Venomous Terrestrial Snakes of the Middle East Publisher Government Printing Office Publisher

Publisher Government Printing Office Publisher Place Washington Date Published 1896 Date Published Estimated No Edition First Number of Volumes 3 Reprint No Condition Very Good Condition Description Slight edge wear to the leather of all three volumes

Stamped on the front wrapper “property of the information department of the Asia Institute

This is the second edition of John Cassin’s beautifully illustrated work on Western birds

Publisher’s original tan wrappers lettered in black on the spine and front cover

is a well-known Japanese photographer

Venomous Terrestrial Snakes of the Middle East Publisher Government Printing Office PublisherPp. 186 (6, ads); 304 photographs (200+ in color), 33 maps, 20 line drawings. Color pictorial laminated white boards (hardcover), lettered on the spine and front cover in white and red, lg 8vo. This volume is an important contribution to the understanding of the snake fauna in a region where bites from venomous snakes are common. Venomous snakes are a substantial and ecologically important part of the biodiversity of the Middle East and constitute