Titles starting with V from Graham Newland (Natural History Books)

Frankfurt am Main/Rodgau: Edition Chimaira/Aqualog Verlag ACS GmbH, 2008. . 1st edn. 4to pp. 148. Illustrated laminated boards, over 430 colour photos, 65 colour distribution maps, end-paper maps. New book. (Volume 6 of the 'Terralog' series, designed to cover all reptile and amphibian species and subspecies. This volume is dedicated to the monitors, beaded lizards and the monotypic family of the earless monitor belonging to the families Varanidae, Helodermatidae and Lanthanotidae. These lizards ... more information

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Stuttgart: Gustav Fischer Verlag, 1967. . Roy. 8vo pp. 111-131. Stapled self wrappers, figs 1-6 (inc. 3 maps), tables 1-2, key. VG. (Reprinted from Beitr. Neotrop. Fauna., Bd. V, Heft 2). . ... more information

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Cambridge, MA: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 1965. . 8vo pp. 479-508. Printed paper wrappers, figs 1-8 (inc. 1 map). VG. (Reprinted from Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., Vol. 132, No. 6). . ... more information

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Ann Arbor, MI: Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 1955. . 8vo pp. 1-9 (+ pls). Stapled self wrappers, plates I-II (inc. 1 b/w photo), map 1, table I, key. Previous owner's handstamp and name in ink to upper margin of front page, outer pages slightly yellowed, otherwise VG. (Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich., No. 570). . ... more information

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Ann Arbor: Museum of Zoology, The University of Michigan, 1959. . 8vo pp. 1-10 (+ plate). Printed paper wrappers, plate I (2 b/w photos), figs 1-2, tables I-II. VG. (Occ. Papers Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich., No. 598). . ... more information

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London: Linnean Society of London, 1992. . Roy. 8vo pp. 225-237. Stapled self wrappers, figs 1-4, tables 1-2. Fine. (Reprinted from Zool. J. Linn. Soc., Vol. 105). . ... more information

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Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Institution, 1984. . Cr. 4to pp. iv + 1-42. Printed card wrappers, figs 1-28 (inc. 3 b/w photos, 6 maps), tables 1-20. Small numbers in ink to upper r/h corner of front cover, otherwise fine. (Intra- and interspecific patterns of variation are examined for species confused with or considered closely related to Eleutherodactylus guentheri. A total of six species are recognised in the E. guentheri cluster, with the following three newly described. Eleutherodactylus epipedus, sp... more information

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Washington D.C: Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, 1908. . 8vo pp. xii + 1-201. Original printed paper wrappers, 1 b/w plate, figs 1-82. Former owner's handstamp (inked out) to top r/h corner of front wrapper, with 1 cm loss to lower margin, some chipping and loss to spine, faint handstamp to title page, overall a good unopened copy, the text and illustrations are unmarked, unread and virtually as new. (U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull., No. 61). . ... more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1969. . 1st edn. 8vo pp. xii + 1-274. Cloth, b/w frontispiece, 29 b/w photos. VG+ copy in near VG (price clipped) d/w, which is slightly yellowed & creased with a 1cm closed tear to top edge. (Unique and comprehensive study describing venomous reptiles as they are and as man imagines them to be. Covers a wide range of subjects, including uses of venoms and snake cults). . ... more information

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London: George Allen & Unwin, 1971. . 1st English edn. 8vo pp. xii + 1-274. Coth, 29 b/w photos. Small (6cm) tear to one photo page, otherwise a VG+ copy in near VG (price clipped) d/w, which is slightly worn along top edges. (Unique and comprehensive study describing venomous reptiles as they are and as man imagines them to be. Covers a wide range of subjects, including uses of venoms and snake cults). . ... more information

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Frankfurt am Main/Rodgau: Edition Chimaira/Aqualog Verlag ACS GmbH, 2007. . 1st edn. 4to pp. 148. Illustrated laminated boards, over 470 (VG) colour photos, 77 colour distribution maps, end-paper maps. New book. (Volume 15 of the 'Terralog' series, designed to cover all reptile and amphibian species and subspecies. This volume, the second in the series on venomous snakes of the world is dedicated to the venomous snakes of Africa. The book describes and illustrates approximately 136 taxa and forms... more information

