Amphibians and Reptiles of Indiana by Minton, S. A., Jr - 1972

New York: Scribners, 1973. 350pp. photos. Tape on top edge DJ. Examines the lives of the larger reptiles (crocodilians, turtles with shell length over 2 feet/weight over 50 lb., snakes over 10 feet long, monitors and iguanas), their evolution, biology and behavior, interaction with humans, myths and legends. Appendix of scientific names and evolution chart, glossary, bibliography, index. The dust jacket has seen better days but it did protect the book.. Cloth. Very Good/Poor. 8vo..

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). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, previously owned.

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). . Catalogs: Reptiles & Amphibians, previously owned.