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Goma, the baby gorilla: An account of the first gorilla born in Europe
by Lang, Ernst M
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Victor Gollancz, London, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Dust jacket is price clipped, and slightly chipped at the head and tail of the spine. Internally clean, free of annotation. Introduction by Gerald Durrell, illustrated with 56 black-and-white photographs – mainly full-page. A first insight, for amateur and professional is a well-adjusted delight, into the growth and behaviour of this highly developed species of animal; a delightful book for everyone – a wholly endearing diary of the first 18 months in the life of a gorilla – paraphrasing the dust jacket blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 64 pages. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Animals & Birds; Gorillas; Inventory No: 0272043. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0272043
- Title
- Goma, the baby gorilla: An account of the first gorilla born in Europe
- Author
- Lang, Ernst M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Gorilla baby hand rearing Animals & Birds; Gorillas; Unbranded Lang, Ernst M Goma, the baby gorilla: An account of the first gorilla born in Europe
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Price Clipped
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- Jacket
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
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- Blurb
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- First Edition
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