Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind (complete in two volumes)

KLAUBER, Laurence M.

ISBN 10: 0520210565 / ISBN 13: 9780520210561

Edité par U. of California, 1997

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2 volume set, 1533 total pages, b/w photos, quarto. From the library of Dale W. Rice, famed writer/researcher/collector of natural history, and founder of the Dale W. Rice Memorial Library in Seattle, WA. Laurence M. Klauber became known as "Mr. Rattlesnake", the world's foremost authority on the subject, beginning his career in herpetology in 1923 with the newly-formed San Diego Zoo. volume 1 is a touch shaken, clean throughout, crisp pages, bump to the top edge of vol. 1, clean boards, Vol. 1 is Very Good, Vol. 2 is Very Good+ water damage to top quarter of volume 1 DJ, clean and glossy, vol. 1 is Good, Vol. 2 is Very Good+.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind (complete in two volumes)
• Éditeur: U. of California
• Date de parution: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0520210565
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780520210561
• Reliure: HARDCOVER
• Édition: 2nd edition.
• État de la jaquette: Jaquette
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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Synopsis

This virtual encyclopedia of the rattlesnake became a natural history sensation when it was first published in 1956. The republication of the Second Edition, with a new foreword by Harry W. Greene, will give amateur and professional herpetologists alike reason to rejoice. Volume 1 covers taxonomy, physiology, and behavior; Volume 2 concentrates on the rattlesnake's interactions with other organisms, including humans. Klauber's detailed and thorough study is still one of the most complete rattlesnake references ever published. Greene's Foreword discusses the initial impact and continuing value of Klauber's work and recounts some of the advances in knowledge of rattlesnake biology during the past 25 years. Also included is an update of rattlesnake taxonomy.

À propos de l?auteur

Laurence M. Klauber was an electrical engineer who began seriously studying reptiles in his forties. He volunteered to become the San Diego Zoo's first Curator of Reptiles, and his fascination with snakes and lizards eventually brought him international scientific recognition. He died in 1968 at the age of eighty-four.