My Family and Other Animals
by Gerald Durrell
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- good
- first
- Condition
- Good
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London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1956. First. DJ, hardback. Good. Durrell, Gerald. My Family and Other Animals
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1956
First edition, third Impression of Durell's autobiographical account of his childhood living in the Greek island of Corfu with his mother, three siblings and dog. The first book of the 'Corfu trilogy', it is a classic and the basis for three successful television series adaptations. A very good, clean copy, with publisher's dust jacket, worn and chipped at edges and corner.
255 pp.
21,5 x 13,7 cm.
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1956
First edition, third Impression of Durell's autobiographical account of his childhood living in the Greek island of Corfu with his mother, three siblings and dog. The first book of the 'Corfu trilogy', it is a classic and the basis for three successful television series adaptations. A very good, clean copy, with publisher's dust jacket, worn and chipped at edges and corner.
255 pp.
21,5 x 13,7 cm.
Synopsis
My Family and Other Animals is an autobiographical work by naturalist Gerald Durrell, telling of the part of his childhood he spent on the Greek island of Corfu between 1935 and 1939. It describes the life of the Durrell Family on the island in a humorous manner, and also richly discusses the fauna of the island. It is the first and most famous of Durrell's Corfu trilogy, together with Birds, Beasts, and Relatives, and The Garden of the Gods.
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- Bookseller
- Feheri Books (HU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47
- Title
- My Family and Other Animals
- Author
- Gerald Durrell
- Format/Binding
- DJ, hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Rupert Hart-Davis
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
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