Search Results: Africana - Snakes from Chapter 1 Books

Delta Books (Pty) Ltd., Johannesburg, 1983. Hardcover. Good/Good. 9x6x1. Heavy, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. Revised edition. 376 pages (complete). A most pleasing copy. The dustjacket is smart. It has some wear about the edges from shelving, some scuffing and rubbing from same. It is secure and sure. The cloth covered boards are handsome and healthy. The contents are most agreeable. They are comfortable, diligent, clean, clear, very confident, sound. There is tape residue on the front and back pasted down. Tightly bound. fk. r*20/10/2022. [Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Nasionale Pers, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 89 pages (complete). In Afrikaans throughout. Pocket sized. A slim but still terrifyingly detailed book from the famous South African snake expert. The boards have wear about all edges, corners, seams. They are scuffed, marked from handling and storage. They are steady and sure. The contents are pleasing. They are clean, clear, confident, diligent. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

T Maskew Miller, Cape Town / Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1919. Third Edition (revised). Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed. 559 pages (complete). Almost certainly signed by Fitzsimons on the half-title page (December 1941). A benign copy. The boards have some shelving wear about the corners, edges, seams. They are scuffed and a little marked from shelving and use. They are sound and sure. The spine has wear to head and foot. The titling has been rubbed away. A press cutting has been affixed to the front pastedown. The papertrims have sparse storage marks. The early pages have some storage wear about the edges, some foxing. The frontispiece has been repaired along its length. The contents pages have some very tidy underlining in pencil. From thereon the pages are very smart, very clean and clear, conscientious, competent, confident, diligent. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Purnell and Sons (SA) Pty Limited, Cape Town / Johannesburg, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed. 423 pages (complete). Signed by Vivian FitzSimons (the son of the legendary F W Fitzsimons who founded the Snake Park in Port Elizabeth among other achievements) on the title page. A most satisfying copy. The boards are sound. The back board has residue from the dustjacket (?). Otherwise, the boards are handsome, healthy. The contents are most pleasing throughout. They are very clean, very clear, very well ordered, neat, tidy, diligent, assiduous - as if almost new throughout! Please note that due to the weight of the book, should the book need be posted to outside of South Africa, extra postal charges may be required. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.