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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]
Provenance
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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