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Animal Days
by Morris, Desmond
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0224017381
- ISBN 13
- 9780224017381
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Jonathan Cape, London, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 500 g.; X, 278 pages, last three pages blank, intentionally, list of illustrations. Dark cream coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with 12 pages of black-and-white photographs, throughout the text. Brown coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Faint orange coloured tint to the top text block edge. Bumping and rubbing to the backstrip edges and rubbing to the book corners and edges. A few marks and browning to the internal text. Colour photographic front cover, showing a chimpanze, with white and peach coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Black-and-white photograph of author to the rear dustwrapper panel. Rubbing and chipping to the dustwrapper are corners and to the top edge of the front dustwrapper panel. The laminate has started to lift to the lower edge of the backstrip which has also been frankly faded. A few marks to the laminate of the dustwrapper. With charm and abundant wit, Animal Days records a remorselessly eventful period in Desmond Morris's life and concludes with his decision to turn his attention -- at least for the immediate future -- to the fascinating business of manwatching. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Natural History & Resources; Biography -- Science; ISBN: 0224017381. ISBN/EAN: 9780224017381. Inventory No: 0108955. . 9780224017381
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0108955
- Title
- Animal Days
- Author
- Morris, Desmond
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0224017381
- ISBN 13
- 9780224017381
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Autobiography, Ethologist Natural History & Resources; Biography -- Science; Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 0224017381 EAN: 9780224017381 Morris, Desmond Animal Days
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography -- Science;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Chipping
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