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Bangkok: DD Books, 1987. First edition.. Light edge wear to spine, a bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. 144 (un-numbered), 2 are large foldout reproductions of the full front page of the Bangkok Post, numerous black-and-white photos in individual articles. Publisher's color pictorial stiff wrappers, lettered in red on the spine and front cover, sm 4to. Jacques Bekaert is a journalist who wrote hundreds of articles about the war in Kampuchea (Cambodia) for the Bangkok Post between 1983-1986. Many of these articles are reprinted in this scarce volume on the history of the war and politics in Kampuchea. This is a journalistic review of this contentious war chronicled by Jacques Bekaert who was based in Bangkok and often traveled to Kampuchea. Most of the photos that accompany each article were also taken Jacques Bekaert. A rare compilation of information about Pol Pot and the war in Kampuchea. No ownership marks and few signs of use.
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Kampuchea Diary 1983-1986
by Bekaert, Jacques
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Karst in China: Geology and Hydrogeology
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Shanghai: Shanghai People's Publishing House, 1976. First edition.. A fine copy in a fine jacket.. Pp. 145; numerous color photos and some black-and-white photos. Publisher's original cream cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover, color pictorial dust jacket, original card slipcase, square 4to (11.75 x 10.5 inches). Presents superb photos of karst typography in southern China. The work is divided into four parts: Karst Types; Karstification, Caves, and Utilization and Transformation of Karst. The text is in English. No ownership marks and no signs of use.
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Katalog der Reptilien-Sammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, Teil 1:Rhynochocephalen, Schildkroten, Krokodile, Eidechsen, Chamaleons.
by Boettger, O.
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Frankfurt: Gebruder Knauer, 1893. First edition.. Some wear to wrappers with a few chips to the edges; overall a very good copy of a rare item.. Pp. x, 140. Original printed gray wrappers, 8vo. Rare catalogue of herpetology in the collection of the Frankfurt Natural History Museum. Oval ownership stamp of Moritz Diester of Frankfurt on the front wrapper.
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Keeping and Breeding Tortoises in Captivity
by Highfield, A. C.
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Portishead, Avon, UK: R and A Publishing Limited, 1990. First edition.. A bright and clean copy in fine (new) condition.. Pp. vi, 149; 3 full page color plates (with 18 individual photos), numerous black-and-white text photos. Color pictorial stiff wrappers, 8vo. Comprehensive practical guide to the captive maintenance of tortoises, dealing with virtually every aspect of their husbandry and breeding, based on many years of research. This includes vivarium design, environmental management, heating and lighting, the design and construction of incubators, the tortoise egg, incubation techniques, care of hatchlings, etc. (from the rear wrapper). No ownership marks and no signs of use.
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Keeping Bearded Dragons
by Green, Darren
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Strathfieldsaye: Australian Reptile Keeper Publications, 2009. First edition.. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. (3), 1-76, (1); 42 color photographs, 8 partly colored distribution maps. Color pictorial stiff green wrappers, sm 8vo. Bearded dragons belong to the lizard family, Agamidae. This large family of lizards makes up some 70 different species currently recognized within Australia. This book provides the reader with an understanding of keeping bearded dragons. It details the nutritional requirements needed, and the best methods for housing, heating and lighting. No ownership marks and no signs of use.
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Key to Amphibians and Reptiles
by Terentev, P. V. and Chernov, S. A.
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Jerusalem: Israel Program for Scientific Translations, 1965. Third enlarged edition.. Light wear to edges of wrappers, a very good copy.. Pp. 315, 122 text-figures, 37 maps. Publishers gray printed wrappers, lettered in black on cover and spine, lg 8vo. This volume was originally published in Russian in 1949 as Opredelitel presmykayushchikhsya i zemnovodnykh. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his name stamp on the inside of the front and rear wrappers, titlepage, page 86, and page edges. Neat underlining on page 75.
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Key to Shrimps and Lobsters (translated from the Russian)
by Burukovskii, R. N.
