Stephen Spawls (87 results)

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Soft cover. Condition: New. 12 mo., softcover, new in white wraps. 240 pp. including index. covers the 150 reptiles and 80 amphibians you are most likely to encounter across the five countries of East Africa--Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. Encompassing a wealth of landscapes rare in tropical Africa, from deserts to rain forests to snow-capped mountains, this vast region is home to such famous national parks and game reserves as the Serengeti and the Selous in Tanzania and the Tsavo and the Maro in Kenya. illustrated in color throughout.…

Condition: As New. Unread copy in mint condition.

Condition: New. Brand New.

Paperback. Condition: New. This lightweight and portable guide covers the 150 reptiles and 80 amphibians you are most likely to encounter across the five countries of East Africa--Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. Encompassing a wealth of landscapes rare in tropical Africa, from deserts to rain forests to snow-capped mountains, this vast region is home to such famous national parks and game reserves as the Serengeti and the Selous in Tanzania and the Tsavo and the Maro in Kenya. Here you will find a corresponding wealth of secretive yet often unwittingly conspicuous tortoises, lizards, crocodiles, snakes, and frogs. Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa offers concise and accessible, identification-oriented text, color photographs, and color distribution maps for each species. Distilled and adapted in part from the highly acclaimed A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa by the same authors, this new guide is pocket-size, easy to use, and affordably priced. Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa is an indispensable resource for any ecotourist, anyone on safari, and even the casual visitor to the region, all of whom will see many of these species without even hunting for them.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Small 8vo, 240 pp, very well illustrated with colour photographs, card covers, fine.

Paperback. Condition: New. This is a lightweight and portable guide, partly adapted from the popular and highly acclaimed A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa by the same authors.It covers the most prominent 150 reptiles and 80 amphibians found in the region (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi), with concise text, photograph and map for each.This is a convenient and attractive pocket guide for a diverse and often conspicuous and attractive group of animals.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A lightweight guide to the herps of East AfricaPortable and user-friendly, this field guide covers the most prominent 150 reptiles and 80 amphibians that occur in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Concise text is allied to photographs carefully selected to highlight key identification criteria, and there is a distribution map for each species.This convenient pocket guide is a great addition to the backpack of any wildlife-friendly visitor to the region. Covering the prominent 150 reptiles and 80 amphibians found in theregion (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi), with concisetext, photograph and map for each, this is a pocket guide for a diverseand often conspicuous and attractive group of animals. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. THE AUTHOR AND HID LOVE FOR SNAKES.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, hardcover with a few loosely related pages of ephemera folded and laid in, the book has a slight lean to the binding, light bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, spots of soiling to the edges of the text block, a few brief pencil notes to the front end pages, and a previous owner's bookplate to the first free end page with their name/date written in blue marker on the front paste down. Otherwise, this is a solid, Near Very Good copy in a Very Good dust jacket, which has light bumps to the spine ends and corners, faint soiling to the head of the spine, and mild rubbing with a touch of edge wear to the covers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Brown, tweed-like boards with gilt lettering on the spine. This is a ex-library book with typical markings like plates, stamps and a bar code. This book appear unread and is in fine shape save a 2" x 2.5" uneven stain on the top rear board. Clean text block and no highlights or margin notes.…

Condition: New. pp. 240 Maps.

Octavo, gold boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 254 pp. Near-Fine, with light foxing (age darkened spotting) in a Fine, mylar protected dust jacket. From dust jacket: Stephen Spawls, an English boy living in Kenya, caught his first snake with a home-made press tick when he was 13. He found it beautiful and took it to the Nairobi Snake Park for identification. Since that time he has never stopped capturing snakes, or finding them attractive. Black mambas, spitting cobras, deadly puff-adders and giants pythons have gone into his bag, as well as the less alarming varieites. They have continued their lives in his private collection, in the Nairobi Snake Park, or in zoos in all parts of the world. Being a snakeman involves Spawls in constant danger and in situations which call for both courage and caution. At one moment he is shinning up a tree to investigate a bee-hive, when out pops a black mamba; at another he is sinking into quicksand while pursuing a crocodile; or he is overtaken by a sand storm with only his snake bag to protect him; or walking alone at night through the bush being watched attentively by a reputedly man-eating lion. He has not come unscathed through these encounters, but his enthusiasm is undiminished. Apart from high adventure, the book is full of information about East African snakes, their habitats and habits, and with do's and don'ts for those who meet them by choice or chance. Natural History, Snakes, Herpetology, Kenya. zslic.…

Condition: As New. Unread copy in mint condition.

Condition: New. Brand New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. *Signed 1st Edition* 4to, 254pp. Hardcover with dust jacket. DJ is reasonable condition with some marks , a tear on bottom front corner and a water stain on back bottom corner. Brown cloth boards in good condition with a small stain to bottom edge of front board. Inside inscribed to "Mike with best wishes " by the author. A few small marks and stains to first and last couple of pages. Fore edge a little grubby otherwise a nice clean copy. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket issued. 1st edition (reprint). Book - fine (light fade to spine). Paperback.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. The definitive reference guide to all of Africa's venomous and dangerous snakesAfrica is home to several hundred snake species, including some of the world's most dangerous. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa is an indispensable guide to all 137 of these perilous species, both venomous and nonvenomous, and also looks at another 70 species that can be easily mistaken for them. All species accounts include details on identification, habitat, distribution, behavior, and venom, along with information on how to treat bites, a selection of photographs, and an accurate range map. Introductory sections discuss the major snake groups, their venom characteristics, how to avoid snake bites, and first-aid advice. Comprehensive and definitive, this is an essential guide for snake lovers and herpetologists, and a useful tool for naturalists, conservationists, educators, field workers, and medical personnel throughout Africa.Features all 137 species of dangerous snakes found in AfricaLooks at venomous and nonvenomous varieties, including pythons and constrictorsIncludes details on identification, habitat, distribution, and behaviorIntroduces major snake groups, their venom characteristics, how to avoid snake bites, and first-aid advice.…

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Publisher's Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, Price Clipped. First Edition. - 225 mm. Brown cloth hardcover, gilt titling to spine. Illustrated. Colour photographs. Pp. 254. Minor edge wear to DJ. DJ is price clipped. Overall, VG / VG.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 240 pages. 7.52x5.32x0.67 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. pp. 240.

Soft cover. Condition: New. (2020, 2nd edition of 1995) 336 pp., numerous color photos, maps. (Princeton Univ. Press) Paper covers. Revised edition of this standard work, with many excellent illustrations. Foreign shipment might require extra postage.

Octavo,240 pp.,colour photographs, maps, softcover. Covering the prominent 150 reptiles and 80 amphibians found in the region (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi), with concise text, photograph and map for each, this is a pocket guide for a diverse and often conspicuous and attractive group of animals. This is a lightweight and portable guide, partly adapted from the popular and highly acclaimed A field guide to the reptiles of East Africa [stock id 19627] by the same authors.…