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Snakes : A Natural History, Second Edition
by Parker, H. W.; Revised and enlarged by A. G. C. Grandison
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good condition./Very Good dust jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0801410959
- ISBN 13
- 9780801410956
- Seller
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About This Item
Ithaca and London:: British Museum [Natural History] / Cornell University Press , 1977. A square, tight copy. Some scattered brown speckles (foxing), mostly on a few outer pages. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Well illustrated with drawings and photographs, many in full-color. Has 12 chapters: 1) The origin and orders of reptiles; 2) Lizards and snakes; 3) The senses of snakes; 4) Snakes and their environment; 5) Nutrition; 6) Enemies and defence; 7) Reproduction, growth and development; 8) Primitive and burrowing snakes; 9) Boas, pythons and wart snakes; 10) Colubrid snakes; 11) Cobras and sea snakes; 12) Vipers. Glossary. Suggested Further Reading. Index. From the Dust Jacket: "This authoritative guide to an intriguing group of reptiles is enhanced by 16 impressive full-colour plates showing 32 species of snakes from all over the world, plus 10 black and white plates and 18 diagrams. It provides a highly readable account of the fascinating history of snakes and their habits and characteristics..." Bound in the original brown boards. . Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged.. Hard Cover. Very Good condition./Very Good dust jacket.. Illus. by B. C. Groombridge. 8vo. (iv), 124pp..
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- Title
- Snakes : A Natural History, Second Edition
- Author
- Parker, H. W.; Revised and enlarged by A. G. C. Grandison
- Illustrator
- B. C. Groombridge
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good condition.
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good dust jacket.
- Edition
- Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged.
- ISBN 10
- 0801410959
- ISBN 13
- 9780801410956
- Publisher
- British Museum [Natural History] / Cornell University Press
- Place of Publication
- Ithaca and London:
- Date Published
- 1977
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nature / Natural History / Ecology / Gardening;
- Size
- 8vo. (iv), 124pp.
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