Reptiles & Amphibians of Australia book by Harold G. Cogger

[Lockie]

Hi everyone,

I was having a look around on Ebay, and found this book;

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HAROLD-G-COGG...QQcmdZViewItem

I thought that $300 was a bit much for a book....



until I looked on Amazon.com;

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw...s+of+Australia

its $998 USD!!!!

Can someone tell me why this book is so expensive?



thanks,
Lockie

[junglepython2]

It's considered the bible and it is no longer in print. That is also the latest edition.

[moose]

Lockie , if you do a search on here you will find the owner of that book is a member of the Forum.

Moose

[Nephrurus]

It's only a bible if you actually do any herping and need the key for tricksy species like small skinks and blind snakes. Most keepers that have them use them as expensive dust gathering devices.

-H

[richardsc]

anyone want mine for a grand,only used by a little old lady on sunday herping expeditions in her wheel chair,lol,book collecting seems all the rage,go for it i say,it is a great book,considered the bible,thats why i origanly bought it,hahaha,ill have to tell my old lady and sisters,as they were on my case about forking out 90 bucks for a book,hahaha,cant wait to see there reactions