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Cape Town: Purnell & Sons (S.A.) Pty., LTD., 1965. First edition.. Bump to top corner, a near fine copy.. Pp. 242, numerous black and white photographs, color photographs, and text-figures. Publisher’s green cloth, lettered in silver on spine, lg 8vo. This volume described the frogs of South Africa based on the authors personal research and collection which is lodged in the Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his name stamp on the inside of the front and rear endpapers and page edges. Neat underlining on 33 pages.

(Cape Town: Purnell, 1965). 4to; original green rexine, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (viii) + 242, incl. index; photographs in colour and monochrome. Dustwrapper slightly worn and soiled to edges, with lamination partially lifting; code to dustwrapper's spine panel and to front free endpaper; ink stamp to copyright page and final text page; light foxing to endpapers. Very good, in a fair to good dustwrapper. "All his life Dr. Wager has maintained his interest in his unusual hobby of delving into the life histories of the South African Frogs. ... The book is lavishly illustrated, and even if one is not particularly interested in frogs, the reader cannot fail to be attracted by the hundred monochrome and eighty coloured pictures. Animals are notoriously hard to photograph for they will seldom co-operate, stay still, face the right direction, eat or call, and immediately attempt to retreat to a safe refuge. Dr. Wager's skill and patience are shown in… Read More

purnell & sons, 1965 hardback book in near fine condition,dust jacket is good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good.

Purnell, 1965. Hardcover. Good/Good. Small tear on the jacket.Previous ownership stamp.Some foxing.Tightly bound.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

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.

Purnell, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The jacket is rubbed and marked.Some tanning.Excellent binding.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Cape Town: Purnell, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Boards clean and undamaged. Prev owner's name to front pastedown. Bookseller's rubber stramp to ffep. 242pp. illus. in b/w and colour. 190 x 255mm.

Purnell, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. The jacket is slightly rubbed and the laminate has lifted here and there. Internally clean and tightly bound. A little foxing.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.