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LOT 2946
Expedition and Natural History Books - 7 Titles
1963-1985 A.D.
8 3/4 x 5 3/4 - 10 x 7 1/8 in. (4.43 kg total, 22.3 x 14.5 - 25.5 x 18 cm).
William Laird McKinlay - Karluk. The great untold story of Arctic exploration - London, 1976, hardcover with dustjacket, 170 pp, monochrome images; Tony Morrison, Ann Brown & Anne Rose - Lizzie. A Victorian Lady's Amazon Adventure - London, 1985, hardcover with dustjacket, 160 pp, colour images; Iain & Oria Douglas-Hamilton - Among the Elephants - London, 1975, hardcover with dustjacket, 285 pp, colour images; Jane van Lawick-Goodall - In the Shadow of Man - London, 1971, hardcover with dustjacket, 256 pp, colour and monochrome images; Robin Hanbury-Tenison - Mulu. The Rain Forest - London, 1980, hardback with dustjacket, 176 pp, monochrome images; Stella Brewer - The Forest Dwellers -London, 1978, hardcover with dustjacket, 254 pp, monochrome images; Sadio Garavini Di Turno - Diamond River - London, 1963, hardcover, 208 pp. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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Expeditions and Natural History Books - 7 Titles
1977-1999 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rosemary Kingsland - A Saint Among Savages - London, 1980, hardcover with dustjacket, 183 pp, colour illustrations; Chris McBride - The White Lions of Timbavati -1977, hardcover with dustjacket, 220 pp, colour and monochrome illustrations; Robert Twigger - Big Snake. The Hunt for the World's Longest Python - London, 1999, hardcover with dustjacket, 319 pp, monochrome illustrations; Pat Barr - Taming the Jungle. The Men who made British Malaya - London, 1977, hardcover with dustjacket, 172 pp, black and white images; Nigel Gifford - Expeditions & Exploration - London, 1983, hardcover with dustjacket, 198 pp, black and white images; Heinrich Gortz - Beyond the River Bend. Life in the West African Bush - London, 1979, hardcover with dustjacket, 159 pp, monochrome illustrations; Franklin Russell - Season on the Plain - London, 1975, hardcover with dustjacket, 313 pp. 3.63 kg total, 22.3 x 14.5 - 24.6 x 17.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Books on Animals, Nature and Natural History - 8 Titles
1966-1981 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
J Hanzak - A concise guide in colour: Bird's Eggs and Nests - London, 1974. hardcover, 228 pp, colour plates; B. Lloyd-Jones - The Animals Came in One by One - London, 1966, hardcover, 202 pp; R. Mabey - Nature in Your Basket - London, 1981, card covers, 64 pp, colour illustrations; R. Thompson - Animals Through the Eyes of an Artist - 1980, card covers, monochrome sketches; D. Shepherd - The Man Who Loves Giants. An artist among elephants and engines - Canada, 1975, hardcover with dustjacket, 164 pp, monochrome illustrations; A. Brown - Who Cares for Animals. 150 Years of the RSPCA - London, 1974, hard cover with dustjacket, 234 pp, colour and monochrome illustrations; L. Home - Reflections on Field and Stream - hardcover with dustjacket, 111 pp, monochrome illustrations; The Illustrated Origin of the Species by Charles Darwin, Abridged and Introduced by Richard E. Leakey, London, 1979, hardcover with dustjacket, 240 pp, colour and monochrome illustrations. 3.6 kg total, 17 x 11.7 - 25 x 21.2 cm
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Books on Wildlife by David Attenborough - 5 Titles
1980-1990 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
David Attenborough - Journeys to the Past. Travels in New Guinea, Madagascar, and the Northern Territory of Australia - London, 1981, hardcover with dustjacket, monochrome images; Life on Earth - A Natural History, London, 1980, hardcover with dustjacket, 319 pp, colour images; The Trials of Life. A Natural History of Animal Behaviour, London, 1990, hardcover with dustjacket, 319 pp, colour images; The Living Planet. Reader's Digest Augmented and Enlarged Edition, London, 1984, hardcover with dustjacket, 368 pp, colour images; Life on Earth. Reader's Digest Augmented and Enlarged Edition, London, 1980, hardcover, 368 pp, colour images. 6.86 kg total, 24.2 x 16.5 - 26.2 x 26 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
