Zoo Quest Guiana by David Attenborough (50 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. B/W Photos (illustrator). green c w/gilt sitiles on red; 210 clean, unmarked pages.a description of an early expedition of sponsored by of the London Zoo and the BBBC.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.66.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. VG condition book without dust jacket. Boards are clean with little wear. Book has clean and bright contents with no markings.

Octavo, green cloth (hardcover), xii, 210 pp. Photos. Good; some insect damage along top and bottom edges, in a Fine dust jacket. Caribbean, Latin America, Latin American, South America, West Indies, Guiana.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Spine, binding and cover all fine; robust green boards in excellent condition. Contents very clean with no inscription. Dustcover very good with barely any wear though faded. 210 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. DJ may have small chips, toning and tears. Book will have been read but remains clean. Cover may have light wear or slight soiling. Pages may be slightly tanned. May contain inscriptions but text pages will be free from markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is aged toned. DJ with some edge wear, tears and fading.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with light toning. Complete DJ with toning and little wear.

Condition: Good. 1956. Second Impression. 185 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are lightly tanned. Mild cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Mild thumb-marking present. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild tanning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Mild insect damage and droplets to spine. Light stain to rear board. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped.

Condition: Good. 1965. Second impression. 127 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white photographs. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some moderate marking and tanning.

Condition: Very Good. VG condition book without dust jacket. Boards are clean with little wear. Book has clean and bright contents, pen front pastedown, 187pp with B&W illustrations, colour frontis.

Condition: Good. 1965. Sixth impression. 185 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white and colour photographs. Pages remain bright and clean. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with some small tears, chipping and creasing. Spine noticeably sunned.

Condition: Good. 1959. Third Impression. 185 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth covered boards with gilt. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Text block edge is moderately foxed. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Plates are bright and clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering has become dull. Book has a moderate forward lean. Sunning to spine and board edges due to jacket loss. Clipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (travel, exploration, natural history, science) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Book Club Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Front board sun-toned. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. Subjects: Zoology Guyana; Zoological specimens Collection and preservation; Animal behavior; Travel; Wild animal collecting Guyana; Guyana Description and travel; Guyana. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 190x130x20mm+297g . . The Reprint Society. . 1958. . . . Pp210. 1st Reprint. Green cloth hard boards in original dust jacket. unclipped. Name stamp on front dust jacket and corner of front free endpaper: Image is ALWAYS of the ACTUAL BOOK: Book and or Jacket may have names. dedications. marks. tears. foxing. browned pages. creasing and losses unless otherwise noted. . . . . Domestic_tracked_OR_registered_flat_rate_FOR_THIS_ITEM_Within_Australia:_AU$11.20 342.

Book Club Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Front board sun-toned. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. Subjects: Zoology Guyana; Zoological specimens Collection and preservation; Animal behavior; Travel; Wild animal collecting Guyana; Guyana Description and travel; Guyana. 1 Kg.

Condition: Good. 1956. Second Impression. 185 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Contains black and white photographic plates. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild sunning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Mild scratching and marking to boards. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. David Attenborough's first book about his animal collecting expeditions to exotic locations. A fascinating record of a trip to Guiana in 1957 - "the home of some of the strangest, some of the loveliest, and some of the most horrifying animals in the world". The author's unique style and unquenchable enthusiasm is evident in every page. Green cloth, good, spine label slightly faded, internally clean, not foxed.

Condition: Good. Original green boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with b/w photographs, 8vo. World Books.

Condition: Used - Good. Book Club Edition. Book Club edition, with B&W illustrations. Text clean; binding tight; dust jacket worn & creased at edges, with small losses.

Octavo light card covers (VG-) with d/w pasted to (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Condition: (see pics.) The dust jacket has some mild scuffing to the edges. Book itself is in a very good, clean and near fine condition. Well-kept for a 1958 book. Synopsis: David Attenborough's zoo quest to British Guiana to find animals and record them on film in their native habitat.

Condition: Fair. 1958. First Edition Thus. 158 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white photographic plates to centre of book. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Water staining to edge of front reverse cover. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Light tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to front cover. Foxing to rear cover.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First of this edition. Cloth, 210pp. With illustrations. Fine in d/w.

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Bien. Sin Sobrecubierta.

club edn., ix, 210pp, line drawing title page, 16pp half tone photo ills., map in text, green cloth with maroon title panel at spine lettered and bordered in gilt, top edge coloured, decorated lettered dustwrapper, an account of the second joint expedition funded by the BBC and Zoological Society to Guiana record and collect animals, lightly bumped at upper tips, faint foxing fore-edge, dustwrapper lightly rubbed at extrems., very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper,

Condition: Good. 1958. No edition remarks. 159 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are moderately tanned with light foxing. Mild cracking to hinges, however binding remains firm. Paper cover has mild edge wear with mild corner curling. Notable creasing to covers. Moderate tanning to spine. Notable scratching and marking to covers. Visible foxing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. British edition, third printing (jacket marked as second printing), 1959. With original clipped jacket. Index. Profusely illustrated. Please note that the front end-paper has been removed. With over fifty photographs including five in full colour. The first book in the 'Zoo Quest' series. Jacket has faults - namely edge/shelf wear, patchy browning, the odd small mark, numerous tears, patchy loss (mainly to head/tail of spine and to corners), creasing/rubbing to edges, pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine, pushing/bumping to corners, a few scratches/scrapes, browning to reverse (white side), creasing/rubbing to front/back inner flaps and is in only fair condition. Boards are very good (having been generally well protected by the jacket) with patchy browning/fading, a hint of pushing to corners, the odd minor bump/rub to edges and a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages bit tanned. Odd small mark/spots of foxing to top edge of pages. Very small crease to lower corner of a few pages. Very occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.