New York, New York, U. S. A.: Simon and Schuster, 1977. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition (Number Line With The One Present). Rem. Mk. On The Lower Edges. A Few Tiny Spots On The Edges And Light Edge Wear. The Jacket Has Light Wear With Some Age Toning.

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'On this speck of volcanic soil in the middle of a vast sea, a complete, unique and peaceful world was created slowly and carefully. It waited there for hundreds of thousands of years for an annihilating invasion of voracious animals for which it was totally unprepared, a cohort of rapacious beasts led by the worst predator in the world, Homo sapiens. In an incredibly short space of time, a number of unique species had vanished...' Mauritius, the green and mountainous island in the Indian Ocean, was once the home of the ill-fated dodo, and by the 1970s it still had many unique but endangered species, hanging onto their existence by their fingernails.When Gerald Durrell went to rescue some of these creatures from extinction, he experienced danger and discomfort, but enjoyed the adventures greatly. He spent nights in the jungle looking for bats and pink pigeons, and climbed near-vertical rock faces to find Telfair's skinks and Gunther's geckos, spending his spare time exploring the enchanted worlds of the coral reefs with their many species of multicoloured fish. By the end of his trip, he had an extraordinary collection of animals to take to his Jersey sanctuary from where the progeny could, in time, be restored to Mauritius.

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Bookseller: Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA) (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001099
Title: Golden Bats and Pink Pigeons
Author: Durrell, Gerald
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition 1st Printing
ISBN 10: 0671243721
ISBN 13: 9780671243722
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Place of Publication: New York, New York, U. S. A.
Date Published: 1977
Pages: 190
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: Rare Animals - Mauritius; Wild Animal Collecting - Mauritius Adventure, Animal Rights, Environmental Conservation & Protection
Product_type: Remainder

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