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1921002151Washington: Smithsonian/United States National Museum 1921. 266pp. Smithsonian Bulletin No. 114. Description range habitat habits and varieties of the Lampropeltis king snakes; key summary of structural characteristics descriptions of 27 subspecies and isolated forms. Bibliography index. Small rubber stamp on front cover. Pages uncut. Nice copy./. Original Wraps. Very Good. 8vo. Smithsonian/United States National Museum Paperback
1989biblio859Trade paperback US. Glued binding. Contains: Illustrations black & white. Audience: General/trade.B Univ of Texas Pr paperback
1982016896London: Royal Geographical Society 1982. Five maps octavo pp viii 327 ringbound very clean internally paper covers very slightly worn. Ringbound paperback. Very Good. Royal Geographical Society Paperback
1968074567Egypt: SPecial Publication United States Naval Medical Research Unit 1968. Trade Paperback. Slight foxing to front cover. Contents: Introduction. Zoogeography. Species List. Key to Orders and Suborders. Sauria Lizards - Key to Families. Gekkonidae - Key to Species. Agamidae - Key to Species. Lacertidae - Key to Species. Varanidae - Key to Species. Scincidae - Key to Species. Chamaeleontidae. Serpentes Snakes - Key to Species. Typhlopidae. Leptotyphlopidae. Boidae. Colubridae. Elapidae. Viperidae. Crocodilia. Testudinata Turtles Key to Species. Testudinidae. Cheloniidae. Dermochelyidae. Trionychidae. Salient Frogs and Toads - Key to Species. Bufonidae. Ranidae. References. Maps. 91 pp. We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts Theology History Politics Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc. 1st Trade Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Trade Paperback. SPecial Publication, United States Naval Medical Research Unit Paperback
1914013469Cambridge 1914. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology Vol .XLIV No. 2. ORIGINAL EDITION. Pages 209 - 346 plus one plate. Light edge tanning and chips on covers but appears never to have been opened with many pages uncut. First Edition. Original Wraps Softbound. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paperback
1995005316Edmonton AB: Provincial Museum of Alberta 1995. Color photos illustrations maps bibliography index 349 pages. Inscription on front blank flyleaf otherwise like new. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Provincial Museum of Alberta Hardcover
1995014536New Delhi: Oxford University Press/ WWF 1995. Color photos illustrations bibliography index 179 pages. Scarce. This book is an addition to the literature on India's natural history and reviews the biology of the 31 species of turtles tortoises and terrapins known in the Indian subcontinent. . Paperback. Very Good. Oxford University Press/ WWF Paperback
1996014813Krieger Pub Co 1996. In publisher's shrinkwrap. Color photos illustrations maps bibliography index 199 pages. Hard Cover. New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Krieger Pub Co Hardcover
1992044006Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1992. HEAVY. xv 495pp further reading indexes num col photographs distribution maps. Or cloth boards in jacket. Minor wear to bottom edge of boards minor edge wear to jacket prev owner name on front free endpaper. An exceptional resource for the herpetologist or reptile enthusiast covering hundreds of species of snake lizard crocodilian turtle and tortoise. First edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
2000056379Chicago: University of Chicago Press 2000. HEAVY. xiii 444pp index references glossary tables bw ills. Pictorial card. Prev owner name stamp on half-title light foxing to page edges. A number of scientific papers on tadpoles. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. University of Chicago Press Paperback
1975055675Sydney: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1975. HEAVY. 584pp endpaper maps index bibliography glossary 2 appendices 786 bw photographs col plates distribution maps endpaper maps. Brown cloth in jacket. Tape stains to endpapers small bookshop labels to front pastedown and endpaper minor rubbing to bottom edge of boards. Provides a complete identification keys to the entire Australian herpetofauna. These keys together with almost 800 photographs 192 in color of living frogs and reptiles 664 distribution maps line drawings definitive text and selected references provide a unique and comprehensive guide. This the first edition of what has become the standard work in the field. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. A.H. & A.W. Reed Hardcover
1963055903Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1963. xv 207pp index check list glossary 330 ills many colour pictorial endpapers. Or green cloth in jacket. Several short tear and associated creases to jacket tape stains to flaps and endpapers brief gift note on title page. A nice example of the scarce first edition of this classic of Australian herpetology. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
1910013587London: Witherby & Co. 1910. Two volumes illustrated large octavo pp xxxii 472; xl 210 top edges gilt other edges uncut a little scattered foxing slightly heavier on the preliminary pages otherwise very clean internally spines very age-toned otherwise the cloth is in very good condition. Volume 1 contains the birds and mammals; Volume 2 the fishes reptiles and amphibians. From the library of the naturalist and conservationist Richard Fitter with his stamp on the front endpapers. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Witherby & Co. Hardcover
1950006565London: The Crown Agents for the Colonies 1950. Illustrated pp x 142 endpapers unevenly faded neat library stamp on front endpaper otherwise a good copy in a worn and torn dustwrapper. VERY SCARCE. The Crown Agents for the Colonies unknown
