The Reptile Book; A Comprehensive, Popularised Work on the Structure and Habits of the Turtles, Tortoises, Crocodilians, Lizards and Snakes Which Inhabit the United States and Northern Mexico
Excerpt from The Reptile Book: A Comprehensive, Popularised, Work on the Structure and Habits of the Turtles, Tortoises, Crocodilians, Lizards and Snakes, Which Inhabit the United, States and Northern Mexico In the present work the writer has sought to compile a popular review of a great fauna - the Reptiles of North America. He has excluded technical phraseology and tried to produce two results: 1. A popular book, that may be comprehended by the beginner and 2 - A book valuable in its details to the technical worker. ...
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Excerpt from The Reptile Book: A Comprehensive, Popularised, Work on the Structure and Habits of the Turtles, Tortoises, Crocodilians, Lizards and Snakes, Which Inhabit the United, States and Northern Mexico In the present work the writer has sought to compile a popular review of a great fauna - the Reptiles of North America. He has excluded technical phraseology and tried to produce two results: 1. A popular book, that may be comprehended by the beginner and 2 - A book valuable in its details to the technical worker. Though some scientists scoff at all lan guage except that which is obscure to everybody but them selves, I feel sure that to even that Few, this book will be of interest, for the illustrations alone tell the story. My friend ibe Camera: Through the several years of prep aration of this book, my most useful ally has been a camera. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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