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UNDERDOGS: THE FIGHT TO SAVE SOUTH AFRICA'S WILD DOGS
Written by Neil Aldridge.
Stock no. 1827841
Published by Pisces Publications. 1st 2011. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

African wild dogs carry the unenviable title of Africa's second-most endangered carnivore. Neil Aldridge celebrates what is special about the African wild dog and explores the efforts being made to secure its future in South Africa and beyond. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781874357490. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Boards clean and bright. Front endpaper has a large tear of surface paper loss (see photo). Otherwise, contents are fine. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is creased and has a 2" closed tear (no loss) between edge of rear panel and rear flap.

OUR FRIEND YAMBO
Written by Andre Mercier.
Stock no. 1325820
Published by Souvenir Press. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author attempts to bring up a cheetah cub as a domestic pet right in the centre of busy city life. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 160 pages. B/w photos. Slight bumping to spine, corners and cover edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and a little grubby to rear panel.

PENCILS, PATIENCE AND PRIMATES: THE LIFE AND ART OF DAVID DANCEY-WOOD
Written by David Dancey-Wood. Illustrated by David Dancey-Wood.
Stock no. 1824672
Published by Hawksbill Publications. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A portfolio of Dancey-Wood's work demonstrating the wide range of his subjects. Along with the superb reproduction of his pictures, he gives a remarkable account of his struggles, successes and dreams for the future. Large oblong format. Green cloth boards, no titles to boards. Colour photos and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780955494604. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. A super copy.

DEER OF THE WORLD
Written by Valerius Geist.
Stock no. 1324351
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. Name plate (Garfield the cat) to front pastedown. Dustwrapper is edge creased with a couple of small tears and barcode label stuck to rear panel.

DEER WATCH: A FIELD GUIDE
Written by Richard Prior.
Stock no. 2140236
Published by Swan Hill Press. 1st thus 2007. Very good condition.

New Revised Edition. The origin of our deer, the history of medieval and later deer parks and the introduction of species like the muntjac. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781846890130. Some fading to spine.

SEALS, SEA LIONS AND WALRUSES: A REVIEW OF THE PINNIPEDIA
Written by Victor B. Scheffer.
Stock no. 1823755
Published by Stanford University Press. 1978. Slightly better than very good condition.

Terracotta cloth boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 0804705445. Corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

FORAGING FOR SURVIVAL: YEARLING BABOONS IN AFRICA
Written by Stuart A. Altmann.
Stock no. 1823747
Published by University of Chicago Press. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

One of the most intensive investigations ever carried out on foraging behavior and its consequences for survival and reproduction. This study is based on field observations of eleven yearling baboons. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 0226015963. Spine lightly faded, creasing to top rear corner, a few minor grubby marks to covers. Text block lightly grubby. Contents clean.

THE LION AND THE GAZELLE
Written by P.N. Humphreys; E. Kahrom.
Stock no. 2139242
Published by Comma International Biological Systems. 1st 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The mammals and birds of Iran. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0951397761. Bumping to spine, wear along cover edges. Name in ink to half-title page. Ink stamp to title page, some transfer to opposite page. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased, with a faded spine.

MAMMALS OF THE SEAS
Written by Richard Mark Martin.
Stock no. 2139129
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0713408251. Page edges are browned. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing; chips and nicks to edges; some browning.

LEMURS OF MADAGASCAR AND THE COMOROS: THE IUCN RED DATA BOOK
Written by Caroline Harcourt; Jane Thornback.
Stock no. 1823715
Published by Iucn. 1st 1990. Very good condition.

The plight of all lemur species and options for their conservation. Red glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 2880329574. Boards lightly scuffed. Page 181/182 creased leaving impressions on facing pages (printing error). Else clean.

THE FOX
Written by Thomas F. Dale; Alfred E.T. Watson. Illustrated by Archibald Thorburn; G.D. Giles.
Stock no. 2136032
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1906. Very good condition.

Fur, Feather and Fin Series. Pictorial cloth with red titles. 8 b/w plates. A few marks to covers; some bumping to spine. Some foxing and browning.

HANDBOOK OF THE MAMMALS OF THE WORLD 2. HOOFED MAMMALS
Written by Don E. Wilson; Russell A. Mittermeier; et al.
Stock no. 1820164
Published by Lynx Edicions. 1st 2011. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Heavy volume! Black boards, white titles. Stunning colour photography throughout. Published in association with Conservation International and IUCN. ISBN: 9788496553774. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel. Else a lovely copy!