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
REPTILES
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1. Ascalabotes Mauritanicus 2. Hemidactylus Triedrus
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
Lacerta Ocellata
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
Vipera Ammodytes
Roma: Dalla Tipografia Salviucci, 1841. Color lithograph with hand-colored embellishments. Measures 15" x 10 7/8" Beautiful print of a horned viper snake, 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
Lacerta Crocodilus
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
Dragon Lizards of Komodo: An Expedition to the Lost World of the Dutch East Indies
New York: Putnam, 1927. With 54 illustrations. 221 pages. Thick 8vo, gilt-lettered red cloth (spine quite faded and ends worn; inner hinge a bit loose). New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. First edition. Overall a good copy of this scarce book, internally clean. More
Crocodile Fever; A True Story of Adventure
New York: Knopf, 1954. Illustrated. 8vo, yellow cloth, cloth lightly soiled, corners lightly bumped. New York: Knopf, 1954 Biography of Bryan Dempster, a hunter of crocodiles in Africa. More
The Riverside Natural History.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1888. 12 volumes. 3/4 red leather over marbled boards, marbled end-papers, top edge gilt. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1888. Profusely illustrated by more than 2200 woodcuts in the text, 168 full page engravings, and 12 color plates, along with articles by many contributors on Lower Invertebrates; Crustacea and Insects; Fishes and Reptiles; Birds; Mammals; Man. Volume 1 has a small chip on the top of the spine; otherwise a fine set. More
Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence of Mankind.
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
Vivarium Life.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Cleaver-Hume, (1952). vg. More
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