Buy this book on-line

ATTENBOROUGH**, DAVID: : Journeys to the Other Side of the Wordld: Further Adventures of a Young Naturalist

LONDON.TWO ROADS/an imprint of John Murray Press,2018.

ISBN 9781473666641.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.[Complete number line 1. Original publications copyright of David Attenborough in 1960,1961 and 1963.First published in UK in 1981 by Lutterworth Press as 'Journeys to the Past: Travels in New Guinea, Madagascar,and the Northern Teritory of Australia.'This abridged combined volume copyrighted to Attenborough 1981.This edition of 'Journeys to the Past' is published by arrangement with the Lutterworth Press with an copyrighted Introduction of David Attenborough.] FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,subject's colour portrait photograph to front panel of dw/dj,with glossy navy blue lettered part-title, glossy black lettered sub-title and author's gilt lettered name,spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author+part-title as the front panel and repeated thumbnail photograph from front illustration and publisher's colour+lettered colophon,to foot of same,rear panel with subject's different colour photograph and a pair of black lettered two prose paragraphs.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks, tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/ backstrip,a pale blue+silver striped headband, and immaculate plain light khaki endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,vii-xipp+3-413pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,an Attenborough Introduction,Books 1-3: Quest in Paradise,Zoo Quest to Madagascar and Quest Under Capricorn comprising 9,8 and 7 chapters respectively,profuse contemporary,small b/w part-page photographs,3 b/w maps interspersed throughout the text and the book,16pp contemporary b/w+colour photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp148/9 and pp260/61; plus [unpaginated] critics' reviews with blank verso, half-title page,title page,individual Books separator pages each with a small b/w photograph and a full-page,b/w regional map to its verso and to the rear,a Note about the author and 4pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness and brightness and lack of faults.    Following the success of the original 'Zoo Quest' expeditions,in the late 1950s onwards the young David Attenborough embarked on further travels in a very different part of the world.    From Madagascar and New Guinea to the Pacific Islands and the Northern Territory of Australia, he and his cameraman companion were aiming to record not just the wildlife but the way of life of some of the indigenous people of these regions,whose traditions had never been encountered by most of the British public before. From the land divers of Pentecost Island and the sing-sings of New Guinea,to a Royal Kava ceremony on Tonga and the ancient art of the Northern Territory,it is a journey like no other. Alongside these remarkable cultures he encounters paradise birds,chameleons,sifakas and many more animals in some of the most unique environments on the planet. Written with David Attenborough's characteristic charm,humour and warmth,'Journeys to the Other Side of the World' is an inimitable adventure among people,places and the wildest of wild life.                               Sir David Attenborough is a broadcaster and naturalist whose television career is now in its seventh decade. After studying Natural Sciences at Cambridge and a brief stint in publishing,he joined the BBC. Since the launch of his famous Zoo Quest series in 1954 he has surveyed almost every aspect of life on earth and brought it to the viewing public.His latest program,Blue Planet II,was the most-watched nature documentary of all time.                          Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!               N.B. All buyers please note,the stock's actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and beore the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.
Not SIGNED.

Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints.