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2017025059Melbourne VIC Australia: CSIRO Publishing 2017. Illustrated laminated boards. 448 pages with colour illustrations. Australia is home to a diverse freshwater turtle fauna including more than 25 species and an array of side-necked turtle subspecies. . UPDATED EDITION. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Small Folio. CSIRO Publishing Hardcover
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
1979003290Ithaca: Comstock Cornell University Press 1979. Original hardcover edition NOT print-on -demand. Hardcover. New. 8vo. Comstock (Cornell University Press) 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
1738012097Leipzig und Rudolstadt: Wolffgang Deer 1738. Book. Very Good. Vellum. 8vo 11 X 18cm. Multiple works all dated 1738 bound together. First work with separate title page and frontispiece plate; pp. 46 770 22 Second wirk title page printed in black and red also dated 1738 with frontispiece plate pp. 126 second title page pp. 142 third title page pp. 158 missing final leaf Contemporary full vellum binding with autographed title to spine. Binding very good with a little general wear and rubbing to extremities a little marked. Contents clean and tight. A very good tight copy. Scarce. Wolffgang Deer 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
001194Morrow 1993 Book. As New. Soft cover. F. As New/As New. First Edition. Galley/Proof. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ISBN:0-688-11583-7. Morrow, 1993 Paperback
1965014468New York: Holt Rinehart & Winston 1965. 254 pages. photos. Ionides tells of his life in Africa as a conservationist hunter and naturalist and how he learned to capture venomous snakes in particular mambas and vipers. Appendix of notes on rare mammal species collected by Ionides. Nice copy dust jacket with very minimal wear. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Holt, Rinehart & Winston Hardcover
1893036558Sydney: L. Bruck 1893. vi 85pp frontis portrait. Contemporary original brown cloth titled in gilt. Ex-museum library with several oval stamps throughout has cancelled stamp on front free endpaper faded spine label some minor surface abrasion to cloth. Some foxing to endpapers and preliminary blanks. Scarce Australian publication on snake venom its action and antidote. Includes historical overview and case studies. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. 8vo. L. Bruck 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
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
1983054161Sydney: Reed 1983. HEAVY. 660pp index bibliography glossary 2 appendix hundreds photographs most color distribution maps endpaper maps. Green cloth in jacket. Bottom of boards a little rubbedminor toning/foxing to page edges. 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 and again for this edition in 1983. Standard work in Australian herpetology. Third Edition Revised & Expanded. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Reed 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
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
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
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
1886024132Washington: The Smithsonian Institution 1886. Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. Folio. From Smithsonian Contributions to knowledge vol. XXVI dated 1890; pp ix 1 186; 5 chromolithographic plates. Modern blue cloth binding fine. Contents clean and tight pages crisp discreet contemporary Geological Society of London stamps to the reverse of the plates and general title otherwise unmarked. A fine tight copy. The Smithsonian Institution 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
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
2007056364Malabar Fl: Krieger Publishing company. 2007. ix 330pp references bw ills. Pictorial yellow glossy boards. Foxing to prelims light foxing to page edges. SIGNED by author on title page with further inscription To Nancy signed Peter. Scientific essays personal adventures utobiographical vignettes and philosophical musings including travels to many lands where he sought insight into turtles and tortoises. Signed & Inscribed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None as Issued. 4to. Krieger Publishing company. Hardcover
1875055542Salem MA: Peabody Academy of Science 1875. Title continues: Preserving and Transporting Specimens of Natural History prepared for the use of the smithsonian Institution 1859. Irregularly paginated in parts bw ills. Half-leather marbled boards with leather spine and corners. Top of spine chipped otherwise minor rubbing to covers small prev owner stamp to front endpaper page edges evenly toned. A sammelband of 3 volumes of American Naturalist the first two Michigan State Fisheries reports Wallaces Monthly June 1878 on horse racing; and Directions for Collecting etc Specimens of Natural Hisotry for the Smithsonian. A very interesting 19th century miscellany. Periodical. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Peabody Academy of Science Hardcover
1788024356London: Printed for J. Walker 1788. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. A very good four volume set in contemporary full tree calf binding with double lettering pieces in red and green. Complete pp. iii-vii 1 222; 2 206; 2 238 & 2 198. No half-titles which may or may not be wanting but the pagination for the prelims to vol. I might suggest that one is required Very good bindings with a little rubbing a couple of volumes slightly chipped to the head/tail of the spines corners lightly bruised. Contents clean and tight manuscript Greek initials to title pages dated 1788 otherwise unmarked no foxing paper crisp. A very good set. A Rare Eighteenth Century Novel. We have managed to located just one other copy at auction in the last thirty years and that at Sotheby's sale of July 21 1993 where it made £1000 on the hammer though seemingly not such a nice copy. Referenced by: ESTC T068744. Printed for J. Walker 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
1889019503Oxford at The Clarendon Press 1889. Illustrated with many wood engravings throughout five of which have been neatly partially coloured by a previous owner and with two folding coloured litho plates at the rear one plates is almost detached octavo pp xvi 449 very clean internally stoutly bound in a simple unsophisticated black leather. With the signature stamp of the marine biologist Dr Ivor Griffiths on the half-title and title page. Translations of Foreign Biological memoirs Volume II. First English edition. Full Leather. Very Good. Oxford at The Clarendon Press Hardcover
1934005196Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1934. Illustrated large 8vo pp xxxii 381 black buckram slightly worn a very slight tear to the spine head. Neat ownership stamp on front endpaper and verso of frontispiece. VERY SCARCE ORIGINAL PRINTING. Oxford, at the Clarendon Press hardcover
