Amaral, Afranio do.

A General Consideration of Snake Poisoning and Observations on Neotropical Pit-Vipers.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1925. First edition. Pp. (8), 1-62; + 15 full page plates, mostly halftones and line-drawings, one in color. Publisher's original maroon cloth, boldly lettered in gilt on the front cover, sm 4to (10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches). In the series: Contributions from the Harvard Institute for Tropical Biology and Medicine, II. This volume is exceedingly scarce. In more than 28 years of book selling, this is only the second copy I have encountered. From the research library of Holbart M. Smith with his name stamp and initials on the front free endpaper. This volume shows evidence of water-damage - the cloth covers are a bit mottled with some loss of gilt to the title, which is none-the-less still readable, the text block is wavy with only marginal water marks to the top front section of the first text pages, six plates have the descriptive leaf stuck to the plate, so the actual plate is not visible, the descriptive leafs have been removed from the other plates which has damaged most of the remaining plates; given this water damage, this can be classified as a good-minus reading copy..

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Book number: 5220

Catalogue: Herpetology - Snakes

Keywords: Herpetology reptiles snakes poisonous snakes Neotropical pit-vipers pit vipers Crotalinae pit adders Harvard Institute for Tropical Biology and Medicine Afranio do Amaral

Andersson, Lars G.

Some new species of snakes from Cameroon and South America belonging to Royal Museum in Stockholm

Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt and Soner, 1901. First edition Pp. 27, 2 full page halftone plates. Publisher's light green wrappers, 8vo. Offprint from Bihang Till K. Svenska Vet.-Akad. Handlingar. volume 27, part 4, no. 5. Text is entirely in English.. Inscribed ""Dr. H. E. Brown with the author's compliments."" Later from the library of Edmond Malnate with his printed name on the front wrapper. One corner with slight bump, a near fine copy..

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Book number: 2831

Catalogue: Herpetology - Snakes

Keywords: Herpetology herpetofauna reptiles

Angel, F.

Vie et Moeurs des Serpents

Paris: Payot, 1950. First edition Pp. 319; 122 text-figures (from line-drawings by the author). Later wine red cloth (original printed tan wrappers, with image of snake, bound in place), 8vo. Angel's early review on snakes. From the library of G. Cosgrove with his signature on the front wrapper. A tight and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 8286

Catalogue: Herpetology - Snakes

Armstrong, Barry L.

The Natural History of Mexican Rattlesnakes.

Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1979. First edition. Pp. vii, 88; 43 text-figures (black-and-white photos), 2 tables, endpaper map. Original color pictorial stiff wrappers, 8vo. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 5. A very scarce monograph. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 4317

Catalogue: Herpetology - Snakes

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Azevedo, Antonio Carlos Pradel

Notas sobre Cobras Corais (Serpentes: Elapidae), III, IV, V, VI and VII

Porto Alegre, Brazil: Oficinas Graficas da Imprensa Oficial, 1961. First edition. Pp. 23; 7 figures (black-and-white photos). Original printed tan stiff wrappers, 8vo. From the series: Iheringia (Museu Rio-Grandense de Ciencias Naturais), ser. Zoologia, no. 18. No ownership marks. ""Dup"" written at top of the front wrapper, with date of August 12, 1966 on the bottom edge. The text is in Portuguese. Light tanning to the wrappers; a tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 8063

Catalogue: Herpetology - Snakes

Ballowitz, E.

Die Entwickelungsgeschichte Der Kreuzotter (Pelias berus Merr.) (=The History of the Development of the Adder (Pelias berus Merr.), Part 1: Die Entwickelung Vom Auftreten Der Ersten Furche Bis Zum Schlusse Des Amnios (all published).

Jena: Gustav Fischer, 1903. First edition. Pp. vi, 195; 10 full page tinted lithographed plates each with a descriptive leaf of text, 59 text figures (line-drawings). Later wine-red cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine (original printed orange wrappers bound in place), folio (14 x 11.75 inches; 35.5 x 27 cm). This major monograph describes the ontogeny of the Adder, Pelias berus. Only part 1 of this monograph was published. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 8376

Catalogue: Herpetology - Snakes

Brazil, Vital

La Défense Contre l'Ophidisme.

Saint Paul: Pocai-Weiss and Co., 1914. Second edition. Pp. 319, 28 full page plates - most in color. Early brick red cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, gray endpapers, lg 8vo. Translated into French by J. Maibon. An early work on anti-venin research; probably the first book on the topic published in South America. From the research library of herpetologist Hobart Smith with his name stamp on the half-title page and his name in gilt at the spine base. Half title page with slight browning; a tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 4246

Catalogue: Herpetology - Snakes

Keywords: Herpetology herpetofauna reptiles

Cazaly, W. H.

