The African Safari; The Ultimate Wildlife and Photographic Adventure by Fetner, P. Jay - 1989

St. Martin's Press, New York, 1989. Second Printing. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good/Very Good. Illustrator: P. Jay Fetner -- Photographer. XVI, 678 pages, acknowledgements, foreword by George Plimpton, and bibliography. Illustrated endpapers, both different, front and paper: -- showing safari destinations on the front paste-down and on the free front end paper a map of the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem, on the rear endpapers safarist's guide to Kiswahili. The text is illustrated with one map and numerous beautiful colour photographs taken by the author. Also included is a photography guide and a country by country guide to the animal reserves and the best time to go. Brown coloured boards with gilt embossed zebra on the front panel and gilt titles to the backstrip. A hint of rubbing to the book corners. Photographic dustwrapper (wraparound) showing young elephants, with gilt titles to the front panel and backstrip. Colour photograph of author to the rear of fold over panel. " The African Safari is the definitive work on a fascinating subject -- bringing together for the first time the practical elements of planning a safari with a proper appreciation for the animals and their environment. If the reader is considering such a trip in the near future, he will find the text indispensable -- where and when to go, what to take, what to expect to see, how to look, and so forth. At the same time, the arm chair safarist can simply enjoy a vicarious vacation by looking at the finer safari photographs yet published and by learning about the animals from a sympathetic authority." -- from the front fold over panel. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. A very clean secondhand copy, with no damage to report. . Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: P. Jay Fetner -- Photographer. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Photography; Africa ; Natural History -- Mammals; ISBN: 0312009690. ISBN/EAN: 9780312009694. Inventory No: 0250036. . 9780312009694 THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POST OUTSIDE OF AUSTRALIA, BECAUSE IT IS OVER 1 Kg WITHOUT PACKAGING, PLEASE ENQUIRE BEFORE ORDERING.