'I once travelled back from Africa on a ship with an Irish captain who did not like animals. This was unfortunate, because most of my luggage consisted of about two hundred odd cages of assorted wildlife . . .' Gerald Durrell's accounts of the animals he encountered on his travels were some of the first widely shared descriptions of the world's most extraordinary animals. Moving from the West Coast of Africa to the northern tip of South America - and elsewhere - Durrell observes the courtships, wars and characters of a ...
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'I once travelled back from Africa on a ship with an Irish captain who did not like animals. This was unfortunate, because most of my luggage consisted of about two hundred odd cages of assorted wildlife . . .' Gerald Durrell's accounts of the animals he encountered on his travels were some of the first widely shared descriptions of the world's most extraordinary animals. Moving from the West Coast of Africa to the northern tip of South America - and elsewhere - Durrell observes the courtships, wars and characters of a variety of creatures, from birds of paradise, to ants and anteaters, among others.
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Add this copy of Encounters With Animals to cart. $4.99, very good condition, Sold by Brit Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milton Keynes, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2012 by Penguin.
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Add this copy of Encounters With Animals (New Windmills) to cart. $5.29, good condition, Sold by Jenhams rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dundee, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1965 by Pearson Education Limited.
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Good. 1977 printing. Ex library copy with initial blank page removed. Interior very clean and bright. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own).
Add this copy of Encounters With Animals to cart. $5.29, very good condition, Sold by Kennys.ie rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, IRELAND, published 2012 by Penguin Books Ltd.
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Very Good. Moving from the West Coast of Africa to the northern tip of South America-and elsewhere-the author observes the courtships, wars and characters of a variety of creatures, from birds of paradise, to ants and anteaters, among others. This title offers an account of the animals he encountered on his travels. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 128. Good copy with minor shelfwear and age. 2012. paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
Add this copy of Encounters With Animals to cart. $6.68, good condition, Sold by John C. Newland rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cheltenham, Glos., UNITED KINGDOM, published 1969 by Penguin Books.
Add this copy of Encounters With Animals to cart. $6.71, very good condition, Sold by Greener Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from London, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2012 by Penguin.
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Very good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.
Add this copy of Encounters With Animals to cart. $9.89, good condition, Sold by The Children's Bookshop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hay on Wye, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1965 by Heinemann.
Add this copy of Encounters With Animals to cart. $10.73, good condition, Sold by John C. Newland rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cheltenham, Glos., UNITED KINGDOM, published 1958 by Rupert Hart-Davis.
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Used-Good. Good hardback in Fair dust jacket. 1st edition, 1958. Free end papers lightly browned; binding tight; dust jacket a little worn at edges, with fraying at head of spine; dust jacket not price-clipped.
Add this copy of Encounters With Animals to cart. $14.93, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1963 by Rupert Hart Davis.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of Encounters with Animals to cart. $15.00, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2012 by Penguin Books Ltd.
Add this copy of Encounters With Animals to cart. $22.62, good condition, Sold by Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dulverton, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published by Rupert Hart-Davis, 1958.
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1st edn 2nd printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (lightly toned at head and tail of spine-otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small tears at edges-in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 187, with b&w illus by Ralph Thomson (endpapers partly tanned and light spotting on endpapers; previous owner's neat inscription on front endpaper).