1979003290Ithaca: Comstock Cornell University Press 1979. Original hardcover edition NOT print-on -demand. Hardcover. New. 8vo. Comstock (Cornell University Press) Hardcover
1976002457New York: Academic Press 1976. 388pp. ills. photos. Twelve contributors on evolutionary biology anatomy/physiology of the frog retina visual pathways in the frog spatial vision in the frog visual system of the toad salamder visual systems developmental neurobiology standards for laboratory amphibians. Bibliography index. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Academic Press Hardcover
1986056134Sydney: Reed 1986. HEAVY. xxi 688pp endpaper maps index bibliography 2 appendices 880 photographs 230 color distribution maps. Green cloth in pictorial jacket. Slight edge wear to jacket a little fading at edges of jacket light even toning to page edges some foxing to top edge. Boards covered with clear adhesive plastic contact. Provides a complete identification keys to the entire Australian herpetofauna. These keys together with over 880 photographs 230 in color of living frogs and reptiles 830 distribution maps line drawings definitive text and selectedreferences provide a unique and comprehensive guide. First published in 1975 it was revised in 1979 in 1983 it was again revised with an additional 121 species and 64 photos added. With this edition a further 50 species have been added. A very nice copy of the standard work on Australian herpetofauna. Fourth Edition Revised & Expanded. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Reed Hardcover
1990041132Basel: Birkhauser Verlag 1990. xi 270pp references bw ills. Or yellow boards. Ex-university library with less than usual stamps labels etc inc withdrawn stamp on top edge Collection of technical papers on amphibian and reptile cytogenetics. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Ex-Library. Birkhauser Verlag Hardcover
1985002887Ithaca: Comstock Cornell University Press 1985. 2 volumes 1136pp. photos ills maps. Handbooks of American Natural History. Species of snakes in the U.S. and Canada with range size longevity description color habitat behavior periods of activity breeding mating eggs young shedding food venom enemies field and bibliographic notes. Glossary bibliography index. Bright clean copy like new; gold-stamped brown cloth covers. Hard Cover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 8vo. Comstock (Cornell University Press) Hardcover
1996054163Sydney: Reed 1996. 796pp bibliography 2 appendices hundreds photographs most color distribution maps pictorial endpapers. Red cloth in jacket. Jacket attached to covers and covered with clear adhesive plastic coating contact light thumb soiling to bottom corner prev owner name to front free endpaper. This printing from the 21st year of publication has a revised and expanded appendix. Provides a complete identification keys to the entire Australian herpetofauna. These keys together with hundreds of photographs of living frogs and reptiles hundreds of distribution maps line drawings definitive text and selected references provide a unique and comprehensive guide. First published in 1975 it was revised in 1979 1983 1986 and again for this edition in 1992. This edition contains 951 species 91 more than the previous edition. In addition it features a much greater use of colour than its predecessors. Fifth Edition with Amendments . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Reed Hardcover
1996021948USA: WB. Saunders Company 1996. 512 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. Heavy book 2kg. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. WB. Saunders Company Hardcover
1999032749Frankfurt: Edition Chimaira/Andreas S. Brahm 1999. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to 24 x 17 cm. 350 2 pages; colour photographs and b/w illustrations and distribution maps throughout No dust jacket as published. Laminated boards fine with minimal wear contents clean and tight unmarked no inscriptions. A fine copy virtually as new. Edition Chimaira/Andreas S. Brahm Hardcover
1906024341Calcutta: Printed at the Baptish Mission Press and Published By the Asiatic Society 1906. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Small Folio. A very good copy of this original offprint. Pp. 277-299; two b/w plates. Original blue cloth backed printed boards very good with light wear only a little marked. Contents clean and tight no inscriptions. A very good copy. Scarce. Printed at the Baptish Mission Press, and Published By the Asiatic Society Hardcover
1962002454Cape Town: Purnell and Sons 1962. 424pp. ills. maps color frontis and 74 color plates by P.J. Smits. 16 pages b&w photos. Systemic account of all species of snakes in Southern Africa. Introductory essays key systemic index. bibliography indices of common and scientific names. Name in ink inside front cover. Foxed spots effecting pages facing color plates. Small stain front cover edge slightly shaken corners bumped. Occasional underlining in red pencil. Cloth. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Smit P.J. 4to. Purnell and Sons Hardcover
2000053241Sydney: Reed New Holland 2000. HEAVY. 808pp index references glossary appendices hundreds photographs most color distribution maps. Red cloth in jacket. Jacket covered with clear adhesive coating faded on & by spine slight rubbing to bottom edge of boards. Provides complete identification keys to the entire Australian herpetofauna. These keys together with hundreds of photographs of living frogs and reptiles hundreds of distribution maps line drawings definitive text and selected references provide a unique and comprehensive guide. First published in 1975 it was revised in 1979 1983 1986 1992 and again for this edition in 2000. This edition contains over 1000 species 48 more than the previous edition. Sixth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Reed New Holland Hardcover
