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London: Elm Tree Books, 1989. Pictorial endpapers. 176pp. includes Glossary, Bibliography & Index. Colour photography by the author. Botanical Illustrations by Christabel King. Maps. Priceclipped DJ has sunned spine. This book follows the author's expedition, with Christabel King and three other English women, to the heart of the Rwenzori Range - the Mountains of the Moon and the source of the Nile - through some of the most difficult terrain and extreme climatic conditions to be found on the African continent.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Guy Yeoman and Christabel King . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1962. Green cloth lettered in gilt on spine. pp. viii, 472 includes Index. B/w Figures. Light trace of foxing to endpapers & exterior edges. P/o name on Ffep. Priceclipped DJ slightly discoloured on spine with light shelfwear and small mark on rear panel. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Pan Books, 1979. Card Covers. 398pp. Sunned spine. Exterior edges of text block slightly darkened and foxed, contents clean and tight.. Soft Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

pp.200 includes Bibliography and Index. 55 B/w illustrations. Gift inscription dated 1952 on Ffep. Faint trace of foxing.

London: Hamlyn, 1970. Hamlyn All Colour Paperback Series. Card Covers. 159pp. includes Index. Colour illustrations. Name inside front cover, contents clean and tight. . Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by A. Oxenham. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Secker & Warburg , 1959. Blue cloth, black text and decoration to spine. 274 pp. B/w photos. Small felt pen mark to lower text block edge. Clean and firmly bound. Pricelipped DJ is chipped and edgeworn with one tear. The author and her husband spent eighteen months among the mountains and on the tundra in the extreme north-west corner of Alaska. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Australia: Flamingo, 2001. 300pp. includes Index. B/w photos. Light wear to cover. Light creasing to front top & rear corners. Binding tight, pages clean. Shana Alexander travelled the world for this story, interviewing the zoologists, biologists and other researchers who are devoting their lives to the mysteries of elephants. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Coronet Books, 1971. 216pp. Moderate wear, name inside front cover. B/w illustrations. Slightly age darkened at outer edges.. Soft Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Bantam Books, 2005. 318pp. includes Bibliography & Index. Light edgewear, contents clean and tight. The extraordinary story of the greatest bird-watching competition of all time..... Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Oak Tree Press Ltd, 1962. Green cloth, silver lettering to spine. 96pp. includes Index. Numerous b/w line drawings. Front pastedown has name concealed with wite-out and small bookstore stamp. Ffep has been removed. A clean, tidy copy of a scarce title.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Collins, 1948. Green cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. Colour & b/w photos, Maps & Diagrams. pp. xvii, 315. Gilt and parts of cloth faded. Trace of foxing. P/o name on Ffep.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Collins, 1951. Greencloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. pp. xiv, 318 includes Appendix, Glossary, Bibliography & Index. Colour & b/w photos. Monochrome drawings. Text Figures. Gilt worn and cloth on spine has moderate wear. P/o name on Ffep. Trace of foxing to endpapers. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Australia: Rigby, 1977. Brown boards, white text on spine. 150pp. Shelfwear to spine tips. Unclipped DJ has shelfwear and one tiny tear. The harsh strange beauty of outback Australia is the setting for these stories of place and times unknown to the modern city dweller. The author gives us a glimpse of a lifetime spent on his family's pastoral properties in the Australian outback; he describes some of the characters and incidents; animals; and a valuable collection of bush lore. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Auckland, New Zealand: Collins, 1970. White Pictorial boards. 48pp. includes References & Glossary. Beautifully illustrated in colour, supplemented with b/w drawings. Several small fox spots throughout o/w clean. DJ has light shelfwear, small repaired tear to front top edge. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by The Author. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Collins, 1946. Green cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. pp. xiv, 368 includes Scientific & English Names, Glossary, Bibliography, Maps & Index. Colour & B/w Plates. Gilt faded, p/o name on Ffep. Faint foxing to endpapers. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Surrey: Andrew George Elliot , 1951. Foreword by E. Keith-Robinson. 20 b/w Plates.Technical Drawings. Includes Information about the cat's place in nature, physical composition, life history, 26 varieties of cats, caring for cats. 175pp. includes Index. Beige cloth, black text on spine. Cloth has areas of sunning with rubbing on edges and corners. Tiny pen mark on Ffep. Light foxing to fore edge of text block. Binding is square and firm.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by E. F. Coote Lake. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Michael Joseph, 1962. Third Impression. 107pp. B/w Frontispiece & illus. Lacks Ffep. Unclipped DJ in protective mylar jacket, flap fore edges taped to pastedowns. Everyone who has read A Gull on the Roof will remember Monty, the cat, who appeared in that delightful and successful book. Here is a book devoted entirely to Monty. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Wellington, New Zealand: Mallinson Rendel, 1981. A scenario of portraits and episodes composed in the belief that every cat is unique. Green cloth, gilt text on spine. 83pp. Colour Plates plus two b/w photos. Foreword by Ian Johnstone. Tiny name crossed out on Ffep. Price-unclipped Dust Jacket has sunning, one small tear and two small nicks to lower spine. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1931. Popular Edition. Blue/grey linen weave cloth, dark blue text blocked in light blue on spine and front panel. 305 pp. includes Appendix. B/w Woodcut illus. Spine is a little discoloured. Bookstore stamp to front pastedown. Felt pen mark across lower edge of text block. Internally clean with firm binding. Natural History - British birds. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Robert Gibbings. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Australia: Kings Park Board , 1982. Illustrated Card Covers. 70pp. includes Index. Detailed colour paintings.Slight fading to spine area. P/o name inside front cover otherwise clean and tight. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Susan Tingay . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.