Pilleri, G., Biosca, J., & Via, L., 1989e. The Tertiary Sirenia of Catalonia. Ostermundigen. Pp. 98, many photos and some figures on 40 plates, 1 coloured plate, 44 photos and figures in text. - € 22.50
  1. Pilleri, G., 1990. Beiträge zur Paläontologie der Cetaceen und Pinnipedier der Pisco Formation Perus. II. Ostermundigen. Pp. 240, many photos (incl. 8 coloured) on 92 plates, several figures and photos in text. - € 38.50
  1. Purves, P.E., 1974. Observations on the ear, nose, throat and eye of Platanista indi. Investigations on Cetacea, 5: pp. 13-57, several photos on 18 plates, 17 figures. - € 12.50
  1. Slijper, E.J., 1936 (1973). Die Cetaceen. Vergleichend-anatomisch und systematisch. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Anatomie des Blutgefäss-, Nerven- und Muskelsystems, sowie des Rumpfskelettes der Säugetiere, mit Studien über die Theorie des Aussterbens und der Foetalisation. [Capita Zoologica, 7.] The Hague: M. Nijhoff, facsimile reprint Amsterdam: A. Asher. 4to. Pp. xii,590, 256 illus., extensive bibl. Orig. cloth. - € 124.50
  1. Tyson, E., 1680 (1980). Phocaena, or the Anatomy of a Porpose dissected at Gresham Colledge: with a preliminary Discourse concerning Anatomy, and Natural History of Animals. London: B. Tooke, 1680, facsimile reprint Berne, 1980. [Investigations on Cetacea, X, Supplement.] Berne. Pp. 65, 4 plates (2 folded). - € 14.75
  1. Yamada, Yosei, 1829 (1983). Yogitoru eshi. / Whaling in words and pictures. [Investigations on Cetacea, XIV, Supplement.] Berne. Pp. 119, 40 full-page reproductions of drawings. - € 19.50
    Reprint of the early 19th century Japanese work on whaling, reproducing the original illustrations accompanied by a word-for-word English translation of the text. With an introduction by L.H. Matthews and G. Pilleri.
  1. Zbinden, K., (et al.,) 1977. Observations on the behaviour and the underwater sounds of the plumbeous dolphin (Sousa plumbea G. Cuvier, 1829) in the Indus Delta region. Investigations on Cetacea, 10: pp. 259-286, 4 plates, 11 figures. - € 7.50

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