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New York: New York: Longmans, Green and Co. 1954, 1954. Hard Cover. G+. pp. 368, index, wear extremities, bottom edge soiled, dj: heavy rubbing, wear extremities, large chips and tears extremities. Hard Cover. G+/G.

Longmans, Green, 1954. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Longmans, Green, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Longmans, Green & Co, 1954-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Dust jacket has some wear and tear, mainly on the edges. Noticeably aged / worn / yellowed.

Longmans, Green and Co, 1954. hardcover. Good. . Dust jacket and edges shows shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact.

NY: Longmans, Green. VG in G DJ. 1954. 1st ed. Webb began work on an African farm where he was fascinated by the country and its wildlife. A collection of birds started as . a hobby was quickly bought up by zoos & aviaries when he returned with it to England. From there he set out for the far corners of the earth, commissioned to obtain all the rare & colorful creatures he could find for public institutions & private collections. DJ edge wear & few scrapes, back pages sl wavy. .

Longmans, Green, 1954. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Very Good. 9x6x1. Stated First edition. Very Good orange boards with black lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and slightly cocked; Contents clean and unmarked. VG dust jacket, price clipped. 368 pages. Includes index. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

London and New York: Longmans, Green, 1954. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. First edition (stated) . Hardcover on ochre cloth; map endpapers. xv+ 368 pp. with index. Illustrated with photographs. Fine in very good dust jacket with U.S. price intact. Cecil Webb was the Superintendent of the Dublin Zoo and here teels of his lifelong, worldwide travels in search of wildlife for public institutions and private collections. Catching the creatures alive and unharmed was only a part--obtaining proper food, accustoming the animals to captivity, and the hazards of return journeys had to be thought of. Webb's ravels took him to remote parts of Africa, kenya, Mozambique, the Careoons, Ecuador, India, Australia, Indo-China, among other places.

New York: Longmans Green and Co., 1954. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition. 8vo. (xv) 368 pp. Brown cloth lettered in black on the spine; endpaper maps; red upper edge; headband. Illustrated with black and white plates. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket with a few nicks and chips around the edges; minor loss at the foot of the spine; price intact; no interior markings. The story of collecting animals for the Dublin Zoo. The Chapters are: Early Days; South Africa; Mozambique Territory (II), Portuguese East Africa; Mozambique Territory; Indo-China; Moazambique (III); Madagascar (I); Portuguese East Africa (South); British Guiana (I); Kenya (I); Tanganyika (I); Australia; French Cameroons; Madagascar (II); India; Gold Coast; Ecuador; Tanganyika (II); Madagascar (III); Kenya (II); British Guiana (II); British Cameroons; Conclusion; Index..

London, Hutchinson. 1953.. 302pp. 8vo. Original cloth in rubbed dustwrapper. Mapped endpapers. B/w frontis piece. B/w plates. A very good copy. . First edition.

(London, Hutchinson, 1953). Original green cloth, spine faded, slightly marked, endpaper map, pp. 302, frontispiece, plates. Light foxing, inscription on the verso of the front free endpaper. .

Hutchinson & Co, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Poor. the jacket is much torn and creased. edge wear on the book. foxing and markings. sound binding. a heavy copy, extra postage may be required. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo. Photos and Map Endpaper. Memoirs of the Superintendent of the Dublin Zoo. Has all the points of first issue. A clean, unmarked and unclipped copy with a small spine edge chip protected in a Mylar jacket cover.

London: Hutchinson, 1953. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. chipped dust jacket 302pp., frontis., b/w pls., glossary, Thirty years of animal collecting all over the world. The author was a noted animal collector, ultimately becoming Superintendnant of the Dublin Zoo

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-09-12. Paperback. Good.

New York: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 1954. Introduction by Dr. G. M. Vevers. 61 b/w illustrations. 368 pp. White endpapers with maps. Small black mark on ffep. Brown cloth with black titles. One corner bumped. Yellow and orange DJ with black titles and b/w photos. Some tape repair, small chips, light wear along the edges. VG+/VG. First Edition.

London: Hutchinson, 1953. 1st edition. Nice copy. octavo. chipped dust jacket 302pp., frontis., b/w pls., glossary, Thirty years of animal collecting all over the world. The author was a noted animal collector, ultimately becoming Superintendnant of the Dublin Zoo

Paperback / softback. New.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good.

London: Hutchinson & Co., 1953. Introduction by Dr. G. M. Vevers. 51 illustrations. 302 pp. Maps on endpapers, with previous owner's name on ffep. Green cloth with gilt titles. Corners bumped, light wear along the edges. B/w photo on DJ. Small chips, light wear along the edges. VG/VG. First Edition.