Burden, W.D. Dragon Lizards of Komodo. An Expedition to the Lost World of the Dutch East Indies.
1st. Ed. Pub. G.P. Putnam’s Sons. 1927 pp.xii, 221 with b/w. photos. and maps to end-papers. 8vo. Minor spotting to fore-edges of text block and to prelims. o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards with gilt lettering nr. fine with gentle sunning. A very pleasing copy.
William Douglas Burden (1898-1978) was an American naturalist, filmmaker and author. He led expeditions to various tropical islands and to the Arctic, but his most well known expedition was to the Island of Komodo in the Dutch East Indies in 1926 in search of the Komodo Dragon and this book is his account of that expedition.
£95.00 [ref: 67829]

Coborn, J. Snakes and Lizards. Their Care and Breeding in Captivity.
Pub. David & Charles. 1987 pp.208 with b/w. and colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in same dw.
£12.50 [ref: 41483]

Cochran, D.M. Poisonous Reptiles of the World: A Wartime Handbook.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Smithsonian Institution. 1943 pp.v, 37 with col. frontis. and b/w. photos. 8vo. Softback. Contents fine in thor. vg. card covers.
Guide to the distribution of poisonous snakes throughout the world, their habitats and characteristics.
£12.50 [ref: 67812]

Cogger, H.G. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia.
Rev. Ed. Pub. Reed. 1979 pp.608 with colour & b/w. photos. and dist. maps throughout. Small 4to. Light spotting to top edge of text block, o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A complete guide to Australia's rich and varied herpetofauna. For each of the species featured there is a description of its appearance, distribution and habits.
£38.00 [ref: 67817]

Colbert, E. H. Men and Dinosaurs. The search in Field and Laboratory. The Great Dinosaur Hunters and their Discovery of the World of the Prehistoric Reptiles.
1st. Pub. Evans Brothers Limited. 1968 pp, xviii, 283 with 116 plate illustrations and 47 line illustrations. A near fine copy in dw.
£10.00 [ref: 28138]

Cooper, J.E. and Jackson, O.F. Diseases of Reptiles. Veterinary Audio Visual Library Cat. No. VET 9.
1st. Ed. Pub. Royal Veterinary College. 1979 pp.10 with b/w. figs. Large 8vo. Occ. light spotting to contents o/w. a fine softback. Duplicate pages 6-9 loosely inserted, as published.
A booklet intended for practising veterinarians. It discusses diseases and offers advice on diagnosis and treatment.
£10.00 [ref: 67828]

Crompton, J. The Snake.
1st. Ed. Pub. Faber and Faber. 1963 pp.152 with b/w. photos. & illus. 8vo. Minor spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in vg. dw.
An account of the natural history of snakes from around the world.
£7.50 [ref: 67785]

Ditmars, R.L. Snakes of the World.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Macmillan Company. 1931 pp.xi, 207 with b/w. frontis. and 84 b/w. plates. 4to. Hardback. Signature. dated 1931 to front pastedown. Contents fine. Mottling to boards which are o/w. thor. vg. in a vg. dw.
‘The first extensive book dedicated to snakes of the world.’.
£15.00 [ref: 67806]

Ditmars, R.L. The Reptiles of North America. A Review of the Crocodilians, Lizards, Snakes, Turtles and Tortoises Inhabiting the UnitedStates and Nothern Mexico.
Rev. Ed. Pub. Doubleday. 1936 pp.xvi, 476 with 8 col. plates and over 400 b/w. photos. 4to. Thor. vg. hardback in thor. vg. dw.
Soon after its first edition in 1907 this book became recognised as the national standard for the study and identification of the reptiles of North America.
£25.00 [ref: 67773]

Dobie, J.F. Rattlesnakes.
1st. Ed. Pub. Hammond, Hammond & Co. 1965 pp.201. 8vo. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. fine hardback in vg. dw.
A collection of folklore and observations on the subject of rattlesnakes. ‘Here are observations and speculations, legends and yarns, even gossip about the habits and dispositions of these extraordinary creatures, their reported size, deadliness, and power to charm their natural enemies.’.
£12.50 [ref: 67777]