The Snakes of South Africa. Their Venom and the Treatment of Snake Bite
by FitzSimons, F. W
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- Hardcover
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Cape Town: T. Maskew Miller / Durban: P. Davis & Sons, 1912). Demy 8vo; rebound in blue cloth, with cloth of original gilt pictorial upper cover and of backstrip laid down; pp. xvi + 547 + (i); frontis. portrait; photographs. Cloth somewhat rubbed and dull; trace of old white code to backstrip; moderate foxing throughout; earlier owner's intials on half-title and accession code in pencil crayon on title page; occasional soiling and underlining. Second and revised edition of this South African herpetology classic. (SABIB 2, p. 252) "FitzSimons's deep interest in snakes, first stimulated in Natal, was continued throughout his life. At first he exhibited a few snakes in glass-fronted cases and these live exhibits were continued once the museum was established in Bird Street. In 1918 he founded a snake park which was the first in Africa and second in the world and in 1925 a larger and more elaborate park was constructed, the concept being entirely his. ... As an authority on the snakes of South Africa and their venoms he gained an international reputation and he did pioneer work on the production of anti-snakebite serum." - DSAB III, p. 299 .
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- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6558
- Title
- The Snakes of South Africa. Their Venom and the Treatment of Snake Bite
- Author
- FitzSimons, F. W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (Cape Town: T. Maskew Miller / Durban: P. Davis & Sons, 1912)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- South African Snakes. Reptiles. Herpetology. Venom. Snakebite Natural History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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