Turtles, Tortoises and Terrapins: Survivors in Armor

Pp. xi, 308; 300+ color photographs and other illustrations.  Publisher’s original green boards, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, 4to.  This beautifully produced volume contains ten chapters - Chapter 1: The Essential Turtle, Chapter 2: Turtles in Time, Chapter 3: Turtles Around the World I: Side-necks and Hidden Necks, Chapter 4: Turtles Around the World II: Terrapins and Tortoises, chapter 5: Under the Hood, Chapter 6: Life as a Turtle, Chapter 7: Twixt Plated Decks, Chapter 8: The Endless Journey, Chapter 9: Peril on Land, and Chapter 10: Peril at Sea.  No ownership marks and no signs of use.