The vanishing jungle: The story of the World Wildlife Fund expeditions to Pakistan;
by Mountfort, Guy
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good /Good -
- ISBN 10
- 0002118807
- ISBN 13
- 9780002118804
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Powys, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, UK: Collins. Brown cloth, gilt tiger motif to front, gilt title on black panel to spine. 286pp. b/w illus.; b/w & col. photo plates; maps to end papers. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Shelf wear to dust jacket with two small holes to rear panel, creasing, chips and tears to upper edge and all extremities slightly rubbed. Spine sunned. Price clipped. Gift inscription to ffep and minor foxing to text block edges, o'wise contents are clean and bright. OVERSEAS ORDERS MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL POSTAGE . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1969.
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- Bookseller
- Broad Street Book Centre
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 112407
- Title
- The vanishing jungle: The story of the World Wildlife Fund expeditions to Pakistan;
- Author
- Mountfort, Guy
- Illustrator
- Hosking, Eric
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002118807
- ISBN 13
- 9780002118804
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1969
- Pages
- 286
- Size
- 243mm x 170mm..
- Keywords
- travel wildlife conservation Pakistan Bangladesh unit five
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