Search Results: Amphibians and Reptiles from Mike Park Ltd

New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1972. Illustrated, octavo, pp xviii,234, slight foxing to the fore-edge, otherwise a very good paperback copy. . Paperback. Very Good.

New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1972. Illustrated, octavo, pp xviii,234, pages slightly age-toned, covers very slightly worn, lower cover creased.. Paperback. Very Good.

Stanford University Press, 1947. Well illustrated with a colour frontispiece and 64 black and white plates, pp xiv, 236, very clean internally, green cloth in good condition, the dustwrapper is a little worn and frayed, its lower cover a bit soiled.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Rather worn and frayed.

Oxford at The Clarendon Press, 1889. Illustrated with many wood engravings throughout, (five of which have been neatly partially coloured by a previous owner), and with two folding coloured litho plates at the rear, (one plates is almost detached), octavo, pp xvi, 449, very clean internally, stoutly bound in a simple unsophisticated black leather. With the signature stamp of the marine biologist Dr Ivor Griffiths on the half-title and title page. [Translations of Foreign Biological memoirs Volume II].. First English edition. Full Leather. Very Good.

Oxford, at the Clarendon Press, 1934. Illustrated, large 8vo, pp xxxii, 381, black buckram, slightly worn, a very slight tear to the spine head. (Neat ownership stamp on front endpaper and verso of frontispiece.) VERY SCARCE ORIGINAL PRINTING..

Lansing: Michigan Geological and Biological Survey, 1911. Illustrated, pp 347, one folding map, the first few pages worn and chipped at the lower margin and corner, otherwise fairly clean and tight internally, cloth-backed paper covers, very worn fragile and browned, lacking many pieces, lower cover with horizontal tear. SCARCE. [Flora, mollusca, thysanoptera and orthoptera, mallophaga, fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles.]. First Edition. Cloth-backed paperback. Fair.

New Jersey: TFH Publications, 1986. Well illustrated, thick 8vo, pp 384, inscription on front endpaper, pictorial boards showing very slight signs of use, the fore-edge very slightly marked, otherwise a good sound copy..

Dumfries: J. Maxwell & Son, 1912. Large slim octavo, pp xiv, 80, a little age-toned, top edge gilt, other edges uncut, folding map, cloth slightly dusty, spine slightly faded, otherwise a very good copy. [With two short typed letters to the notable ornithologist Rev F.L. Blathwayt, signed by the author.] RARE [From the library of the naturalist and conservationist Richard Fitter, with his stamp on the front endpaper.]. Signed letter from author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good.

IUCN, 1989. Illustrated with a few black and white photographs and maps, quarto, pp iv, 203, very clean internally, paperback, a very good copy. [+ the second publication, 48 pages, in similar condition.]. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good.

Kota Kinabalu, 2014. Illustrated, quarto, pp xiv, 382, a very good copy in dustwrapper. A heavy book - extra postage may be necessary. [Amphibians, by virtue of their thin, moist, permeable skins, are poorly protected from harsh environments and are especially susceptible to chemical changes, desiccation and alteration of their habitat. Accordingly, it is not surprising that they have manifest proportionately high extinction rates and suffer more severe declines than most other taxa in an environment undergoing unprecedented anthropogenic change.]. First Edition. Pictorial laminated boards. New/New.

Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press, 1983. Illustrated, quarto, pp x, 816, a tiny bookseller's label on the front endpaper, otherwise very clean internally, green cloth, slightly faded and very slightly worn. A heavy book - extra postage may be needed. [Extremely comprehensive. This volume is a synthesis of existing knowledge about the flora and fauna of Costa Rica. The major portion of the book consists of detailed accounts of agricultural species, vegetation, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, and insects. "This is an extraordinary, virtually unique work...The tremendous amount of original, previously unpublished, firsthand information is remarkable."--Peter H. Raven, Director, Missouri Botanical Garden "An essential resource for anyone interested in tropical biology...It can be used both as an encyclopedia--a source of facts on specific organisms--and as a source of ideas and generalizations about tropical ecology."--Alan P. Smith, Ecology ]. . First… Read More

Gland: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 1980. Octavo, pp (4), 506, very clean internally, paperback, the covers a little age-toned, but otherwise a very good copy. [From the library of the naturalist and conservationist richard Fitter with his stamp on the title page.]. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good.

Calcutta: Zoological Survey of India, 1990. Illustrated, pp (10), 116, a little used and bumped throughout, paperback, covers a little worn and marked. SCARCE. . First Edition. Paperback. Good.

London: Collins, 1992. Well illustrated, small octavo, pp 272, pictorial boards, spine slightly dull otherwise a very good copy. . Pictorial boards. Very Good.

New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 1990. Illustrated with charts and a few maps and illustrations, thick octavo, pp xvi, 627, very clean internally, paperback, the upper cover and the first page very slightly creased at the corner, otherwise a very good copy. [The rapid disappearance of tropical forests is widely recognized as a crucial problem for the world's environment, yet little is known about these complex ecosystems. In this book, experts on the four most thoroughly studied rainforests in Central and South America (Manaus, Brazil; Manu Park, Peru; Barro Colorado Island, Panama and La Selva, Costa Rica) compare the flora, fauna, and ecological characteristics of these forests. This assemblage of data, available for the first time, should be a valuable resource for researchers and students.]. Paperback. Very Good.

Manila: Natural Resources managemant Centre & University of the Philippines, 1986. Illustrated, large octavo, pp xviii, 160, slightly age-toned internally, paperback, covers slightly bruised. SCARCE . First Edition. Paperback. Good.

London: Royal Geographical Society, 1982. Five maps, octavo, pp viii, 327, ringbound, very clean internally, paper covers, very slightly worn.. Ringbound paperback. Very Good.

Calcutta: Zoological Survey of India, 1985. Illustrated with 47 plates (some coloured) and line drawings in the text, octavo, pp (8), 156, very clean internally, black cloth very slightly bowed otherwise excellent, in a very slightly worn dustwrapper. [This handbook is an attempt to provide up-to-date and complete taxonomic account of Indian Turtles, Tortoises, and Terrapins. Apart from providing a full taxonomic treatment of all the species and subspecies known from India along with the keys for their identification, this book also includes in-depth information, wherever known, on various other aspects such as biology, ecology, distribution, conservation and captive breeding.]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Slightly Worn.

London: The Crown Agents for the Colonies, 1950. Illustrated, pp x, 142, endpapers unevenly faded, neat library stamp on front endpaper, otherwise a good copy in a worn and torn dustwrapper. VERY SCARCE.

New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1974. (Originally published in 1944, reprinted by Dover, 1974). Illustrated in black and white, pp (12), 253, very slightly worn internally, paperback, covers very slightly worn. A good copy.. Paperback. Very Good.