Whispering Land by Gerald Durrell, First Edition (66 results)

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Paperback, VG. 217pp, b/w illustrations by Ralph Thompson, paper yellowed, a nice copy. Penguin 2083. The author's 9th volume of animal autobiography which tells of his animal collecting expedition to Argentina in the late 1950s. 150 grams.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. First Ed. 1st paperback edition. Near fine condition, previous owner's stamp on title page, yellowing to inside covers. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ralph Thompson (illustrator). 1st Edition. Part of front flap pasted to front free endpaper. A solid reading copy of the 1st edition.

Condition: Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. Page edges foxed. Dust jacket price clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: G+; Owner label and signed. Ralph Thompson (illustrator). 1st. DJ in tatters (folded and inside front cover).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition :. Octovo hardcover, tight binding, clean pages, small dents to edges of cover, else VG in VG DJ, now in clear mylar jacket protector. Another evocative Durrell book, about his travels in Patagonia and his observations of local fauna as only he is able to do. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Minus. Ralph Thompson (illustrator). First Edition. every book by gerald durrell is a box of most tasty treats.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Viking, New York, 1962. Hardcover, 235 pp. 1st American edition, 2nd printing. With black & white illustrations by Ralph Thompson. The noted conservationist's entertaining adventures with the animals of Argentina. Very good condition with minor spotting of boards, an ink-stamp name and address on front free endpaper. Dust jacket is price-clipped with some edge wear and color fading at spine (visible in first photo). Jacket is in a new mylar sleeve.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Durrell ("My Family and Other Animals") goes on a collecting expedition to southern Argentina (Patagonia and other regions). Black and white line drawings. Slight bumping to lower right corner of front board. Second printing of 1st Ed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition/First Printing. Couple of speck spots to top edge, else a nice book. The jacket shows general use, and the spine is sunned.

Paperback. first edition. 956 near fine, unread paperback,

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Thompson, Ralph (illustrator). 1st Edition. Account of the author's life studying Patagonia in Argentina; a land of macaws, parrots, bats and mammals. Includes 34* line sketches. 235pp. DJ has nicks and closed tears to edges. Segment at the top of spine, and a smaller segment missing from the bottom rear and lower rear corners missing.

Condition: VG/VG- (see notes). 1st US. 8vo. 235pp. Slight cant to spine. Pink part of DJ spine sunned out, some edgewear. to DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: NF. Dust Jacket Condition: NF. Thompson, Ralph (illustrator). First Edition. First printing. PON to FEP, otherwise a NF copy in a NF Dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First US Edition. New York: The Viking Press, 1962. First American edition (1962). Very good copy in lightly worn dustjacket. Nature observations at north and south extremes of Argentina - Patagonia to tropical Jujuy. Light blue hardcover with light blue cloth spine, color illustrated dustjacket. Minimal edgewear, good hinges, sound text block, name at top of front free endpaper, pages clean and unmarked. The mylar protected dustjacket is priceclipped and has some edgewear and very minor chipping to the spine head, little paper loss. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

First Printing. Very Good to Near Fine condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.

Hardbound. Condition: VG PCDJ. 1st Edition. A nature novel.

First Edition. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Wrappers dust-toned. Minor browning to the pages. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 216 p.; ill.; 18 cm. Subjects: Durrell, Gerald 1925-1995. Wild animal collecting Argentina. Patagonia (Argentina and Chile). Zoological specimens Collection and preservation. Argentina Patagonia Animals Collecting Personal observations. Genre: Autobiography. Humour, satire. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Ralph Thompson (illustrator). First Edition. Very light chipping to DJ. Spine a bit slanted. ; Numerous anthropomorphic animals enliven this tale; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 235 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 'The Whispering Land' by Gerald Durrell. Rupert Hart-Davis 1961 first edition. Lacks front endpaper and hing neatly repaired. Good in dust jacket with a few small tears and tape repairs.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 235 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. Durrell Searches Patagonian Shores And Tropical Forests In The Argentine For Additions To His Private Zoo.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Ralph Thompson (illustrator). 1st Edition. Durrell in Patagonia.No one but Gerald Durrell could wake up under a Land Rover in a cold Patagonian dawn and watch a family of foxes performing a Chinese ballet with a roll of lavatory paper.The usual beautifully deft illustrations from Ralph Thompson, always as sharply elegant as the animals themselves.the praying mantis on page 117 is delightful (I know. I used to have one.).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Ralph Thompson (illustrator). 1st Edition. 3 x 1st ed HBs published in 1960, 1961 & 1964. In full cloth bindings with gilt spine titles, no inscriptions and complete with DJs (two are one price-clipped). Pages are clean and tight incl b/w ills.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Ralph Thompson (illustrator). 1st Edition. In pale orange boards in good condition; a little fading along the head edge. Clipped dust jacket has some shelf wear and a few tears with a little loss to the upper edge.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Ralph Thompson (illustrator). 1st Edition. Price clipped jacket has small chips and tears, now in a new protective sleeve. Name in ink to front free endpaper.

First ed. 1st edition, 1961. Gift inscription on front free end paper; a little light foxing; spine slightly faded. Used - Very Good. VG hardback (no dust jacket).

First Edition. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Wrappers dust-toned. Minor browning to the pages. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 216 p.; ill.; 18 cm. Subjects: Durrell, Gerald 1925-1995. Wild animal collecting Argentina. Patagonia (Argentina and Chile). Zoological specimens Collection and preservation. Argentina Patagonia Animals Collecting Personal observations. Genre: Autobiography. Humour, satire. 1 Kg.

1st edn 2nd printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red (near Fine), dustwrapper (small nicks at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 235, illus with b&w drawings by Ralph Thomson (endpapers toned at gutters; no inscriptions).

1st ed. 1st edition, 1961; illustrated by Ralph Thompson. Text clean; binding tight; dust jacket not-price-clipped, but slightly worn at head of spine. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.