Natural History
The Snakes of South Africa; Their Venom and the Treatment of Snake-Bite; Illustrated
FitzSimons, F.W.
E.H. Walton & Co., Port Elizabeth, 1910
Very Good/No Jacket
Hardcover, 1st Edition
Slim octavo, illustrated paper covered boards, repaired full colour fold out illustration of snake
species, black/white illustrations/plates throughout, new burgundy buckram spine faithfully
replacing decayed original, pp xvi & 164.
The classic work of South African herpetology.
ZAR 1500
Snakes and Snake Catching in Southern Africa
Isemonger, R.M.
Howard Timmins, Cape Town
Very Good/Poor
Hardcover, 1st Edition
Paper covered boards and linen/cloth spine with green lettering in a pictorial dw, black/white plates and diagrams throughout, octavo, pp. XII, 155.
Dw is tattered and torn with major loss to spine and complete front fold over missing.Rare in dw despite damage.
ZAR 300
Reynolds, G.W.
The Aloes of South Africa
ISBN: 0 86961 128 3
A.A. Balkema, Cape Town, 1982
Very Good/Very Good
Hardcover 4th Edition
Green cloth with gilt lettering in a pictorial dw, 650 illustrations of which 31 in colour, pp. xviii & 538, large 8vo.1982 augmented and revised edition. Previous owner’s name ffep.
ZAR 750
Reynolds, G.W.
The Aloes of Tropical Africa and Madagascar
The Aloes Book Fund, Swaziland, 1968
Very Good Very Good
Hardcover 1st Edition
Green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration in a pictorial dw, 106 colour plates, frontis, pp. xxi & 537, large 8vo.
ZAR 1500
Priest’s Eggs of Southern African Birds
Winterbottom, J.M.
Winchester Press, Johannesburg, 1971
Very Good/Very Good
Hardcover, 1st Edition
Cream/khaki cloth with black lettering and decoration to spine in a pictorial dw, full page colour plates, colour frontispiece, octavo, pp. XII & 235.
Slightest shelf wear dw.
ZAR 500
