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Rare and modern books

Adamson, Joy

The Spotted Sphinx

1969

19.74 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1969
Place of printing
London. Collins & Harvill Press
Author
Adamson, Joy
Edition
First Edition.
Keyword
Nature - Mammals Africa
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [25 x 18 cm]; 217, [vi] pp, numerous illus, including color, table, map endpapers. original pictorial cloth, dj (light wear), near fine in very good dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author of 'Born Free' and a series on Elsa the lion here writes of her experience with Pippa, a cheetah, and her attempt to restore it to the wilds of Kenya. Appendices include cheetah illnesses and treatment and comparison table of development of leopard, lion and cheetah. There is also a much more common US edition. The illustrations are quite remarkable including all family members. The cheetah is the world's fastest mammal.
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