NATURE / Reptiles & Amphibians from Lawrence Jones

Sydney: Surrey Beatty & Sons Limited, 1997. xii, 358pp, index, references, tables, bw & col ills.Green cloth in jacket. Jacket slightly faded on spine, slight edge wear to jacket. Summary of the knowledge of the biology of Australia's snakes including overviews of the ecology, behaviour and anatomy of the eight major lineages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.… Read more about this item

Sydney: Surrey Beatty & Sons Limited, 1989. xvi, 264pp, index, references, tables, bw & col ills. Dark brown cloth in jacket. Jacket faded on spine and coated in clear adhesive plastic (contact), prev owner name blacked out on front free endpaper. Summary of the knowledge of the biology of Australia's 475 lizard species.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.… Read more about this item

Sydney: Reed New Holland, 2000. HEAVY. 808pp, index, references, glossary, appendices, hundreds photographs (most color), distribution maps. Red cloth in jacket. Jacket covered with clear adhesive coating, faded on & by spine, slight rubbing to bottom edge of boards. Provides complete identification keys to the entire Australian herpetofauna. These keys together with hundreds of photographs of living frogs… Read more about this item

Adelaide: Rigby, 1977. 279pp, index, bibliography, glossary, 161 col ills, line drawings, distribution maps. Or green cloth in jacket. Plastic cover taped to endpapers, prev owner name stamp on front free endpaper, 2 small abrasions on front free endpaper. Approx 1cm hole in rear panel of jacket, minor foxing to prelims. Field guide to the c150 species of Australian frogs..… Read more about this item

Sydney: Reed, 1986. HEAVY. xxi, 688pp, endpaper maps, index, bibliography, 2 appendices, 880 photographs (230 color), distribution maps. Or green cloth in pictorial jacket. Slightest of edge wear to jacket, a little fading at edges of jacket, light even toning to page edges, some foxing to top edge. Provides a complete identification keys to the entire Australian herpetofauna. These keys… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Viking O'Neil, 1989. xii, 220pp, index, appendix, references, tables, maps,bw & col ills. Or boards in jacket. Very slight edge wear to jacket, spine title faded. A valuable resource on the ways and needs of these fascinating creatures, increasingly recognized as sensitive environmental indicators. Covers the origins, environment, nomenclature, habits and biology of frogs, and provides detailed insights which… Read more about this item

Coffs Harbour: National Parks & Wildlife, NSW, 2002. 131pp, index, sources, num col ills, map. Pictorial spiral bound card. Light wear at spiral. North-east New South Wales supports a great variety of plants and animals of which over 370 species, populations and ecologial communities are in decline or under threat of extinction.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Northampton: Interlink Books, 2010. x, 475pp, index, 96 col plates, line drawings. Pictorial card. Front cover creased. More than 500 insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Northampton: Interlink Books, 2005. x, 491pp, index, 100+ col plates, line drawings. Pictorial card. Front cover creased. More than 500 insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Sydney: Reed / Australian Museum., 1998. 112pp, index, glossary, maps, num col photos. Pictorial card covers. Prev owner name on front blank. Excellent field guide to the frogs of Eastern and Southern Australia. A key, with drawings of distinguishing features, plus a colour photograph and distribution map of each frog, will enable you to identify your species.. Reprint. Soft Cover.… Read more about this item

Gosford: Reptile Keepers Association, 1995. 144pp, references, bw & col ills. Or pictorial card. Slight edge wear, slight marking to title page. Essential handbook for anyone interested in keeping Australian reptiles.. Fifth Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Sydney: Doubleday, 1985. 208pp, index, maps, num col plates. Or black cloth in jacket. Slight edge wear to jacket, foxing to first/last few pages. Dust jacket has photos of frog,fish and lizard. SIGNED by author on half-title page. Almost 1000 species, or almost half, of Australia's vertebrate animals are cold blooded. This includes approx 190 sp of freshwater/inland fish, 180… Read more about this item

Oxford: John Beaufoy Publishing, 2018. 176pp, index, references, checklist, num col ills, map. Pictorial card. Very light esge wear to cover. An easy to use identification guide to Australia's 247 frog species and sub-species.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Hong Kong: Urban Council., 1986. 136pp, index, references, glossary, checklist, col ills. Pictorial card. Bottom corner creased, otherwise light edge wear.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Sydney: Reed Books, 1989. 160pp, index, bibliography, num col ills. Or pictorial cloth in jacket. Very slight edge wear to jacket. SIGNED and inscribed (to Michael) by author on half-title page.. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Sydney: Pierson & Co, 1989. ix, 238pp, more than 600 full colour photos, references, index, distribution maps, illustrated end-papers. Cloth boards in jacket. Jacket a bit faded at and adjacent to spine, minor damp stain to top corners of jacket/flap folds, edges of boards rubbed. top rear corner bumped. The book includes detailed descriptions of more than 200 species.… Read more about this item

Cape Town: Purnell & Sons, 1965. 242pp, index, references, tables, num bw & col ills. Or green cloth, no jacket. Toning to endpapers, bookseller label to front pastedown.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to.

Sydney: Ure Smith, 1991. 208pp, index, references, glossary, bw & col ills, distribution maps. Or pictorial card. Spine faded, light foxing. Includes a 48 page colour section.. Revised Edition, Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Washington: The Smithsonian Institution, 1943. v, 37pp + plates, colored frontispiece, 17 pages of b/w plates, two text figures, selected bibliography, appendix. Prev owner's name by the upper edge of the front cover, some surface silverfishing to front cover. Llight card wrappers. The booklet covers poisonous reptiles of the New World: The USA and Latin America; the Old World: Europe… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 2004. xiv, 306pp, b/w ills, bibliography, index. Cloth boards in jacket. Foxing to page edges, otherwise excellent. The book offers a fascinating look at one of the world's strangest and most wondrous animals -- one which has played a significant role in modern science and culture.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.