The Common Snakes of India and Burma and How to Recognise Them

Allahabad: Pioneer Press, 1914. First edition. Pp. ii, (i), 60, (12, appendix), iv; 11 text-figures. Original printed tan boards with one-quarter cloth spine, lg. 8vo. An early work on the snakes of India and Burma. Old unintelligible signature dated 20/5/1919 at the top of the title page. Name stamps of herpetologists John L. Hawken and Charles W. Myers on the front board and on the endpapers. Charles Myers was Curator of Herpetology at the AMNH in 1968 and served as Chairman from 1980-1987, and 1993-1998. Rare work. A few spots to the rear board, some edge wear to the corners; a tight copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 8612

Catalogue: Herpetology - Snakes

Chippaux, Jean-Philippe

Les Serpents de la Guyane francaise.

Paris: Institut Francais de Recherche Scientifique pour le Développment en Coopération, 1986. First edition. Pp. 62 text-figures (fine line-drawings and distribution maps), 6 tables. Color pictorial stiff wrappers, 4to. From the ORSTOM series: Fauna Tropicale XXVII. A detailed monograph of the 90 species of snakes of French Guiana on the North Atlantic coast of South America with Surinam to its north and Brazil to its south. The text is in French and there is a summary in English as well as a detailed key to all 90 species in English. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 4263

Catalogue: Herpetology - Snakes

Keywords: Herpetology herpetofauna reptiles

Coborn, John

Ball Pythons.

Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H. Publications, 1994. First edition. Pp. 48; 50+ color photographs. Color pictorial stiff wrappers, lg 8vo. A detailed guide to raising and breeding of Ball Pythons. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 7137

Catalogue: Herpetology - Snakes

Cox, Merel J.

Snakes of Thailand and Their Husbandry

Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing Co., 1991. First edition. Pp. xxxviii, 526; 164 color plates. Color pictorial laminated boards (hardback), 8vo. A complete illustrated guide to all snakes inhabiting Thailand including two species of sea snakes. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 8611

Catalogue: Herpetology - Snakes

Culotta, Wendy A. and Pickwell, George V.

The Venomous Sea Snakes: A Comprehensive Bibliography

Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing, 1993. First edition. Pp. 504. Color pictorial laminated boards, lettered in green and black on the spine and front cover, color pictorial endpapers (hardcover), lg 8vo. A collection of approximately 2800 references, this book contains a comprehensive listing of the world's literature on sea snakes from the time of the early Greeks through to 1990. Topics covered include venom; folklore; natural history; food; behavior; and uses by man (from the rear cover blurb). No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 8981

Catalogue: Herpetology - Sea Snakes

David, Patrick and Vogel, Gernot

Venomous Snakes of Europe, Northern, Central and Western Asia / Giftschlangen Europas, Nord-Zentral-und Westasiens

Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira, 2010. First edition. Pp. 160; 580+ color photographs, color endpaper maps, color ad for Chimaira books at end. Color pictorial laminated boards (hardcover), lg 4to. From the series: Terralog, volume 16. This volume covers all the venomous snakes of Europe and Western-, Central-, and Northern Asia. It portrays about 80 species and forms of the families Lamprophilidae, Elapidae, and Viperidae, most of them with several color variations. Some of these species are shown in book form for the first time. Also, the newest systematics are introduced here. No ownership marks. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 9405

Catalogue: Herpetology - Snakes

de Witte, Gaston-Francois

Genera des Serpents du Congo et du Ruanda-Urundi.

Tervuren: Musee Royal de L'Afrique Centrale, 1962. First edition. Pp. viii, 203; 15 black-and-white photo-plates, 94 text figures (fine half tone drawings of snake heads). Original printed brown wrappers, lg 8vo. Musee Royal de L'Afrique Centrale, Annales, Sciences Zoologiques no. 104. This work details the external characteristics of the various genera and summarizes the superfamilies and families: Typhlopoidea, Booidae, Colubroidea, and Viperidae. No ownership marks. Small bump to bottom outer corner; otherwise a bright and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 4300

Catalogue: Herpetology - Snakes

Keywords: Herpetology herpetofauna reptiles

Dobiey, Maik and Vogel, Gernot

Venomous Snakes of Africa / Giftschlangen Afrikas

Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira, 2007. First edition. Pp. 148; 470+ color photographs, color endpaper maps, color ad for Chimaira books at end. Color pictorial laminated boards (hardcover), lg 4to. From the series: Terralog, volume 15. Dual language edition in English and German. This volume covers all the venomous snakes of Africa. It portrays about 136 taxa and forms of the families Atractaspidae, Elapidae, and Viperidae. Besides species that are illustrated in color photographs for the first time, this volume also contains photographs of some undescribed forms. No ownership marks. Top outer corners slightly bumped; otherwise, a tight copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 9404

Catalogue: Herpetology - Snakes