Dear MARMAM,

I have a collection of marine mammal (mostly cetacean) books (and some magazine issues) that I am selling, most of them for about 75% of the lowest cost found on several online book sites. These books mainly deal with marine mammal biology and whaling history. The catalogue is an Excel spreadsheet with several tabs. If you would like a copy of the catalogue (.zip file) you can send me a request at: jmb.mmbks@gmail.com. I will only charge the Post Office media shipping rate for the books (plus shipping envelope or box).  I sent an earlier I post to MarMam in August; I have a little over half (266) of the books left.

There are about 26 books availabe for $1: see the tab 'To_Bookstore ($1)' . There are also some books in Japanese (photo of book cover provided). There is a tab labelled 'IWC' which contains Annual Reports (Scientific Committee) of the International Whaling Commission from 1950-1998 (old series - hardbound) and 1999-2012 (new series - softbound). There are also JCRM (Journal of Cetacean Research and Management) issues: 1999-1012. I have not set a price for the IWC publications but if you are interested we can work something out. In addition, there is a separate file, mm.pamphlets,magazines,journals,etc.docx, that has magazine/journal issues on marine mammals for sale. The zip file contains a Read Me doc that explains the catalogue.

Below is a sample of some of the books available (under Main List tab).

  • Andersen, H. T. [ed.] 1969. The Biology of Marine Mammals. New York and London Academic Press. Pp. xii + [1]-511 ($7.50) Beale, T. 1973. The Natural History of the Sperm Whale ... To Which is Added, a Sketch of a South-Sea Whaling Voyage. London, The Holland Press Limited. Pp. i-xvi + 1-393 + 3 pls ($16)
  • Beddington, J. R.; R. J. H. Beverton; D. M. Lavigne (eds.). 1985. Marine Mammals and Fisheries. London, Boston and Sydney. George Allen & Unwin, Pp. [i]-xxi + 1-354 ($10)
  • Bockstoce, J. R. 1986. Whales, Ice, and Men. The History Whaling in the Western Arctic. Seattle and London, in assoc. with New Bedford Whaling Museum & Univ. of Washington Press. Pp. 1-400 ($15)
  • Bonner, W. Nigel. 1989. The Natural History of Seals. Bromley, Kent. Christopher Helm (Publ.) Ltd. pP. [i]-xvi + 1-196 ($2.75)
  • Budker, Paul. 1959 Whales and Whaling. New York, The MacMillan Co. Pp. [1]-182 + [2]. (belonged to (signed by) Karl Kenyon of sea otter fame) ($5)
  • Ellis, R. 1980. The Book of Whales. New York. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Inscribed by author ($4.50)
  • Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter; Christian Lydersen (eds.). 1998. Ringed Seals in the North Atlantic. NAMMCO Scientific Publications, Vol. 1. Tromsø, The North Atl. Mar. Mamm. Comm. Pp. [1]-273 ($10)
  • Huntley, A. C.; D. P. Costa; G. A. J. Worthy; M. A. Castellini. 1987. Approaches to Marine Mammal Energetics. SMM Special Publication No. 1. Lawrence, KS. Soc.for Mar. Mammalogy. Pp. [i]-xviii + 1-253 ($40)
Thank you.
Jeff Breiwick