What remains of the personal library of Dr. Kenneth J. Boss is being sold through Northeast Natural History & Supply. Dr. Boss was Curator of Malacology and Professor of Biology at Harvard University’s Museum of Comparative Zoology from 1966 until his retirement in 2004. His research focused on molluscan systematics; particularly the bivalve families Tellinidae and deep-sea Vesicomyidae, as well as Cuban terrestrial snails. He described 22 mollusk species and one species of polychaete. Much of Professor Boss’ personal library went to the Department of Mollusks at the Museum and subsequently to Harvard’s Ernst Mayr Library. A thorough biography can be found in Kabat and Johnson (2015 - Breviora 544).
The bulk of the molluscan literature was sold and disseminated over the past two years. What remains is primarily composed of over 125 works in marine biology with scattered works on other taxonomic groups (including previously uncatalogued freshwater and land mollusks) and general natural history and biographies of naturalists. Publications authored by Professor Boss are not included. Prices are significantly below Fair Market Value to better accommodate students of natural sciences with limited funds who might best make use of the material.
A complete catalog list is attached. For those unable to open the attachment, the list can also be found online at: https://sites.google.com/site/northeastnaturalhistory/home/classroom-news/kennethjbosslibraryremainder