Barbour, Thomas et al.

Four herpetological monographs from Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Museum: A Contribution to the Zoogeography of the East Indian Islands + A Contribution to the Zoogeography of the West Indies, with special reference to Amphibians and Reptiles + The Herpetology of Cuba + A Comparative Study of the Herpetological Faunae of the Uluguru and Usambara Mountains, Tanganyika Territory

Cambridge, MA: Printed for the Museum, 1912, 1914, 1919, 1928. First edition. Pp. 1-203, 8 full page plates (5 in color); pp. (3), 209-359, 1 full page plate; pp. 71-213, 15 full page plates (halftones and line-drawings); pp. 87-265; 4 full page plates (2 in color).  Early dark green cloth, thick lg. 4to.  This large and heavy volume has four of Thomas Barbour’s most significant monographs bound into one volume.  The monographs are: 1) A Contribution to the Zoogeography of the East Indian Islands, 2) A Contribution to the Zoogeography of the West Indies, with special reference to Amphibians and Reptiles, 3) The Herpetology of Cuba and 4) A Comparative Study of the Herpetological Faunae of the Uluguru and Usambara Mountains, Tanganyika Territory with descriptions of new species.  From the series Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, vol. 44, no 1; vol. 44, no 2; vol. 47, no 2; and vol. 50, no 2. From the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the front endpaper and on the title page of each monograph.  No other ownership marks and few signs of use. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 9518

Catalogue: Herpetology - Frogs and Toads

Barus, Vlastimil and Oliva, Ota

Obojzivelnici Amphibia

Praha, Czech Republic: Academia, 1992. First edition. Pp. 338; 18 black-and-white photos, 58 text-figures (line-drawings by Miriam Baradlaiova). Publisher's original cream-colored cloth, lettered in black on the spine and front cover, color pictorial dust jacket, lg 8vo. This is in the series: Fauna CSFR: Svazek 25. This monograph documents the amphibians of the Czech Republic. The text is in Czech. No ownership marks. A fine (new) copy in a near fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 4609

Catalogue: Herpetology - Frogs and Toads

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Baur, G.

Beitrage zur Morphogenie des Carpus und Tarsus der Vertebraten, I: Batrachia

Jena: Gustav Fisher, 1888. First edition Pp. 86 (1), 3 single-page or double page lithographc plates. Original printed pink wrappers, lg 8vo. Name stamp of herpetologist Norman J. Scott, Jr. on front wrapper. Some pages unopened, a near fine copy..

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Book number: 2622

Catalogue: Herpetology - Frogs and Toads

Keywords: Herpetology amphibian anatomy carpus tarsus

Boulenger, George Albert

Catalogue of the Batrachia Gradientia: S. Caudata and Batrachia Apoda in the collection of the British Museum, second edition

Codicote and Weinheim: Wheldon & Wesley and Verlag J. Cramer, 1965. Reprint. Pp. viii, 127, 9 plates. Publisher’s navy-blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, sm 8vo. This is a reprint of the 1882 second edition of this classic work. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his name stamp on the front endpaper, rear endpapers, page 1, page 86, and page edges. A near fine copy..

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Book number: 9212

Catalogue: Herpetology - Frogs and Toads

Brown, Alison Leadley

The African Clawed Toad, Xenopus laevis: A Guide for Laboratory Practical Work

London: Butterworths and Co., 1970. First edition. Pp. xv, 140, 31 text-figures. Publisher’s printed, pictorial green wrappers, wide 16mo. This book is a guide for the care and use of this popular classroom experimental animal. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his name stamp on the front and rear endpapers and half-title page. Neat underlining on 48 pages. A very good copy..

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Book number: 9049

Catalogue: Herpetology - Frogs and Toads

Chabanaud, Paul

Resultats Scientifiques Reptiles et Batraciens

Paris: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturalle, 1922. First edition Pp. 13, 3 text-figs, 2 full page plates. Original printed wraps, 4to. Mission Guy Babault dans Les Provinces Centrales et dans L'Inde La Region Occidentale de L'Himalaya, 1914. Documents the herpetological results of an expedition to Himalayan region. Very good copy..

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Book number: 2589

Catalogue: Herpetology - Frogs and Toads

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Cochran, Doris M.

Frogs of Southeastern Brazil

Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1954. First edition. Pp. xvi, 423, 43 black and white plates, 28 text-figures, 12 graphs. Tan cloth, lettered in dark brown on spine, original wrappers bound in place, lg 8vo. From the series: United States National Museum Bulletin 206. This volume examines the frogs from Southeastern Brazil, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and Sao Paulo. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the front endpaper and half titlepage with his name stamp on the inside of the front wrapper, rear wrapper, and titlepage. Neat underlining on 25 pages. A near fine copy..

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Book number: 9260

Catalogue: Herpetology - Frogs and Toads

Cochran, Doris M. and Goin, Coleman J.

