The Odyssey of An Animal Collector by Cecil S. Webb - 1954

New York: New York: Longmans, Green and Co. 1954, 1954. Hard Cover. G+. pp. 368, index, wear extremities, bottom edge soiled, dj: heavy rubbing, wear extremities, large chips and tears extremities. Hard Cover. G+/G.

Longmans, Green, 1954. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Longmans, Green & Co, 1954-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Dust jacket has some wear and tear, mainly on the edges. Noticeably aged / worn / yellowed.

Longmans, Green and Co, 1954. hardcover. Good. . Dust jacket and edges shows shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact.

New York/London/Toronto: Longmans, Green & Co., 1954. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York/London/Toronto: Longmans, Green & Co., 1954. Stated First Edition. Near FIne. Clean rust-orange cloth boards with black lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Maps on endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated with photographs. 368 pgs. 8 vo. Adventure..

Longmans, Green, 1954. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Very Good. 9x6x1. Stated First edition. Very Good orange boards with black lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and slightly cocked; Contents clean and unmarked. VG dust jacket, price clipped. 368 pages. Includes index. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

London and New York: Longmans, Green, 1954. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. First edition (stated) . Hardcover on ochre cloth; map endpapers. xv+ 368 pp. with index. Illustrated with photographs. Fine in very good dust jacket with U.S. price intact. Cecil Webb was the Superintendent of the Dublin Zoo and here teels of his lifelong, worldwide travels in search of wildlife for public institutions and private collections. Catching the creatures alive and unharmed was only a part--obtaining proper food, accustoming the animals to captivity, and the hazards of return journeys had to be thought of. Webb's ravels took him to remote parts of Africa, kenya, Mozambique, the Careoons, Ecuador, India, Australia, Indo-China, among other places.

New York: Longmans Green and Co., 1954. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition. 8vo. (xv) 368 pp. Brown cloth lettered in black on the spine; endpaper maps; red upper edge; headband. Illustrated with black and white plates. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket with a few nicks and chips around the edges; minor loss at the foot of the spine; price intact; no interior markings. The story of collecting animals for the Dublin Zoo. The Chapters are: Early Days; South Africa; Mozambique Territory (II), Portuguese East Africa; Mozambique Territory; Indo-China; Moazambique (III); Madagascar (I); Portuguese East Africa (South); British Guiana (I); Kenya (I); Tanganyika (I); Australia; French Cameroons; Madagascar (II); India; Gold Coast; Ecuador; Tanganyika (II); Madagascar (III); Kenya (II); British Guiana (II); British Cameroons; Conclusion; Index..

London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo. Photos and Map Endpaper. Memoirs of the Superintendent of the Dublin Zoo. Has all the points of first issue. A clean, unmarked and unclipped copy with a small spine edge chip protected in a Mylar jacket cover.

New York: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 1954. Introduction by Dr. G. M. Vevers. 61 b/w illustrations. 368 pp. White endpapers with maps. Small black mark on ffep. Brown cloth with black titles. One corner bumped. Yellow and orange DJ with black titles and b/w photos. Some tape repair, small chips, light wear along the edges. VG+/VG. First Edition.