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ZOO QUEST TO GUIANA
Written by David Attenborough.
Stock no. 1327665
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1956. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The full story of the highly successful B.B.C. - London Zoo expedition to British Guiana, that went to film in the wild, and bring back alive, "some of the strangest, some of the loveliest, and some of the most horrifying animals in the world". Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and 5 colour. Second impression published in same year/month as first impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Spine and rear edge of spine is heavily spotted. Small bookshop label to front pastedown. Text block lightly foxed. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and chipped, scratch and a grubby mark to front panel. Overall a decent copy.

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THE SHADOW WAR
Written by Leslie B. Rout; John F. Bratzel.
Stock no. 1327390
Published by University Publ. of America. Circa 2020. Very good condition.

German Espionage and United States Counterespionage in Latin America during World War II. A physical print on demand book. Printed by Lightning Source UK. Glazed boards. 496 pages. ISBN: 9780313270055. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine.

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WORLD TIMBERS VOLUME TWO: NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA (INCLUDING CENTRAL AMERICA & THE WEST INDIES)
Written by B.J. Rendle.
Stock no. 1826758
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive work containing some of the better known world timbers illustrated in colour and concisely described with the minimum of technical terms. The information is presented in a form designed to appeal to those who are interested in timber but are not specialists in wood technology. Intended primarily for use by architects and their clients, the timber trade, and timber-using industries. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0802016677. A few minor marks to boards, lower corners lightly bumped. Previous owner's library label to front and rear pastedown. Light browning to page edges and text block. Black dustwrapper with yellow spine is lightly rubbed and scuffed.

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THE BAHIA BLANCA ESTUARY: ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY
Written by Sandra M. Fiori; Paula D. Pratolongo.
Stock no. 1825193
Published by Springer. 1st 2021. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Bahia Blanca Estuary is one of the largest coastal systems in Atlantic South America. This is a comprehensive review of life in the ecosystems of the estuary. Green cardwraps. Colour photos and charts. Printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd, a print-on-demand company. xiii and 581 pages including index. ISBN: 9783030664886. Light scuffing to covers and light rubbing to corners of covers. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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CORYDORAS: THE MOST POPULAR ARMOURED CATFISHES OF SOUTH AMERICA
Written by Warner Seuss.
Stock no. 2139528
Published by Dahne Verlag. Circa 1993. Very good condition.

Large format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour photos and b/w diagrams/ illustrations. ISBN: 3921684188. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Fading to spine. Page edges are browned.

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THE AMAZON RIVER FOREST
Written by Nigel J.H. Smith.
Stock no. 2126613
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1999. Fine condition.

A Natural History of Plants, Animals and People. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780195122077.

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THE DEVIL DRIVES AND OTHER TRUE STORIES
Written by Jasper De Beijer. Illustrated by Jasper De Beijer.
Stock no. 1711647
Published by Nai Publishers. 2006. Very good condition.

Dual language; English and Dutch. The first book to offer an overview of the remarkable work of the promising young artist Jasper de Beiger (1973). Colour photos. Large format. Card wraps. ISBN: 9789056625122.

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BOTERO LA CORRIDA OLI, ACQUERELLI, DISEGNI
Written by Fernando Botero. Illustrated by Fernando Botero.
Stock no. 2114032
Published by Italtel. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Grey cloth. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 8878270008. Some light wear to cover edges. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper has some edge-creasing and a little browning.

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SOME BIRDS AND MAMMALS OF SOUTH AMERICA
Written by Sacheverell Sitwell; Carlos Selva Andrade. Illustrated by Axel Amuchastegui.
Stock no. 2111295
Published by The Tryon Gallery; George Rainbird. 1st 1966. Nearly fine condition.

Very large format. Quarter bound in morocco with hand marbled paper. 17 colour plates, using multi-colour lithography. Limited edition (in this format numbers 51 to 300). Plates are tissue-guarded. A beautiful book! Due to the size of this book, if posted, it will need to be sent via courier. This is copy no. 217. SIGNED by artist. A couple of marks to endpapers and a few foxspots to outer page edges. Some tissue-guards have become creased. Illustrations are fine - beautifully bright! Contained in a very good slip case, which is foxed and spotted, with wear.

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ENCHANTING WILDERNESS
Written by Hans Tolten.
Stock no. 592306
Published by Selwyn & Blount. 1936. Very good condition.

Adventures in darkest South America, Argentina. Black cloth, green titles. B/w photos. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few scattered foxspots throughout.

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LLAMA LAND
Written by Anthony Dell.
Stock no. 669454
Published by Geoffrey Bles. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

Cream cloth spine, gilt titles. Maroon covers. B/w photos of Peru.

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HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION VOLUME I
Written by Lewis Hanke.
Stock no. 686676
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Colonial Experience. ISBN: 0416121101.

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