Frogs of Colombia

Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1970. First edition. Pp. xii, 655, 68 full-page black-and-white photo plates, 55 text-figures (line-drawings) and maps. Original printed gray and red wrappers, lettered in red and white on cover and spine, lg 8vo. United States National Museum Bulletin 288. An exhaustive treatise many years in the making. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the titlepage. Neat underlining on pages 365, 367, and 368. Sunning to spine, wear to spine, rubbing to wrappers, a very good copy..

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Book number: 9269

Catalogue: Herpetology - Frogs and Toads

Cogger, Harold G.

The Frogs of New South Wales

Sydney: The Australian Museum, 1960. First edition. Pp. 38, numerous text-figures and black and white photographs. Publisher’s black printed pictorial wrappers, lettered in white on cover, lg 8vo. This book is a guide to the 40 or so species of frogs that can be found in New South Wales. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his name stamp on the inside front wrappers, rear wrappers, front and rear endpapers, and last page. Neat underling on page 36. Small tear to spine of wrappers, tape on the top edge of spine, tape on tear to back wrapper, light rubbing to wrappers, a very good copy..

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Book number: 9324

Catalogue: Herpetology - Frogs and Toads

Cope, Edward D.

The Batrachia of North America

Ashton, MD: Eric Lundberg, 1963. Reprint. Pp. 525; 86 full page plates (line-drawings and halftones), 119 text-figures. Publisher's original dark gray cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, lg 8vo. This is a high quality reprint of one of Cope's most well-known herpetological works. This work, which is very scarce, was first published in 1889 in as United States National Museum, Bulletin no. 34. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 7688

Catalogue: Herpetology - Frogs and Toads

Cope, E. D.

The Batrachia of North America

Ashton, Maryland: Eric Lundberg, 1963. Reprint. Pp. 525, 120 text-figures, 86 plates. Publisher’s black cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, 8vo. This volume is a reprint of United States National Museum Bulletin No. 34 originally published in 1889. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on front endpaper and his name stamp on front endpapers, rear endpapers, titlepage, and page edges. Neat underlining on pages 5, 250, 331-342, 344-348, 367, 368, 373-377, 394-405, 465, 467, 468, and 511 with occasional marginal notes. Light sunning and wear to spine, a near fine copy..

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Book number: 9249

Catalogue: Herpetology - Frogs and Toads

Davies, Bob and Valerie

Care and Breeding of Poison-Arrow Frogs: A Guide for Beginners.

Ayr, Scotland: Rushmere Publications, 1991. First edition. Pp. 16, 7 color text-photos (tipped in). Original printed pink wrappers, spiral-bound, lg 4to. From 'Progress in Herpetology' edited by Malcolm Peaker. A concise guide to breeding poison-arrow frogs with nice color photos. No ownership marks. Near fine copy..

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Book number: 4127

Catalogue: Herpetology - Frogs and Toads

Keywords: Herpetology amphibians frogs poison-arrow frogs poison dart frogs poison frog Dendrobatidae care breeding development Peaker Davies ISBN: 1-874177-00-7

Dutta, S. K. and Manamendra-Arachchi, K.

The Amphibian Fauna of Sri Lanka.

Colombo: Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, 1996. First edition. Pp. 230, 270 color and black-and-white plates, text-figures and distribution maps. Publisher's original orange cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover, color pictorial dust jacket, 8vo. This is the most comprehensive treatment of the amphibian fauna of Sri Lanka with superb color photos. Printed on coated paper; a quality publication.  A commemorative Fourth World Congress of Herpetology, first-day cover envelope with four color stamps of the endemic amphibians of Sri Lanka is laid in at front. Warmly inscribed by the author (S. K. Dutta) on the half-title page. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy in fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 5262

Catalogue: Herpetology - Frogs and Toads

Keywords: Herpetology herpetofauna reptiles

Eipper, Scott

A Guide to … Australian Frogs in Captivity

Burleigh, BC, Australia: ABK/Reptile Publications, 2012. First edition. Pp. 151; 300+ color photographs. Original color pictorial wrappers (softcover), lg 8vo. This work provides detailed information on all aspects of captive husbandry, including individual chapters on 22 of the most-commonly kept Australian frogs. General management information includes pet qualities, social behavior and habits, selection, handling, transportation, and housing. Also included is a comprehensive health and disease chapter. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 9590

Catalogue: Herpetology - Frogs and Toads

Grigg, R., Shine, R. and Ehmann, H. (editors)

The Biology of Australasian Frogs and Reptiles.

Chipping Norton, NSW: Surrey Beatty and Sons, 1985. First edition. Pp. xvi, 527; 12 color plates, numerous black-and-white photos, text-figures and maps. Publisher's original green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover, color pictorial dust jacket, tall 4to (12 x 8.5 inches). This volume presents 63 papers that were first presented at the Australasian Herpetological Conference in 1984. It provides in-depth coverage of the herpetofauna of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. No other ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy in a fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 6600

Catalogue: Herpetology - Frogs and Toads