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x, 89 pp. Laminated library binding (I have not seen the original binding but one review of Just's book describes it as "loose leaf heavy leather binding", while another says "water shedding cover". Xlib: label with call no. on front cover, library bookplate, library ink stamp on p. v, library ink stamp on each fore edge, barcode label on inside of rear cover, residue of pouch removed from inside of rear cover. Aside from these abundant library markings, Good. NOTE: I can email more photos of the library markings, upon request; but I hope these photos give you a good idea of what to expect. First Edition. "The suggestion to make my knowledge of methods for successful experiment on marine eggs more generally available came from a number of fellow-workers. The strongest impetus was received from my friends, Mr. Ware Cattell and Dr. L. V. Heilbrunn. In answer to their insistence I published some years ago a series of articles in Mr. Cattell's 'Collecting Net.' In the years before these articles appeared I had had at Woods Hole much experience in aiding investigators who frequently sought my advice. In this wise I came to know more surely what are the chief needs of those who work on marine eggs. Since the publication of these notes many investigators both in America and in Europe have requested their re-issue in a more available form. In meeting this demand I have made additions to the original notes from my experience gathered in the meantime at Woods Hole, Naples and Roscoff. For many problems in embryogenesis, the study of the living egg alone does not suffice or is impossible to make. Study of the fixed egg thus becomes a necessary supplement or is mandatory. Methods for the preparation of the fixed egg are therefore indispensable for the experimental embryologist. Hence, a large section of this little book is devoted to these methods" (Preface, pp. v-vi). This book was published in the same year, and by the same publisher, as Just's major work, "The Biology of the Cell Surface." Just died two years later in 1941, at age 58. Although OCLC locates copies of this book in over 50 libraries in the United States, it is uncommon in the marketplace. Ever since the biography of Ernest Everett Just by Kenneth Manning, there has been a growing literature about the work of Just. I especially recommend this article by Scott Gilbert, which can be read online for free (google this title): "Cellular Politics: Ernest Everett Just, Richard B. Goldschmidt, and the Attempt To Reconcile Embryology And Genetics". However, there is not much said in this literature about the book by Just that is offered here. Manning makes only the briefest mention of this book. Seller Inventory # 17172
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