Minton Jnr. S.A. and Minton, M.R. Giant Reptiles.
1st. Ed. Pub. Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1973 xiii, 345 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in vg. dw.
In this book the authors have summarized the facts about giant reptiles and related this information to the rich store of myth and folklore that has grown up around these animals. Considers Crocodilians, Turtles, Tortoises, the Great Lizards and the large Snakes (Anaconda, Python, Boas and more).
£12.00 [ref: 67790]

Mirtschin, P. and Davis, R. Dangerous Snakes of Australia.
1st. Ed. Pub. Rigby. 1982 pp.207 with col. photos., b/w. figs. and dist. maps. 8vo. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block. Nr. fine softback with gently sunned spine.
A complete guide to the identification of the twenty-eight most dangerous snakes in Australia providing essential reference material for the medical profession and invaluable for anyone interested in Australia’s wildlife.
£15.00 [ref: 67848]

Mivart, St. George. The Common Frog.
1st. Ed. Pub. Macmillan and Co. 1874 pp.158 with 88 b/w. text figs. Small 8vo. Hardback. Light mark to ffeps, o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards with gilt lettering and motif to front, thor vg.
A detailed work on the Common Frog which considers with an introduction to this reptile including nearest allies and its distribion, then moves on to consider its skeleton, muscles, nervous system and circulatory system.
£25.00 [ref: 67804]

Morris, D. & R. Men and Snakes.
1st. Ed. Pub. Hutchinson & Co. 1965 pp.vii, 224 with b/w. photos. & illus. 8vo. Good hardback.
‘A book about man’s relationships with snakes throughout history, from prehistoric times to the present day.’
£3.50 [ref: 67772]

Murphy, J.B. and Armstrong, B.L. Maintenance of Rattlesnakes in Captivity.
1st. Ed. Pub. Univ. of Kansas. 1978 pp.vii, 40. 8vo. Softback. Contents fine in vg. covers.
The results of studies carried out at Dallas Zoo, divided into two parts, the first covering husbandry techniques and the second surveys organisms causing pathogenicity.
£8.50 [ref: 67770]

Nace, G.W. et al. Amphibians. Guidelines for the breeding, care, and management of laboratory animals.
1st. Ed. Pub. Nat. Academy of Sciences. 1974 pp.ix, 153 with b/w. photos. and figs. 8vo. Softback. Light spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. contents fine. Card covers nr. fine just lightly sunned and gently shelf rubbed.
Amphibians have a long history in biomedical research and this is a useful guide to all keepers of amphibians and their care.
£20.00 [ref: 67799]

Parker, H. and Grandison, A. Snakes. A Natural History.
Pub. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. 1977 pp.108 with b/w. photographs and figs. and 16 colour plates at rear of text. A vg. copy in sl. worn dw.
£12.00 [ref: 41519]

Parker, H.W. Snakes.
1st. Ed. Pub. Robert Hale. 1963 pp.191 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Spotting to fore-edges of text block and o/w. a fine hardback in vg. dw.
This book, by an acknowledged expert in the field, is a corrective to the notion that nothing good can be said about snakes and presents a more rational view of these animals and the various conditions in which they live.
£12.00 [ref: 67800]

Phelps, Tony. Poisonous Snakes.
1st. Ed. Pub. Blandford Press, 1981 pp.viii, 237 with colour plates, text illus. & figs. 8vo. Numerous pencil annotations and corrrections to margins. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. Two page review of the book by Lionel Kelleway from the British Journal of Herpetology (1982) loosely inserted - this copy was the review copy that informed the Lionel’s article. Unique copy.
The intention of this book is to dispel some of the myths and ‘tall stories’ associated with poisonous snakes and to expand the knowledge of the habits of these creatures.
£15.00 [ref: 67782]

Pickard-Smith, K. Living with Reptiles.
1st. Ed. Pub. Thomas Nelson. [1961] pp.xiv, 222 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Spotting to fore-edges of text block, o/w. a fine hardback in vg. dw.
The story of the author’s large collection of reptiles and amphibians which she kept, both in the garden reptiliary and at large inside her Tudor cotttage.
£12.00 [ref: 67788]