Vivarium Life: A Manual On Amphibians, Reptiles and Cold-Water Fish by Alfred Leutscher lands on the shelves of my shop.
London: Cleaver-Hume Press Ltd., 1961, Hardback in dust wrapper.
2nd, enlarged, edition, 1st printing, [First Published: 1952] Illustrated by way of: Black & White Drawings [126];
From the cover: There are notable improvements in this enlarged Second Edition of Mr Leutschers handbook, which describes all the animals amphibians, reptiles and some cold-water fishes likely to be kept in a vivarium, and also certain appropriate aquatic plants.
He has redrawn a large proportion of the illustrations, and in response to requests has included a section on setting up a vivarium, with drawings.
In addition to names, distribution, characteristics, food, breeding habits, etc. he includes suggestions on the type of living quarters, thus greatly increasing the practical value of this standard guide.
The author is extremely well-known as a guide-lecturer, and is a former Secretary of the British Herpetological Society.
Good+ in Good+ Dust Wrapper. Unlaminated dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded. Price Clipped. Edges of the text block lightly spotted. Pages very gently age-tanned.
Green boards with Yellow titling to the Spine. 252 pages. 8¾” x 5½”.
Of course, if you don’t like this one there are plenty more available here!
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