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8vo [21 x 16 cm]; [x], 277, [vi] pp, colored photos on plates, maps. original cloth backed boards, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), fine and clean, with a loose article on the author from Geo, 2010, with colored illustrations. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Packer is to lions what Jane Goodall is to chimps, and here describes his experiences with lions and other animals in the Serengeti, Tanzania and in Kenya. Beautifully written and fascinating.
Four volume boxed set in excellent condition, as new, possible very slight fading to spine. Bindings are solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exteriors shows no blemishes, texts/interiors are clean and free of marking of any kind. Slipcase/box shows corner wear, light scuffing, shelf wear, no tears. 3042 pages in four volumes, cloth coverd boards, green title blocks on the spine with gilt lettering. Volume I :Aardvark to Cyclops, Volume II : Cypress to Juniper, Volume III: Kangaroo to Poor-Me-One, and Volume IV: Porcupine to Zebra, with Index. Heavily illustrated with sepia and color retouched phots, line drawings, charts, tables, maps, cut-away illustrations, Aardvark to Zebra with art, prehistoric & basilisk lizard along the way.
12mo [18.5 x 12.5 cm]; xv, 146 pp, 8 plates from photos including frontis. original cloth with gilt title lettering on front cover and spine, spine a little faded, scattered light foxing, endpapers and rear cover dampstained, 2 leaves with stain in margin, else very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email The author spent some ten years in India, in a native regiment, and spent much of his time hunting Ibex in Cashmere (Kashmir). He tries to derive general principles from this experience but reflects a condescending attitude to his guides, typical of the time, but comes up with an interesting narrative and description.
64p. Photo illustrations. 8vo. Original full pictorial printed wraps, worn. PETS/1
pp. xxv, 449 + Plus frontis. Numerous illustrations. 4to. Original red embossed full red cloth binding. NH 6
148p. Numerous text photographs. Foxed. Damp stained. Tall 8vo. Original full black cloth binding, soiled. PETS/1
Plon 1953, In-8 broché couverture illustrée. Avec de nombreux clichés dans le texte et 50 illustrations hors texte. Bon état.
ISBN : 2879013933. Sud-Ouest. 2000. In-8 Carré. Broché. Très bon état. Couv. fraîche. Dos impeccable. Intérieur frais. 254 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en noir et blanc dans et hors texte. Géographie des ours, état des lieux. De la cohabitation à la guerre. L'Europe des ours...
Pp. 34, 8 pls. of photos, 2 figs., 10 tabs., refs. Orig. wrs.
Pp. 91, many drawings in 38 figs., 35 tabs., refs. Orig. wrs. - Middle Miocene.
Amiot - Dumont. 1953. In-8 Carré. Broché, Jaquette. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 289 pages. Illustré de quelques photos en noir et blanc hors texte. Jaquette déchirée. M'Saragba, Rhinocéros du Salamat. Diamous, Buffle du Centre Africain. Simba, Lion du Kénia.
4to. Pp. [64], 29 photos, maps and figs., 2 pls. of photos of mammal molars, 2 fold. pls. of sections in pocket, refs. Orig. wrs.
pp. ix, 218. Text drawings. 8vo. Original full cloth backed binding. Original dust jacket. PETS/1
Albin Michel. 1948. In-12 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 185 pages. Carte en noir et blanc en frontispice. Illustré de photos héliogravées en noir et blanc hors texte. Quelques pages non coupées. 'Scènes de la vie des bêtes', Collection dir. par Elian-J. Finbert.
Robert Laffont. 1955. In-4 Carré. Relié. Etat passable. Couv. légèrement passée. Manque en coiffe de tête. Intérieur acceptable. 47 pages. Illustré de nombreux dessins et photos en noir et blanc dans et hors texte. Couverture et quelques feuillets se détachant. Page de titre manquante. 1 feuillet détaché. Annotation au dos du 1er plat. Souvenirs recueillis par J. Sommer.
120p. + Plus portrait frontis of Flush. Numerous margin and text drawings by Edwina. Newspaper photo of Flush. Inked Christmas presentation to Mary Bright, 1933. Illustrated endpapers. Foxed. 8vo. Original full cloth backed illustrated paper binding. Original dust jacket, worn with loss. "First Published, September 1933. Second Printing before Publication". The true story of the famous cocker spaniel who played Elizabeth Barrett Browning's dog Flush in a Broadway play for 709 performances over eight months, interspersed with the actual letters written by Elizabeth Browning to various people regarding Flush. All told from the dog's point of view. PETS/2
FLAMMARION. NON DATE. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 64 pages- nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc dans et hors texte- texte sur 2 colonnes
Flammarion. 1935. In-8 Carré. Broché. Etat d'usage. 2ème plat abîmé. Dos abîmé. Intérieur frais. 64 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos héliogravées en noir et blanc dans le texte. Dos manquant en grande partie, et recouvert de scotch. 2e plat manquant. Annotation en page de titre. 'Voir et savoir'. L'origine du malentendu. Les reptiles et sauriens. Le lion. Le tigre, Panthères...
Features: South Nahanni River Valley Expedition - a canoe-and-climb journey in Canada's Northwest Territories; Exploration of Today's World; Martin and Osa Johnson - exploration was their way of life; Arnold Hauerslev-Haverlee - an unorthodox explorer; Continued Exploration of Venus; Medical Detective in Africa - solution of an explosive medical mystery in Mali; Meteorites and Man-made Satellites - when they fall to earth; Observing Marine Mammals in Alaska - students gain field experience; Goal - to Penetrate Tibet - a hazardous 19th century attempt - Mr. T.T. Cooper. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features: Solar Eclipse of 1980 - scientists race totality; Devils, Quolis, Dunnarts and Thylacines - a survey of Tasmanian mammals; Journey into Northern China - impressions of a scientist; A Geologist in Alaska - John C. reed on 45 years in the boondocks; Nebraska Miocene Giant Turtle - complete skeleton reveals new species; Niger - Tenere Expedition - geographical and archeological observations; Transglobe Expedition Now in Antarctica - British explorers circling globe on polar axis; Exploring Canada's Ellice River - observing Arctic tundra flora and fauna; New support for Archeological Discovery; Malaysia-Singapore Waterway Border - United Nations Law of the Sea problems. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
p. 200-221, abount 20 photos and figs. on 2 fold. pls. Plain new wrs. Last text page in xerox copy.
Faculté des Sciences de l'Université de Strasbourg. 1965. In-8 Carré. En feuillets. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 94 pages (feuillets). Illustré de nombreux schémas, graphiques et photos en noir et blanc. Thèse présentée par Nicole Bonaventure. Commission d'examen: M.F. Stutinsky, Mme Albe-Fessard, M.R. Chauvin.
206p. + Plus photographs. 8vo. Original full tan cloth binding. 12th printing. PETS/1
ISBN : 2723414299. Naturalia. 1990. In-4 Carré. Relié. Bon état. Couv. partiel. décollorée. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 125 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en couleur. Les titans. Eléphants d'Afrique et d'Asie. Vie de famille. L'or blanc...
Features: The Expedition Chronicle - Blood and Honour in the shadow of Europe's highest peak; The Basque Connection - Red Bay Yields New Answers about Canada's earliest known European settlements; Shadowy Mammals - Nocturnal Encounters in Tasmania, Haunt of the World's least understood marsupials; Inside the Royal Mint - Bullish Days in Canada's Bullion Trade; Threading the Cerebral Maze - Canadian Neuroscientist Brenda Milner explores the workings of the human brain. Average wear. Sound copy. Book