Ten Rare Turtle and Tortoise Books
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(16351) Babcock, Harold L. The Turtles of New England. Boston: Society of Natural History, 1919. First edition. $1,600 More… |
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(19904) Babcock, Harold L. The Turtles of New England. Boston: Society of Natural History, 1919. First edition. $1,400 More... |
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(18328) Barbour, T. and Carr, Jr., A. F. Antillean Terrapins. Cambridge, MA: Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1940. First edition. $600 More… |
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(16540) Cann, John. Australian Freshwater Turtles. Singapore: Beaumont Publishing, 1998. First edition. $325 More… |
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(19133) Cann, John and Sadlier, Ross Freshwater Turtles of Australia. Rodeo, NM: ECO Wear & Publishing, 2017. First edition. $225 More… |
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(19434) Frankfurt: Edition Chimaira, 2004, 2005 2006, 2011, 2018. First edition (Vol. 1 is second printing). Turtles of the World, Vols 1-5 (the complete five-volume set) Frankfurt: Edition Chimaira, 2004, 2005 2006, 2011, 2018. First edition (Vol. 1 is second printing). $350 More… |
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(19804) Lortet, L. Observations sur les Tortues terrestres et paludines de Bassin de la Mediterranee. Lyon, France: Muséum D’Histoire Naturelle de Lyon, 1887. First edition. $1,600 More… |
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(16294) Van Denburgh, John. The Gigantic Land Tortoises of the Galapagos Archipelago. San Francisco: California Academy of Sciences, 1914. First edition. $300 More… |
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(16295) Van Denburgh, John. The Gigantic Land Tortoises of the Galapagos Archipelago. San Francisco: California Academy of Sciences, 1914. First edition. $325 More… |
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(18179) Wied, Maximilian Prinz zu. Verzeichniss der Reptilien, welche auf einer Reise im nordlichen America beobachtet wurden. Dresden: E. Blochmann, 1865. First edition. $1,500 More… |