First Edition
i - xxi, 362pp., Two fold-out maps of the botanical regions, colour plates, full-page line drawings of the shapes and markings on heads of snakes and 2 full-page diagrams of scale and shield patterns.
Good. Covers show edge-wear, front edge of covers show some mild browning, leading corners bumped, previous owner's name inscription and small name stamp appears on end-pages, pages lightly age-toned, some light foxing present. In general a well preserved copy of this scarce edition.
Quarter cloth, khaki-green paper covered boards. Paper title-labels pasted on upper cover and spine, as issued. 30x185x230mm Tall in size.
"A Guide To The Snakes Of Uganda" by Pitman, is regarded as one of the best books about African snakes ever produced. Lt Colonel C. R. S. Pitman DSO, MC (1890 - 1975) was a noted herpetologist, conservationist and Game Warden. He wrote this book after years of observation of these reptiles in East Africa. This is a very scarce item.
- Binding Condition: Firm
- Overall Condition: Good
- Size: 30x185x230mm Tall
- Sold By: Austral Africa Africana
- Contact Person: Leon de Villiers
- Country: South Africa
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