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Buy this book on-line ATTENBOROUGH**, DAVID: : The Trials of Life: A NATURAL HISTORY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]LONDON.WILLIAM COLLINS SONS & CO.LTD.,1990. ISBN 0002199122.
UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but author's uncommon,but neat,handwritten,blue ink signature - without dedication - to half-title page; and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.A tiny,tiny nick/closed tear with miniscule rubbing to front,top corner; front lower corner is also minisculely rubbed and both head+foot of dw/dj's spine/ backstrip are minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Some inevitable,but minor scoring/indents to dw/dj panels,but the boards beneath unaffected.Described hard but honestly and fairly - nowhere as faulty as it reads! Top+fore-edges clean; contents bright,tight,solid and sound, pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread? Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original,plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a b/w striped headband,and near immaculate plain white endpaperss.UK, Qrto HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,8-320pp [paginated] includes introduction,12 chapters,profuse nature colour photographs throughout the text and the book, acknowledgements,the Trials of Life TV production team,picture credits,and an index.Plus [unpaginated]; author SIGNED half-title,colour photographic frntis, title page and contents list/table.
Attenborough's brilliant new book (then 1990) and BBC TV series follow 'Life on Earth' and 'The Living Planet' in surveying the whole animal kingdom - mites and mammals,insects,fishes,birds and reptiles worldwide - but with a difference.
Whereas the earlier books were about evolution and the variety and development of animal's bodies,this one is about the way they use those bodies: how animals behave and why.
Each chapter,like each TV programme of the same title,looks at a separate stage in the life of animals.In each,Sir David shows with dramatic and often moving examples how from birth to death all animals have to solve a particular set of problems if they are to survive and eventually pass their genes to the next generation.Life is indeed a series of trials.
This book ends a trilogy begun 11 years ago with 'Life on Earth',which set out to examine the vast diversity of animal life. The second book,'The Living Planet', concentrated on the other great influence that shapes the bodies of animals - the environment.Thus,the first two books are concerned with the bodies of animals and the way they have been shaped.This last book looks at the way animals use those bodies and the way they behave.
David Attenborough wrote the text,and chose the colour photographs to illustrate it,at th same time as making the films.
The book and TV programmes complement each other.
Attenborough has collected twenty three awards and thirty-one honorary degrees from British universities since 1970.His contribution to broadcasting and wildlife film-making has brought him international recognition,and his BBC programmes are considered the exemplary model of public service broadcasting.
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Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of ATTENBOROUGH**, DAVID: : The Trials of Life: A NATURAL HISTORY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. ATTENBOROUGH**, DAVID: : The Trials of Life: A NATURAL HISTORY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]LONDON.WILLIAM COLLINS SONS & CO.LTD.,1990. ISBN 0002199122.
UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but author's uncommon,but neat,handwritten,blue ink signature,with dedication - 'To Jan David Attenborough' to half-title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated, colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Some miniscule rubbing to front,top corner; front lower corner is also minisculely rubbed and both head+foot of dw/dj's spine/backstrip are minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing. Some inevitable,but minor scoring/indents to dw/dj panels,but the boards beneath largely unaffected.Described hard but honestly and fairly - nowhere as faulty as it reads! Top+fore-edges clean; contents bright,tight,solid and sound,pristine - no dog- ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread? Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original, plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip, b/w striped headband,and near immaculate
plain white endpapers.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj, author SIGNED,1st edn,8-320pp [paginated] includes introduction,12 chapters,profuse nature colour photographs throughout the text and the book,acknowledgements,the Trials of Life TV production team,picture credits, and an index.Plus [unpaginated]; author SIGNED half-title,colour photographic frntis,title page and contents list/table.
Attenborough's brilliant new book (then 1990) and BBC TV series follow 'Life on Earth' and 'The Living Planet' in surveying the whole animal kingdom - mites and mammals,insects,fishes,birds and reptiles worldwide - but with a difference.
Whereas the earlier books were about
evolution and the variety and development of animal's bodies,this one is about the way they use those bodies: how animals behave and why.
Each chapter,like each TV programme of the same title,looks at a separate stage in the life of animals.In each,Sir David shows with dramatic and often moving examples how from birth to death all animals have to solve a particular set of problems if they are to survive and eventually pass their genes to the next generation.Life is indeed a series of trials.
This book ends a trilogy begun 11 years ago with 'Life on Earth',which set out to examine the vast diversity of animal life. The second book,'The Living Planet',
concentrated on the other great influence that shapes the bodies of animals - the environment.Thus,the first two books are concerned with the bodies of animals and the way they have been shaped.This last book looks at the way animals use those bodies and the way they behave.
David Attenborough wrote the text,and chose the colour photographs to illustrate it,at the same time as making the films. The book and TV programmes complement each other.
Attenborough has collected twenty three awards and thirty-one honorary degrees from British universities since 1970.His contribution to broadcasting and wildlife film-making has brought him international
recognition,and his BBC programmes are considered the exemplary model of public service broadcasting.
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** 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.
Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of ATTENBOROUGH**, DAVID: : The Trials of Life: A NATURAL HISTORY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. ATTENBOROUGH**, DAVID: : The Trials of Life: A NATURAL HISTORY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]LONDON.WILLIAM COLLINS SONS & CO.LTD.,1990. ISBN 0002199122.
UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but author's uncommon,but neat,handwritten,blue ink signature - without dedication - to half-title page; and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Some inevitable,but minor scoring/ indents to dw/dj panels,but the boards beneath unaffected.Described hard but honestly and fairly - nowhere as faulty as it reads! Top+fore-edges clean; contents bright,tight,solid and sound,pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread? Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original, plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a b/w striped headband,and near immaculate plain white endpaperss.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj, SIGNED,1st edn,8-320pp [paginated] includes introduction,12 chapters,profuse nature colour photographs throughout the text and the book,acknowledgements,the Trials of Life TV production team,picture credits, and an index.Plus [unpaginated]; author SIGNED half-title,colour photographic frntis,title page and contents list/table.
See also my book ID rja487114,for a similar SIGNED - without dedication - UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Attenborough's brilliant new book (then 1990) and BBC TV series follow 'Life on Earth' and 'The Living Planet' in surveying the whole animal kingdom - mites and mammals,insects,fishes,birds and reptiles worldwide - but with a difference.
Whereas the earlier books were about evolution and the variety and development of animal's bodies,this one is about the way they use those bodies: how animals behave and why.
Each chapter,like each TV programme of the same title,looks at a separate stage in the life of animals.In each,Sir David shows with dramatic and often moving examples how from birth to death all animals have to solve a particular set of problems if they are to survive and eventually pass their genes to the next generation.Life is indeed a series of trials.
This book ends a trilogy begun 11 years ago with 'Life on Earth',which set out to examine the vast diversity of animal life. The second book,'The Living Planet', concentrated on the other great influence that shapes the bodies of animals - the environment.Thus,the first two books are concerned with the bodies of animals and the way they have been shaped.This last book looks at the way animals use those bodies and the way they behave.
David Attenborough wrote the text,and chose the colour photographs to illustrate it,at th same time as making the films.
The book and TV programmes complement each other.
Attenborough has collected twenty three awards and thirty-one honorary degrees from British universities since 1970.His contribution to broadcasting and wildlife film-making has brought him international recognition,and his BBC programmes are considered the exemplary model of public service broadcasting.
Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!
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** This item offered P+p included. Available UK only. **
** 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.
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