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LOT 2605
Zoo Quest Series and Other Books by David Attenborough - 4 Titles
1956-1974 A.D.
8 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. (2.64 kg total, 22.5 x 14.5 cm).
Quest in Paradise - London, 1960, hardback with dustwrapper, 224 pp, colour and monochrome plates; Zoo Quest to Guiana - London, 1956, hardback with dustwrapper, 185 pp, colour and monochrome plates; Zoo Quest for a Dragon - London, 1957, hardback with dustwrapper, 174 pp, colour and monochrome plates; Zoo Quest in Paraguay - London, 1959, hardback with dustwrapper, 168 pp, colour and monochrome plates; Clive Rootes - Animals of the Dark - London, 1974, hardback with dustwrapper, 200 pp, colour and monochrome plates. [5, No Reserve]
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From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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LOT 2605
Zoo Quest Series and Other Books by David Attenborough - 4 Titles
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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