zoo quest guiana dragon paraguay de attenborough david (4 résultats)

6 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispieces and very numerous coloured and monochrome plates throughout, neat contemporary inscription on blank preliminary of first volume; original cloth (green/red/green/red/blue/green respectively), gilt backs, a very good, bright, clean set in remarkably bright, clean dustwrapper, the wrappers just a little chipped at extremities. FIRST VOLUME SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. A bright, fresh set in the original colourful wrappers of Attenborough's earliest books, recording his 'Zoo Quest' animal-foraging expeditions in many different territories. Well-illustrated and delightfully written, these early titles display much of the talent and infectious charm that has since made their author a naturalist, broadcaster and presenter of world renown. The series captures well the appeal of his first-ever television series 'Zoo Quest' that ran on the BBC from 1954-1964. It also gave rise, incidentally (in those far-off pre-computer days), to a highly popular board game! The sequence comprises 'Zoo Quest to Guiana' (1956), 'Zoo Quest for a Dragon' (1957), 'Zoo Quest to Paraguay' (1959), 'Quest in Paradise' (1960), 'Zoo Quest to Madagascar' (1961) and 'Quest under Capricorn' (1963). Two omnibus volumes of extracts were published for a new generation of readers in the 1980s. COMPLETE SETS IN THIS CONDITION ARE SELDOM OFFERED FOR SALE.

Hard Cover. Etat de la jaquette : Dust Jacket. First Edition. A Full Set of the 'Zoo Quest' Series in outstanding, collector's condition lovingly assembled over many years (London: Lutterworth Press [1956-1963] 1956). All First UK Editions, First Printings in Original Publisher's Boards published between 1956 and 1963. Zoo Quest (1956) - a near fine copy in like D/W; Zoo Quest for a Dragon - a near fine copy in like D/W; Zoo Quest in Paraguay (1959) - a fine copy in a near fine (price-clipped) D/W; Quest in Paradise (1960) - a near fine copy in like price-clipped D/W; Zoo Quest to Madagascar (1961) - a very fine copy in like price-clipped D/W; and Quest under Capricorn (1963) - a very fine copy in like D/W. NO INSCRIPTIONS, NO CHIPPING and a PARTICULARLY ATTRACTIVE SET. ALL FIRST PRINTINGS. Rare in such nice condition. Photographs/scans available upon request.

First Edition, first printings between 1956-63, with coloured frontispieces and a number of coloured and monochrome plates throughout. All in original cloth with gilt backs. A FINE, clean set in dustwrappers - none are price clipped. The wrappers are all fine (save for volume 1 which only has a little rubbing to extremities). The first volume is a second printing. A fine, fresh set in the original colourful wrappers of Attenborough's earliest books, recording his 'Zoo Quest' animal-foraging expeditions in many different territories. A rare set by one of the leading presenters of all time.

First Edition, first printings between 1956-63, with coloured frontispieces and a number of coloured and monochrome plates throughout. All in original cloth with gilt backs. A very good, clean set in dustwrappers - none are price clipped. The wrappers with some chipping to extremities. The first volume SIGNED by Attenborough without dedication to the title page. A very good, fresh set in the original colourful wrappers of Attenborough's earliest books, recording his 'Zoo Quest' animal-foraging expeditions in many different territories. A rare set by one of the leading presenters of all time.