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Frankfurt am Main/Rodgau: Edition Chimaira/Aqualog Verlag ACS GmbH, 2006. . 1st edn. 4to pp. 148. Illustrated laminated boards, 524 (VG) colour photos, 87 colour maps, end-paper maps. New book. (Volume 14 of the 'Terralog' series, designed to cover all reptile and amphibian species and subspecies. This volume is a presentation of the venomous snakes of Asia. The book describes and illustrates approximately 165 taxa and forms of venomous snakes belonging to the families Elapidae and Viperidae, cov... more information

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Wisconsin, WI: Milwaukee Public Museum, 1984. . 8vo pp. 1-41. Printed paper wrappers, colour frontispiece (3 photos), 10 text figs (inc. 2 b/w photos, 8 distribution maps, 5 line drawings), key. Fine condition. (Useful summary of the present knowledge available on the 17 species and subspecies of venomous snake belonging to the families Elapidae and Viperidae to be found in Nicaragua. Provides information on identification, taxonomy, distribution & ecology, including notes on habitat and habits. Milw... more information

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Raleigh, NC: North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, 2003. . 8vo pp. 31. Illustrated card wrappers, 10 colour photos, 9 figs, 6 distribution maps, key. New book. (Guide to the identification of North Carolina's six species of venomous snake. Each species account includes a detailed description, distribution map showing dot locality records and natural history information, together with notes on conservation). . ... more information

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Jena: Thüringer Landesanstalt für Umwelt, 1996. . 2 vols, 8vo. Vol. 1, pp. 1-261, Vol. 2, pp. 262-325. Illustrated card wrappers, 41 photos (inc. 37 in colour), num. illustrations, charts, maps & tables. New copy. (The most complete and important work on the biology, distribution, ecology and conservation of Bombina variegata to be published. Vol. I contains the 30 papers of the international symposium held at Thüringia, Germany on 10-12 November 1995, Vol. II is a bibliography contain... more information

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Frankfurt am Main: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde, 1983. . Roy. 8vo pp. 211-227. Stapled self wrappers, figs 1-3 (inc. 2 b/w photos). VG. (Inscribed and signed by the author. German text with Latin nomenclature and a brief abstract in English. Reprinted from Salamandra, Vol. 19, No. 4). . ... more information

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Cambridge, MA: Museum of Comparative Zoölogy, Harvard College, 1918. . 8vo pp. 475-516 (+ pls). Original printed paper wrappers, plates 1-2 (7 figs). Slight age-toning to margins of wrappers, otherwise in fine condition, text and plates as new. (Content: (1) Introduction, by George R. Agassiz, pp. 475-479; (2) Amphibia and Reptilia, by Thomas Barbour, pp. 479-489 [Scelotes brunneus, sp. nov.; Sepsina vulsini, sp. nov.]; (3) Aves, by Outram Bangs, pp. 489-511 [Oena capensis aliena, subsp. nov.; Phala... more information

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Cambridge, MA: Museum of Comparative Zoölogy, Harvard College, 1905. . 8vo pp. 87-102. Original printed paper wrappers. Minor chipping to edges of covers, some age-toning to margins of covers and end-papers, otherwise in VG condition, the text is clean and unmarked. (Content: (I) Introduction, by Outram Bangs, pp. 87-88; (II) Physical Aspect and Climate; Fauna, by W. W. Brown, Jr., pp. 88-89; (III) Mammalia, by Outram Bangs, pp. 89-91 [Proechimys gorgonae, sp. nov.; Cebus curtus, sp. nov.]; (IV) Ave... more information

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Uitgave van de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Herpetologie en Terrariumkunde, "Lacerta", 1964. . Roy. 8vo pp. 72. Illustrated paper wrappers, 33 b/w photos, 23 maps, few tables/charts. Covers slightly creased & dust marked, otherwise VG. (Guide to the geographic distribution, status and conservation of the 21 species of amphibians and reptiles to be found in the Netherlands. Dutch text with Latin nomenclature and a brief summary in English). . ... more information

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Halblech: JDS Verlag . Johan De Smedt, 2006. . 1st English edn. Roy. 8vo pp. v + 1-340. Illustrated boards, 386 figs (389 excellent colour photos), 16 distribution maps, num. tables, glossary, extensive bibliography. New book. (Completely revised and expanded English language edition of the author's first book "Die europaischen Vipern, Artbestimmung, Systematik, Haltung und Zucht", originally published in 2001. Well illustrated throughout with a wealth of high quality (including many unique... more information

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