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New Delhi: Oxonian Press, 1982. First edition in English.. Light edge wear to dust jacket; a bright and clean copy in near fine condition in a near fine dust jacket.. Pp. xi, 174; 189 text-figures (line-drawings). Publisher's original light blue cloth, lettered in black on the spine, original pictorial blue dust jacket, lettered in white on the spine and in black on the front cover, and with lobster in white on the front cover, lg 8vo. This important key to decapods (shrimps, spiny lobsters, rock lobsters) was originally published in Russian in Moscow in 1974. It was translated from the Russian by B. R. Sharma.
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Key to Shrimps and Lobsters (translated from the Russian)
by Burukovskii, R. N.
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New Delhi: Oxonian Press, 1982. First edition in English.. Small tear to dust jacket repaired by a small piece of cellotape on the front cover, some minor edge wear to dust jacket; a tight copy in very good condition in a very good dust jacket.. Pp. xi, 174; 189 text-figures (line-drawings). Publisher's original light blue cloth, lettered in black on the spine, original pictorial blue dust jacket, lettered in white on the spine and in black on the front cover, and with lobster in white on the front cover, lg 8vo. This important key to decapods (shrimps, spiny lobsters, rock lobsters) was originally published in Russian in Moscow in 1974. It was translated from the Russian by B. R. Sharma. This volume is from the research library of ichthyologist Wayne N. Witzell with his circular blind stamp on the front endpaper, half-title and title pages.
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Khmer Mythology
by Roveda, Vittorio
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Bangkok: River Books, 1997. First edition.. A fine (as new) copy.. Pp. 181; 263 color photographs. Original color pictorial stiff wrappers, sm 4to. The author has devoted himself to studying the extraordinary stories in the bas-relief of Angkor. He gives clear explanations of the legends that lie behind each scene, identifying the main features of each narrative and locating all of the major reliefs in Cambodia which may be easily visited. It was not only the gods, the Buddha or the epics of the Hindus that were glorified at sites such as Angkor Wat and the Bayon, but also the wars and battles of kings, giving a unique insight into the lives of the Khmer people (from the rear cover). No ownership marks and no signs of use.
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The Khmers.
by Thierry, Solance
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Paris: Kailash Editions, 1997. First edition.. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. 154, (1); 8 black-and-white photo plates. Original color pictorial stiff wrappers, 8vo. An overview of Khmer culture written in the 1960s but later translated into English by Gail Armstrong. The author was the former curator of the Cambodian National Museum in Phnom Penh. No ownership marks.
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The Kingfisher: Flying over Crystal Clear Streams.
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Tokyo: Heibonsya, 1979. First edition.. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.. Pp. 102; 100+ fine color photos of kingfishers (some are double page), 100+ small black-white vignette photos. Publisher's original blue-green cloth, lettered on the spine in pink, color pictorial dust jacket, oblong sm 4to (9 x 10.5 inches). This volume is an album of fine color photos of the kingfisher perching, flying, diving, fishing, eating, and swimming. The text is in Japanese but the book is predominately color photos. At the end of the volume, all photos appear in small vignettes with accompanying text describing where the photo was taken and the camera and lens used to take the photograph. From the library of ornithologist Dorothy Hartshorne with her bookplate on the front endpaper.
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Kompaktwissen Taggeckos: Die Gattung Phelsuma
by Drewes, Oliver
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Meckenheim: Vivaria Verlag, 2006. First edition.. A fine (new) copy.. Pp. 95; 50+ color photos. Color pictorial stiff wrappers, lettered in white, 8vo. The text is in German. No ownerships marks and no signs of use.
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Kriechtiere und Lurche im Mittelmeerraum nach farbfotos erkannt.
by Sauer, Frieder
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Karlsfeld: Fauna-Verlag, 1989. First edition.. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. 160; 150 color photos. Color pictorial fabric-backed wrappers, sm 8vo. Documents the reptiles and amphibians of the Mediterranean region. No ownership marks and no signs of use.
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