NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
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ZOO QUEST TO GUIANA
Written by David Attenborough.
Stock no. 1827666
Published by Lutterworth Press.
1956.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The full story of the highly successful B.B.C. - London Zoo expedition to British Guiana, that went to film in the wild, and bring back alive, "some of the strangest, some of the loveliest, and some of the most horrifying animals in the world". Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and 5 colour. Second impression in the same year and month as the first impression. Spine is heavily spotted, front board has a couple of marks. Small bookshop label to front pastedown. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and chipped, scratch and a grubby mark to front panel. Overall a decent copy.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- SOUTH AMERICA
- BRITISH GUIANA
ZOO QUEST FOR A DRAGON
Written by David Attenborough.
Stock no. 1827665
Published by Lutterworth Press.
1st
1957.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The full account of David Attenborough's expedition ot the islands of Indonesia inj search of the Komodo dragon. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos and 3 colour. Shelf wear to top & tail of spine. Small bookshop label to front pastedown. Rear hinge pulled. Contents clean.Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-chipped with a few closed tears repaired with tape, rear panel is a little grubby. Overall a nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- INDONESIA
- ASIA
- LIZARDS
QUEST IN PARADISE
Written by David Attenborough.
Stock no. 1827664
Published by Lutterworth Press.
1st
1960.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The author's two remarkable expeditions to the South Seas in search of people and their primitive way of life, although it was the lure of seeing birds of paradise in their natural surroundings that drew him tino the heart of primitive New Guinea. Terracotta cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and 5 colour. Light shelf wear to base of spine and light knock to lower edge of front board. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is nice and bright, lightly edge-rubbed, Couple of closed edge-tears (no loss) and a little grubby to rear panel. A very nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- NEW GUINEA
ZOO QUEST IN PARAGUAY
Written by David Attenborough.
Stock no. 1827661
Published by Lutterworth Press.
1st
1959.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The full story of David Attenborough's remarkable experiences on the four-months' journey undertaken to find armadillos. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 42 photographs including 5 in colour. 168 pages. Couple of minor marks to front board. Spine slightly cocked. Text block, endpapers and prelims a little foxed. Top corner cut from front endpaper. Otherwise, contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased to front panel, lightly edge-rubbed and a little grubby to rear panel. Overall, a nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- PARAGUAY
- SOUTH AMERICA
ZOO QUEST TO MADAGASCAR
Written by David Attenborough.
Stock no. 1827660
Published by Lutterworth Press.
1st
1961.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The full account of four months David Attenborough spent travelling several thousand miles throughout the island of Madagascar to meet the varied peoples whose origin stems from the Far East rather than from nearby Africa, study their local customs, and film some of the remarkable animals which occur nowhere else in the world. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and 5 colour photos. Light wear to top & tail of spine, very narrow band of browning to horizontal edges of boards. Text block browned. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has a couple of closed tears repaired with tape, edges-rubbed, rear panel a little grubby. Overall a decent copy.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- AFRICA
- MADAGASCAR
QUEST UNDER CAPRICORN
Written by David Attenborough.
Stock no. 1827659
Published by Lutterworth Press.
1st
1963.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Northern Territory of Australia is vast, on his four-months' journey through this desolate and fascinating country David Attenborough spent much of his time observing the many creatures that make this part of Australia such an intriguing place for a naturalist. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and a 5 colour photos. Light browning of lower edges of boards (minor). Spine slightly cocked. Some foxing to text block. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few foxspots to prelims. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn, small chip to base of spine. Overall a nice copy with a dustwrapper.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- AUSTRALIA
- ABORIGINE
AUDUBON'S QUADRUPEDS OF NORTH AMERICA
Written by John James Audubon.
Illustrated by John James Audubon.
Stock no. 1827646
Published by The Wellfleet Press.
1st thus
1989.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Complete and unabridged. Large format. Heavy. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 155 full-colour illustrations. ISBN: 1555215157. A few minor marks to boards. Tiny knock to lower front edge of board. Some minor foxing to text block. Foxing and browning to endpapers and prelims else contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and is heavily foxed to verso (not visible to front), slightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- NORTH AMERICA
DEER OF THE WORLD
Written by Valerius Geist.
Stock no. 1327043
Published by Swan Hill Press.
1st
1999.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Their Evolution, Behaviour and Ecology. Large, heavy format. Blue cloth, silver title to spine. Colour photos, b/w illustrations. 421 pages. ISBN: 1840370947. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Small mark to front pastedown. Some faint foxing to endpapers and light marks to textblock. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at edges and lightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- MAMMALS
- DEER
- ECOLOGY
CLIMBING MOUNT IMPROBABLE
Written by Richard Dawkins.
Illustrated by Lalla Ward.
Stock no. 1827513
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2008.
Almost very good condition.
Black cloth with elaborate design to front, gilt title to spine. Colour photo plates and b/w illustrations. A lovely copy BUT bound upside down. Contained in publisher's slipcase with a few light scuffs.
GALLOWAY AND THE BORDERS (NN 101)
Written by Derek Ratcliffe.
Stock no. 1326798
Published by Collins.
1st
2007.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
New Naturalist Series 101. Colour plates plus b/w photos and drawings. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780007174010.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- SCOTLAND
- GALLOWAY
A COMPLETE GUIDE TO ANTARCTIC WILDLIFE
Written by Hadoram Shirihai.
Illustrated by Brett Jarrett.
Stock no. 1827281
Published by Alula Press.
1st
2002.
Nearly fine condition.
The birds and marine mammals of the Antarctic continent and Southern Ocean. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos and illustrations. 510 pages including index. ISBN: 9519894705. Spine slightly faded else a lovely copy
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- ANTARCTIC
- MARINE LIFE
- ORNITHOLOGY
LAKELAND (NN 92)
Written by Derek Ratcliffe.
Stock no. 1326720
Published by Harpercollins Publishers.
1st
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
The wildlife of Cumbria. New Naturalist series no. 92. Colour and b/w photos. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 000711303X. Foxing to top edge of textblock else a fine copy in a fine wrapper.