Charles Waterton, 1782-1865 Traveller and Conservationist Tapa dura - 1989

The Bodley Head Ltd, 02/02/1989. Hardcover. Used; Good. Ex-Library Copy **WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON, UK, 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

Bodley Head, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. All of our books without an ISBN number (normally pre-1970 in date) are described individually in detail. Books with an ISBN number (this one included) are all offered for sale in a reasonable condition or better: some may be in very good, near fine, or fine condition. If the condition is critical to your decision to purchase, then please contact us and we will let you know our view of its condition. If the book is extremely heavy, we will need to contact you before completion of purchase to advise you of extra postage costs.

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London: The Bodley Head, 1989. ix, 243pp. 16 plates. Illus. colour d.j. No inscriptions, fading or wear. Rear top corner rubbed.. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. large 8vo.

London: The Bodley Head, 1989. ix, 243pp, index, bibliography, notes, bw ills. Or boards in jacket. Very slight edge wear to jacket, a few small toned spots to edges. Waterton was famous during his lifetime for his eccentricities. He turned his park into a sanctuary for animals and birds. As an explorer he learned to survive in the South American rainforest without a gun. He was an authoritiy on poisons used by South American Indians and a taxidermist of note. Above all he was a conservationist who fought to protect wild nature from the destruction and pollution of Victorian industrialisation.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

London: The Bodley Head. 1989. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White plates and Maps. ix, 243 pages. With a Foreword by Gerald Durrell, this biography reveals Waterton as the first conservationist of the modern age. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

London: The Bodley Head, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardback. Very Good/Good. First edition, first printing hardback in dustwrapper. 24 × 16cm, 243pp. Signed directly to the title page by Julia Blackburn. During his lifetime Charles Waterton was famous for his eccentricities, but also for his achievements and his opinions. A Yorkshire landowner, he was a notable Victorian figure who turned his park into an animal and bird sanctuary. He was an explorer of tropical rain forests in South America and became an authority on the poisons used by the South American Indians. He was also a taxidermist and published many books, numbering Darwin, Dickens and Roosevelt among his readers. Above all, he was a conservationist who fought to protect nature against the destruction and pollution of Victorian industrialization. The author draws on his surviving papers and seeks to counter the distorted view of him as a mere eccentric. Instead she seeks to reinstate him as the first conservationist of the modern age.… Leer más

London: The Bodley Head. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover. 0370312481 . With 16 b/w illustrations, foreward by Gerald Durrell, A fine copy in fine dustjacket. This book is light, and postage will be reduced for shipment. ; 240 x 160mm; ix, 243 pages .