Whales and Dolphins of the Southern African Subregion provides absorbing and comprehensive accounts of the 51 cetacean species recorded from (or believed likely to occur in) the oceanic region from the equator to Antarctica, and between the longitudes of 20° W and 80° E. In these fascinating accounts, information for this region is comprehensively summarized, allowing Peter Best to give us the benefit of his extensive knowledge and of the wealth of unpublished data he has accumulated during his 40 years of studying these creatures.

Approximately 100 illustrations have been created in colour for this book by world-renowned marine mammal illustrator Pieter Folkens. Colour photographs of the living animal portray the ‘jizz’ of each species and specific coloration or behavioural features. The distribution maps provided for most species include actual sighting positions as well as a ‘best impression’ swath of colour to suggest what the range might be.

Interesting facts and figures enliven this essentially scientific text, and there is an extensive bibliography of over 1,100 references.

The Editions

Sponsor’s Edition - Available from March 2008

Each copy will be full-bound in selected goatskin and supplied in a cloth-covered slipcase decorated with a plate-sunk illustration. Bound into the front of each copy will be an original plate of a mammal by world-renowned marine mammal illustrator, Pieter A. Folkens. The name of each subscriber to this edition will be hand-lettered in the front of his or her copy, and all the names received by the publisher before 7 September 2007 will be included alphabetically in the printed list of subscribers at the end of the book.

Collector’s Edition - Available from March 2008

Each copy will be half-bound in selected goatskin with matching cloth and supplied in a cloth-covered slipcase decorated with a plate-sunk illustration. The name of each subscriber to the edition will be hand-lettered in the front of his or her copy, and all names received by the publisher before 7 September 2007 will be included alphabetically in the printed list of subscribers at the end of the book.

Standard Edition - Available from December 2007

This edition will be hard-covered with an attractive full colour pictorial dustjacket with French fold. If requested on the reservation form, the name of each subscriber whose order is received before 7 September 2007 will be included alphabetically in the printed list of subscribers at the end of the book.

Table of contents

• Foreword
• List of contributors
• The Mammal Research Institute
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Map of the subregion
• The cetacean environment off southern Africa Isabelle J. Ansorge and Johann R. E. Lutjeharms
• The South African species gate William Perrin
• A classification of living cetacea
• Key to the whales, dolphins and porpoises of the subregion
• Anatomy of the cetacean skull
• Species accounts
• Bibliography
• Glossary
• Photographic acknowledgements
• Index
• List of subscribers

Specifications

• Paper Text printed on 130gsm Matt Art paper in full colour
• Format: 300 x 230 (portrait)
• Number of pages: 352
• Illustrations: 100
• Photographs: 400
• The Standard Edition will be ready for distribution by December 2007.
• As hand-binding is a demanding and time-consuming process, copies of the Sponsor’s and Collector’s Editions will only start becoming available from March 2008.

How to order

You can place your order by filling in the form below and clicking on the Submit button. You will need to fax through your deposit slip to prove payment to the following number +27 (0)21 419 8418 within 3 days of submitting the form.

Our banking details are as follow:

• Bank: Nedbank
• Branch: Victoria and Alfred Waterfront
• Branch code: 118509
• Account holder: Cambridge University Press
• Account number: 1185000364

If you have any further queries, please call our Customer Services department at +27 (0)21 412 7800.

Please note:

The Standard Edition will be available from December 2007. If requested, the name of each subscriber whose order and payment is received before 7 September 2007 will be included alphabetically in the printed list of subscribers at the end of the book.

The Sponsor's and Collector's editions are hand-bound, therefore copies will only be available during the first quarter of 2008. The name of each subscriber to this edition will be hand-lettered in the front of his or her copy, and all the names received by the publisher before 7 September 2007 will be included alphabetically in the printed list of subscribers at the end of the book.

Courier costs

Western Cape..........R 60.00 per copy
Rest of South Africa..........R 100.00 per copy
Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland..........R 160.00 per copy

Should your country not be indicated above, please contact us at +27 (0)21 412 7800 for courier costs.