Life on Earth [with] The Living Planet [with] The Trials of Life [with] The Private Life of Plants [with] The Life of Birds [with] The Life of Mammals [with] Life in the Undergrowth [with] Life in Cold Blood. ATTENBOROUGH'S 'LIFE' SERIES: COMPETE SET FLAT SIGNED
by ATTENBOROUGH David
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About This Item
Collins,, [1979 - 2007]. 8 vols., roy 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous fine coloured photographs throughout; cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. EACH VOLUME FLAT SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR [WITHOUT DEDICATION] ON HALF-TITLE OR TITLE. The series comprises: Life on Earth (1979); The Living Planet (1984); The Trials of Life (1990); The Private Life of Plants (1994); The Life of Birds (1998); The Life of Mammals (2002); Life in the Undergrowth (2005); Life in Cold Blood (2007); Life on Earth (revised and expanded edition 2018). The encapsulation in print of Attenborough's 'Life' series, produced with the BBC over thirty-odd years and arguably the most outstanding and influential natural history broadcasts of all time. FLAT SIGNED SETS ARE VERY SCARCE.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48481
- Title
- Life on Earth [with] The Living Planet [with] The Trials of Life [with] The Private Life of Plants [with] The Life of Birds [with] The Life of Mammals [with] Life in the Undergrowth [with] Life in Cold Blood. ATTENBOROUGH'S 'LIFE' SERIES: COMPETE SET FLAT SIGNED
- Author
- ATTENBOROUGH David
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins,
- Date Published
- [1979 - 2007]
- Keywords
- modern first editions, modern firsts, natural history, attenborough, david attenborough, broadcasting, bbc, life on earth
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