1918 1st Ed. Fresh-Water Biology Ward & Whipple, owned by Prof. Ernest C. Driver
$ 39.6
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1918 1st Ed. Fresh-Water Biology Ward & Whipple, owned by Prof. Ernest C. Driver. George Chandler Whipple. Owned by Ernest Charles Driver, a working zoologist and educator. He served as Professor of Zoology at Smith College (1929–1965). His own work focused on making biology accessible through clear keys and illustrations. For sale is this foundational early 20th-century reference work: FRESH-WATER BIOLOGY By Henry Baldwin Ward (Professor of Zoology, University of Illinois; Special Investigator for the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries) and George Chandler Whipple (Professor of Sanitary Engineering, Harvard University and MIT) With the collaboration of a staff of specialists New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1918 (First major edition) This large, comprehensive volume covers the biology of freshwater organisms, including protozoa, rotifers, crustaceans, worms, and other aquatic life, with detailed keys, descriptions, and extensive illustration. It was a standard reference for limnologists, biologists, and water quality professionals for decades. Provenance: Owned by Ernest Charles Driver, a working zoologist and educator. He served as Professor of Zoology at Smith College (1929–1965). He authored the practical identification guide Name That Animal: A Guide to the Identification of the Common Land and Fresh-water Animals of the United States. His own work focused on making biology accessible through clear keys and illustrations. Good vintage condition for a 108-year-old scientific book. Burgundy cloth binding shows typical wear, scuffs, spine fading, and minor staining. Interior pages are clean with mild age-toning; all illustrations appear complete. A solid, usable copy of this important work. This is a special find for collectors of limnology, freshwater biology, history of biology, and scientific illustration.
