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8vo, 21.7cm. Pp. [ii],58,[2], 48 figs. on 3 fold. lithogr. pls. Plain new wrs. Small repair to title-page, good otherwise. - Thesis, University of Leipzig.
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
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
Robert Laffont. 1975. In-4 Carré. Broché. Très bon état. Couv. fraîche. Dos impeccable. Intérieur frais. Env. 70 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en couleur. 107 photos en couleur.
16mo, 96 pages, black and white line drawings. Front cover torn. eng
Chez Pierre Grollier, Montpellier. 1848. In-8 Carré. Broché. Etat d'usage. 1er plat abîmé. Coiffe en tête abîmée. Mouillures. 71 pages. Illustré de gravures en noir et blanc sur petite planche dépliable en fin d'ouvrage. Etiquette de code sur le 1er plat. Rare. 2e édition revue. Thèse prés. et publiquement soutenue à la Faculté de Médecine de Montpellier, le 31 août 1843, par Bertrand d'Hers (de St-Marcetn résidant à Puymaurin), Docteur en Médecine. Avec une lithographie.
199100001853Camden House Pub 1991. First edition as stated. Hardcover. As New/near fine. r. 172 pp. First edition inscribed and signed by author. <br/><br/> Free USPS tracking with every US order. Ships from MA. Camden House Pub 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
2008008440Kota Kinabalu 2008. A NEW COPY. Well illustrated large 8vo pp vi 147 a very good copy in dustwrapper. Madagascar has a rich and diverse reptile fauna including several species of chelonians that are found nowhere else. It is home to such spectacular species as the Radiated Tortoise Astrochelys radiata the Spider Tortoise Pyxis arachnoides and the Ploughshare Tortoise Astrochelys yniphora; which is considered to be the worlds rarest tortoise and one of the most endangered reptiles. The Tortoises and Turtles of Madagascar is the first book to cover all the living and extinct chelonians of Madagascar. This book is an authoritative and comprehensive guide covering every known aspect of their natural history. Recent field studies that have been carried out by the author and others to provide a better understanding of these species ecology are synthesised in this publication. Practical species accounts provide accurate details of species identification distribution ecology and conservation and are complemented by numerous beautiful photographs of Malagasy tortoises and turtles in the wild. Up-to-date information on the status of their populations is also presented and there are details on the best sites to observe tortoises and turtles in Madagascar. Pictorial Cloth. New/New. Hardcover
8vo. Pp. viii,113,[3], several figs. and photos on 19 pls., refs., index.
008916London: The Ray Society 1896-7. Two volumes with 24 plates of which 16 are coloured plus folding maps and text illustrations pp iii 210; 211-376 31; neat and tiny owner's signature and stamp on front endpaper of each volume original dark blue decorated cloth. The first volume is becoming weak internally otherwise this is an exceptionally clean copy in a very bright binding. Very scarce. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. The Ray Society Hardcover
1989biblio859Trade paperback US. Glued binding. Contains: Illustrations black & white. Audience: General/trade.B Univ of Texas Pr paperback
1941002149Albany: University of The State of New York 1941. 366pp. 2 fold-out charts ills. photos. Introduction keys to identification of species larvae eggs; life history habits and distribution of 17 species of salamander found in New York. Bibliography index. Unmarked tight copy with light browning on cover edges one bumped corner. Inside clean and tight. The rare original edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 8vo. University of The State of New York Paperback
6 vols., roy. 8vo., First Edition, with 6 fine chromolithograph frontispieces (all original tissue guards present), 66 fine coloured chromolithograph plates (all original tissue guards present), 1600 superb monochrome wood-engravings (57 full-page) in the text and terracotta endpapers; uniformly bound in full navy buckram, gilt backs, red sprinkled edges, a very good, bright, clean, remarkably well-preserved copy. Nice set of this classic survey of the animal kingdom at the end of the neneteenth century. The plates and illustrations are by Kuhnert, Specht, Smit, Muetzel, Elwes, Wolf, Gambier Bolton and many other leading wildlife artists of the period. The set comprises: vol. I: Mammals; vol. II: Mammals; vol. III Mammals-Birds; vol. IV: Birds; vol. V: Reptiles, Fishes, etc., vol. VI: Invertebrates. Freeman 2362.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 102 pages. 5 3/8"w x 7 1/4"h. "The authors describe 16 species of reptiles native to B.C.: 4 turtles, 3 lizards, and 9 snakes. They also discuss introduced species, feeding habits, senses, diversity, and much more." Black and white illustrations.
1895003009Washington: Smithsonian Institution 1895. pp. 337-487 ills. b&w plates. Species descriptions with variations distribution habits. Coral snake mimicry pit viper poison apparatus rattles; Poisons: methods of investigation accounts of poisoning antidotes treatment elimination of poison by the system preventative inoculation extermination of poisonous snakes. Paper covers tattered chipped; pages uncut. Original Wraps. Very Good. 8vo. Smithsonian Institution 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
Large 8vo. Pp. 238, 67 illus. in textm gloss., refs., notes, index. Orig. boards.
2005039824Abu Dhabi: Trident Press 2005. VERY HEAVY-additional postage will be requested for orders outside Australia. 428pp index bibliography references hundreds col ills. Or green cloth in jacket. Near new. The most comprehensive book on the entire range of wildlife in the UAE written by 34 different experts in their fields. As well as mammals birds marine life reptiles amphibians and insects the book also covers geology fossils habitats plants and conservation. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio. Trident Press Hardcover
8vo. Pp. 50, many figs. and some photos in 20 illus. in text, refs. Stapled as issued.
Three volume set in excellent condition. Books are absolutely clean with heavy, strong bindings, appear unused. Each book about 700 pages with a few color plates, a great many b&w line drawings and about 30 pages of b&w photos with detailed descriptions of each subject. Vol. I: Mammals, Vol. II: Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, Vol III: Fishes, Invertebrates, Insects, Index, Bindings are solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes but slightly faded spines, texts/interiors are clean and free of marking of any kind. Slip case shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears.
1831022888Ave Maria Lane London: Whittaker Treacher & Co 1831. With specific descriptions by Edward Griffith and Edward Pidgeib. Large thick octavo pp 2 481 i 110 with 48 fine hand coloured lithograph plates and 7 plain plates slight offsetting from plates on to text the last plate and its opposing page have a dark small stain to their lower margins otherwise everything is stunningly clean internally recently bound in half green leather and marbled boards very good. Bound at the rear is the 110pp Synopsis of Species by J.E. Gray. First Edition thus. Half-Leather. Very Good. Whittaker, Treacher & Co 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
101 pages including line diagrams. Above-average wear externally. Binding intact. Contents unmarked. Decent reference copy. Book