The Frogs of South Africa
by Wager, Vincent A
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(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 his beautiful series of photographs of frogs and their enemies, mostly in natural surroundings." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9216
- Title
- The Frogs of South Africa
- Author
- Wager, Vincent A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- (Cape Town: Purnell, 1965)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
Terms of Sale
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
All books offered subject to availability. Returns are accepted where we have erred materially in our description of goods.
About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Biblio member since 2018
Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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- Dustwrapper
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- Fair
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.