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DURRELL**, GERALD: : The OVERLOADED ARK.**

LONDON.BOOK SOCIETY LTD/in Association with Faber and Faber Ltd.,July 1953.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (15s.net) to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial artwork by Ley Kenyon, illustrated front panel+spine/ backstrip of dw/dj with white+yellow lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present. Top edge coloured grey with some light,partial fading towards headband area,fore-edges bright and clean with virtually no foxing/spotting - unusual - as this title is very prone to foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain green cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked blue ink letters to spine/backstrip,and plain white endpapers with ubiquitous off-set foxing from dw/dj inner flaps to both free endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-238pp [paginated] includes eparate contents and illustrations lists/tables, author's acknowledgements with artist's acknowledgements to its reverse,a Word in advance,a prelude,Pts 1+2 comprising 7 chapters each; and a finale to Pt 2,a b/w regional map (British Cameroons),profuse b/w thumbnail/ vignette sketches by Sabine Baur,interspersed throughout the text and the book and an index; plus [unpaginated] 2pp blank,half-title,b/w Mandrill/baboon vignette illustrated title page,and further 2pp blanks at the rear. His first,and the only book written as Gerald M. Durrell,and only title for this publisher, Faber and Faber,and the only Sabine Baur illustrated title.The book's success brought about a change of publisher (to his friend, Rupert Hart-Davis) and the start of a memorable collaboration with illustrator Ralph Thompson. Ralph Thompson (b. 3 June 1913, d. 3 May 2009) was a British artist and book illustrator,who specialized in pen and ink sketches of animal subjects.His most noteworthy works are his series of book illustrations for the famous naturalist and author Gerald Durrell in the period 1954 to 1964 when Durrell was associated with the publishing firm of Rupert Hart-Davis.In that decade,between themselves they produced a delightful and highly popular series of titles based on Durrell's idiosyncratic combination of travel,animal-collecting and natural history - some of the funniest and most charming titles of their kind ever written. Mr Gerald Durrell has made animal collecting his career,and has given some diverting broadcasts from the B.B.C. on the subject.This, his first book,is an account of an expedition he made to the little- known territory of the British Cameroons,West Africa,to capture and bring alive to this country specimens of the unique fauna.He tells with charm and humour of his experiences in the great rain forests,and of his struggles in capturing such extraordinary and rare creatures as the Angwantibo,the Black-legged Mongoose,and that 'living fossil' the Potogamale. Whether he describes hunting with a torch at night in the forest; the trials of hand- rearing baby animals; or the strange customs and beliefs of his native hunters,Mr. Durrell writes vividly and amusingly. To the vast majority of readers who have never been in the jungle and whose experiences of animals is limited to visits to the Zoo,'THE OVERLOADED ARK.' will prove a refreshingly different kind of travel book and will give an unrivalled picture of West Africa with its unusual and entertaining inhabitants,human and animal. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correctd shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

DURRELL**, GERALD: : The OVERLOADED ARK.**

LONDON.BOOK SOCIETY LTD/in Association with Faber and Faber Ltd.,July 1953.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/VG.A Book Society's (co-publisher) monochrome Rex Whistler illustrated Ex-Libris bookplate,pasted to ffe with owner's inked name,but no price-clip (15s.net) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, colour pictorial artwork by Ley Kenyon, illustrated front panel+spine/backstrip of dw/dj with white+yellow lettering; with some minimal shelf-wear,creasing,closed tears and chipping with miniscule loss mainly to top edges and corners - no other major nicks or tears present. Dw/dj basically 99.8% present.Closed tears with minimal loss to top,front+rear corners and front spine/backstrip's gutter's edge/fold,a couple of further nicks/tears to either front+rear edges; some minimal loss to head of spine/backstrip, lettering unaffected though.Foot of spine/ backstrip with minimal bumping and creasing and a small tear.Top edge coloured grey with some light,partial fading towards headband area,fore-edges speckled with sporadic foxing/spotting - a usual and ubiquitous fault this title is very prone to; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain green cloth bOARds with some rubbing/fraying to top edges,and with bright,crisp,blocked blue ink letters to spine/backstrip,and plain white endpapers with ubiquitous off-set foxing from dw/dj inner flaps to free endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,9-238pp [paginated] includes separate contents and illustrations lists/ tables,author's acknowledgements with artist's acknowledgements to its reverse,a Word in advance,a prelude,Pts 1+2 comprising 7 chapters each; and a finale to Pt 2,a b/w regional map (British Cameroons),profuse b/w thumbnail/ vignette sketches by Sabine Baur,interspersed throughout the text and the book and an index; plus [unpaginated] 2pp blank,half-title,b/w Mandrill/baboon vignette illustrated title page, and further 2pp blanks at the rear. His first,and the only book written as Gerald M. Durrell,and for publisher Faber and Faber,and the only Sabine Baur illustrated title.The book's success brought about a change of publisher (to his friend Rupert Hart-Davis) and the start of a memorable collaboration with illustrator Ralph Thompson. Ralph Thompson (b. 3 June 1913, d. 3 May 2009) was a British artist and book illustrator,who specialized in pen and ink sketches of animal subjects.His most noteworthy works are his series of book illustrations for the famous naturalist and author Gerald Durrell in the period 1954 to 1964 when Durrell was associated with the publishing firm of Rupert Hart-Davis.In that decade,between themselves,produced a delightful and highly popular series of titles based on Durrell's idiosyncratic combination of travel,animal-collecting and natural history - some of the funniest and most charming titles of their kind ever written. Mr Gerald Durrell has made animal collecting his career,and has given some diverting broadcasts from the B.B.C. on the subject.This, his first book,is an account of an expedition he made to the little- known territory of the British Cameroons,West Africa,to capture and bring alive to this country specimens of the unique fauna.He tells with charm and humour of his experiences in the great rain forests,and of his struggles in capturing such extraordinary and rare creatures as the Angwantibo,the Black-legged Mongoose,and that 'living fossil' the Potogamale. Whether he describes hunting with a torch at night in the forest; the trials of hand-rearing baby animals; or the strange customs and beliefs of his native hunters,Mr. Durrell writes vividly and amusingly. To the vast majority of readers who have never been in the jungle and whose experiences of animals is limited to visits to the Zoo,'THE OVERLOADED ARK.' will prove a refreshingly different kind of travel book and will give an unrivalled picture of West Africa with its unusual and entertaining inhabitants,human and animal. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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