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The Snakebite Survivors' Club : Travels among Serpents

The Snakebite Survivors' Club : Travels among Serpents

The Snakebite Survivors' Club : Travels among Serpents
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The Snakebite Survivors' Club : Travels among Serpents

by Seal, Jeremy

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ISBN 10
0151005354
ISBN 13
9780151005352
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New York: Harcourt, Inc., 1999. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Previous owner's name stamp. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (24.00). No remainder mark. No bookplate. No chips or tears. Illustrated with maps. From the Dust Jacket: "A riveting, hands-on adventure with the world's deadliest snakes... [The author] journeyed deep into Africa, Australia, India, and America in search of some of the world's most notorious and venomous serpents and the people who live among them. The result is an exhilarating combination of travelogue, social history and powerful personal exploration." Chapter notes. Bibliography. Index. Keywords: Rattlesnakes Black Mamba Cobra . First Printing of the First US Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 8vo. (xii), 336 pages.. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Synopsis

Snakes are Jeremy Seal's fascination-and his greatest fear. In an attempt to overcome his phobia, he undertakes a voyage to Australia, Africa, India, and America in search of the most notorious and deadly species, and to meet the people who live among them. He encounters a Kenyan snake man, whose entire life seems like a preparation for a bite from the terrible black mamba; witch doctors, who use snakes as instruments of vengeance; frightened Australian convicts; and even a preacher in the Deep South, who uses his church's rattlesnakes to try to murder his wife. Along the way Seal recounts amazing scientific snake lore, legends, and historical facts. An erudite but highly entertaining narrative in the English travel-writing tradition, and a finalist for the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award, The Snakebite Survivors' Club tells a funny, gruesomely fascinating account of the world of snakes and the people they repel, mesmerize, and sometimes kill.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Snakebite Survivors' Club : Travels among Serpents
Author
Seal, Jeremy
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine condition
Jacket Condition
Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Printing of the First US Edition
ISBN 10
0151005354
ISBN 13
9780151005352
Publisher
Harcourt, Inc.
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1999
Size
8vo. (xii), 336 pages.
Keywords
Rattlesnakes Black Mamba Cobra
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Nature / Natural History / Ecology / Gardening;

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