Bucaresti, Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne, 1961. 8vo (23.6 x 16.8 cm). 355 pp.; 244 (groups of) text figures. Original dark blue blind stamped buckram with silver title on the spine and front board.

Perhaps the last monograph on the surprisingly diverse Romanian herpetofauna. The drawings and photos are excellent. Starts with a general introduction and contains detailed descriptions, with distribution maps, etc. Of many species, several specimens are illustrated, to show variability. Authors are the Romanian herpetologists Ion Eduard Fuhn (1916-1987) and Stefan Vancea (1910-1997). Printed errata leaf bound in rear. Title page with a tiny stamp, and toned - as always; otherwise, a clean, near mint copy. Rare.