Destruction of life by snakes, hydrophobia, etc. in western India.
London: W. H. Allen, 1880. Duodecimo, Publisher's green cloth with titles, a few blemishes otherwise a very good copy, rare. More
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Venoms, venomous animals and antivenomous serum-therapeutics.
London: John Bale, Sons and Danielsson, 1908. Octavo, text illustrations. Publisher's cloth, a fine copy, very scarce. Translated from the French. The first serious book on venoms with much of Australian interest and reference to earlier Australian venom books Campbell p. 32. More
Deadly beautiful: vanishing killers of the animal kingdom.
Wollombi: Exisle Publishing, 2011. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. This entertaining book deals with an endlessly fascinating subject in a new, unique way. Humans have always had an ambivalent relationship with deadly animals. For most people they arouse fears and even phobias, yet perhaps the real risks are not..... More
Dangerous sea creatures: aquatic survival guide.
Springwood: Neville Coleman, 1999. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. A comprehensive identification guide with over 300 colour photographs and notes on natural history, biology, injury prevention and first aid. Signed by the author. More
Venomous snakes of Europe, Northern, Central and Western Asia.
Frankfurt: Edition Chimaira, 2010. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, laminated boards. This volume of Terralog is a presentation of the venomous snakes of Europe and Western, Central and Northern Asia. With more than 850 colour photographs this illustrated reference is ideal for scientists as well as terrarium keepers. More
Venomous snakes of Africa.
Frankfurt: Edition Chimaira, 2007. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, laminated boards. Terralog Volume 15. More
Field guide for medical treatment: Dangerous marine creatures.
Flagstaff: Best Publishing, (1995. second edition), Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, softcover. More
Venomous and poisonous animals.
Malabar: Krieger Publishing Company, 1992. Octavo, colour photographs, publisher's cloth. Covers sponges, corals and sea anemones, hydroids and jellyfishes, polychaetes, gastropods, octopods, echinoderms, insects, spiders and scorpions, fish, amphibians, reptiles and mammals. More
Venomous reptiles of the United States, Canada, and Northern Mexico: volume two, Crotalus.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012. Octavo, dustwrapper, photographs, line drawings, maps. Carl H. and Evelyn M. Ernst have completely revised their landmark reference to present the most comprehensive review of these animals in years. The first volume contains species accounts of the venomous lizards and elapid and viperid snakes..... More
Venomous reptiles of the United States, Canada, and Northern Mexico: volume one, Heloderma, Micruroides, Micrurus, Pelamis, Agkistrodon, Sistrurus.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011. Octavo, dustwrapper, photographs, line drawings, maps. Carl and Evelyn Ernst have completely revised their landmark reference to present the most comprehensive review of these animals in years. Volume One of this definitive work presents dramatically improved species accounts of the venomous lizards and elapid..... More
Venomous Australian animals dangerous to man.
Melbourne: Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, 1968. Octavo, illustrations. More
Scorpions of medical importance.
Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, Octavo, text illustrations, laminated boards. More
Field guide to Sea stingers and other venomous and poisonous marine invertebrates.
Perth: Western Australian Museum, (2010. revised edition). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Our coastline extends from the tropical waters of the north to the temperate waters in the south, and attracts thousands of swimmers, sailors, skindivers, fishers, naturalists and beach walkers. This heavily illustrated and informative book identifies those animals in..... More
Australia's dangerous snakes: idenfication, biology and envenoming.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2017. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs, maps. Australia's venomous snakes are widely viewed as the world's most deadly and are regarded with cautious curiosity, fascination, and, regrettably, fear. Australia's Dangerous Snakes examines the biology, natural history, venom properties, and bite treatment of medically important venomous marine and..... More
Indian snakes. An elementary treatise on ophiology with a descriptive catalogue of the snakes found in India and the adjoining countries.
Madras: Higginbotham and Co., (1893. second edition). Octavo, 20 lithographic plates, many figures handcoloured. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt cobra, title page and early leaves laid down, otherwise a very good copy. More
Deadly oceans: in search of the deadliest sea creatures.
Sydney: New Holland Publishers, 2016. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs. The world's oceans are filled with an array of venomous and toxic marine critters, not to mention a whole host of apex carnivores. Join ace divers and photographers Nick and Caroline Robertson-Brown as they tour the world in search of..... More
Green guide to dangerous creatures of Australia.
Sydney: New Holland, 2002. Octavo, colour photographs, softcover. Includes snakes, spiders, crocodiles, sharks, deadly jellyfish, ticks, toads, stinging caterpillars, bull-ants, wasps, bees, mosquitoes, poisonous fish, blue-ringed octopuses and some surprises including the Platypus, magpies and eels. More
Venomous snakebite in the Western United States.
Rodeo: ECO Publications, 2013. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs, line drawings, maps. Rattlesnake expert Manny Rubio and top Snake Envenomation Expert Daniel Keyler have come together to bring us this singularly unique book on snake envenomation. This book covers all western species providing information on appearance, distribution and toxicity. Details what..... More
Venomous snakebite in the Western United States.
Rodeo: ECO Publications, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings, maps. Rattlesnake expert Manny Rubio and top Snake Envenomation Expert Daniel Keyler have come together to bring us this singularly unique book on snake envenomation. This book covers all western species providing information on appearance, distribution and toxicity. Details what..... More
Dangerous creatures of Africa.
Struik Publishers, 2009. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs, maps. With sensational photography this book documents the range of dangerous and threatening aspects of nature -animals that can wound, venomous animals, those that are poisonous to eat and diseases caused by animals. The focus is on understanding, identifying, avoiding and surviving..... More
Australian animal toxins: the creatures, their toxins and care of the poisoned patient.
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, (2002. second edition). Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in sllightly sunned dustwrapper, scarce. A comprehensive and up to date review of every venomous and poisonous creature in Australia. The author, an occasionally flamboyant character, promoted the virtues of the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, now the stockmarket powerhouse..... More
Venomous creatures of Australia: a field guide with notes on first aid.
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, (1981. first edition). Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. The uncommon hardcover first edition, the title went through many paperback editions. From stonefish to jellyfish and tiger snakes to stinging ants, this book covers sixty of the most dangerous Australian terrestrail and marine animals... More
Second report on protective inoculation against tick fever.
Sydney: Government Printer, 1900. Foolscap, printered wrappers, chipped, the cancelled library stamp of the Department of Public Health of New South Wales. The author also produced a classic report on Australian venoms 1906. More
Australia's dangerous creatures.
Sydney: Reader's Digest, 1987. Quarto, colour photographs, laminated boards. More
Venomous snakes of Asia.
Frankfurt: Edition Chimaira, 2006. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, laminated boards. This volume of TERRALOG is a presentation of the venomous snakes of Asia. It portrays about 165 taxa and forms of the families Elapidae and Viperdae, and covers a geographical range from Pakistan to China and Japan to Indonesia. Besides..... More