Snakes: A Natural History
New York: Sterling Publishing Co., 1997. Profusely illustrated in color. 220 pages, slim 4to, pictorial wrappers. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., (1997). First paperback edition. A very good copy. More
New York: Sterling Publishing Co., 1997. Profusely illustrated in color. 220 pages, slim 4to, pictorial wrappers. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., (1997). First paperback edition. A very good copy. More
Roma: Dalla Tipografia Salviucci, 1841. Color lithograph with hand colored embellishments. Measures 15" x 10 7/8" Beautiful print of two species of geckos, from "Iconografia della Fauna Italica Per Le Quattro Classi Degli Animali Vertebrati", published between 1832-1841. Carlo Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte (1803-1857) was a French biologist and ornithologist. As the nephew of Napoleon and the 2nd Prince of Canino, he was raised in Italy but moved to Philadelphia shortly after marriage, where he worked alongside Alexander Wilson, updating..... More
Roma: Dalla Tipografia Salviucci, 1841. Color lithograph with hand colored embellishments. Measures 15" x 10 7/8" Beautiful print of a jewelled lizard, from "Iconografia della Fauna Italica Per Le Quattro Classi Degli Animali Vertebrati", published between 1832-1841. Carlo Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte (1803-1857) was a French biologist and ornithologist. As the nephew of Napoleon and the 2nd Prince of Canino, he was raised in Italy but moved to Philadelphia shortly after marriage, where he worked alongside Alexander Wilson, updating his..... More
Lindau: 1816. Original engraving with hand coloring. Measures 14" x 17.5" Published in the book, "Naturhistorische Bilder-Gallerie aus dem Thierreiche" [Natural History Picture Gallery of the Animal Kingdom], this beautifully drawn illustration depicts a speckled caiman. At the time of publication, this species was known taxonomically by the name assigned by Carl Linneaus in 1758, "Lacerta Crocodilus". The genus lacerta refers to several European lizard species, while this species, later renamed as "Caiman crocodilus", is native to Central and South..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1972. 2 colored frontispieces and other illustrations in black & white. 2 volumes, tall 8vo, tan cloth, spine labels slightly rubbed, pictorial slipcase. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1972. Second Edition. Very Good (+). More
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Cleaver-Hume, (1952). vg. More
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I usually receive my packages as soon as delivered. However, this one had quite a night outside in a snow storm. Thanks to the extra care in packaging and double layer of wrapping cardboard and plastic bag, the book survived in pristine condition.... It sat in a three foot snow drift pounded by snow plows, in minus 25Temps overnight and was discovered this afternoon, the top of the package peeking out of the drift. If not for the attention to packaging and packing materials, this book would have been destroyed. Please let the people who package our treasures know that they make a difference. Whether in person or mail order, you folks rock. Best wishes from the (damned) frozen Adirondacks...