My Wild Life : An Autobiography by Chipperfield, Jimmy - 1976

New York, NY, U.S.A.: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1976. Grey paper on boards. Volume has a bruise on the front top edge, worn all edges. Jacket is worn and mildly chipped all edges with rubbing to both panels. Now in clear cover. "Jimmy Chipperfield is a showman extraordinaire. He grew up in a family with a 250-year tradition of traveling circuses. He went to Africa for lions and to Ceylon for elephants. He went to the continent for to acquire new acts. He flew in the RAF in World War Two. He was a farmer for a few years, trained animals for domestic pets, circuses and films. Then he opened safari parks in England. Jimmy Chipperfield's story has remarkable variety and excitement and makes fascinating reading." . First Amer. Ed. / Family Bookshelf Ed.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Honi Werner, Jacket Design; B/W Photographs.