WORLDS APART: An Explorer's Life. [Author SIGNED copy.]

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED+dated,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but author's handwritten,bold,expansive,blue inked dated, signature: 'Robin Hanbury-Tenison 9 xii 85 Liskeard' to title page,and a price-clipped dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with orange+white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges bright and clean,apart from some minimal,sporadic spotting/foxing,fore-edges bright and clean with no foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread? Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original maroon rexine(?) boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate khaki endpapers.UK,Qrto HB+ dw/dj,author SIGNED+dated,1st edn,2-227pp [paginated] includes author introduction,11 chapters,profuse contemporary b/w+colour autobiographical photographs throughout the text and the book, note about Survival International' (a London-based charity aiming to deflect the destructive influence of 'civilized' society),and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title page,author SIGNED title page,a dedication,contents list/table,notes on illustrations, and 3 b/w maps just before the introduction. The autobiography of one of the world's best-known and most deeply committed explorers.Robin Hanbury-Tenison's life has been one of extremes.From the comfort and security of his life as a farmer in Cornwall he has ventured time and again into some of the remotest regions left on earth,usually in conditions of acute discomfort and often danger. In this superbly illustrated autobiography he describes many hair-raising and occasionally hilarious adventures on travels in the Sahara,in the jungles of Central and South America,Indonesia and elsewhere,and movingly records his growing affinity with the tribal people whose peaceful way of life is threatened by encroaching civilization in the form of greedy developers,bureaucrats and intransigent missionaries.He has sometimes travelled on his own, sometimes with his wife and sometimes as part of a team: he led the Royal Geographical Society's largest expedition ever - to the tropical rain forests of Borneo. Robin Hanbury-Tenison's passionate concern for the future of tribal peoples - which led him to become one of the founders of Survival International - is powerfully communicated in this vivid portrayal of a life of exploration,adventure and idealism.He was born in 1936 and grew up in Ireland.In 1958 he made the first crossing of South America at its widest point and since then has explored extensively in South America and Indonesia.He is a Vice-President and Gold Medallist of the Royal Geographical Society and President of Survival International. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the heavier weight of this item (nearly 1Kg unpackaged),for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.