Author: Charles Livingston Bull
Title: Under the Roof of the Jungle: A Book of Animal Life in the Guiana Wilds
Description: London, Duckworth & Company , 1911. First edition. Cloth. The first impression, wonderfully illustrated account of the author's observations of the wild animals in British Guiana. The first edition, first impression of this work.With a colour frontispiece and sixty monochrome plats of illustrations from the author, three of which are coloured. Collated complete.Inspired by Charles Waterton, an English naturalist and explorer, the author Charles Livingston Bull travels to British Guiana and accounts his explorations of the wildlife. He notes the behaviours of animals such as jaguars, snapping turtles and "Howling monkeys". First and foremost, Bull was an illustrator, but known specifically for his illustration of wildlife. He lived for many years near the Bronx Zoo in New York, which allowed him plenty of experience sketching live animals. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, with marks to the boards and a few damp stains. Rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Good . Ill.: Charles Livingston Bull. Good .
Keywords: Exploration Animals British Guiana Illustrated Animals Charles Livingston Bull
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Title: Under the Roof of the Jungle: A Book of Animal Life in the Guiana Wilds
Description: London, Duckworth & Company , 1911. First edition. Cloth. The first impression, wonderfully illustrated account of the author's observations of the wild animals in British Guiana. The first edition, first impression of this work.With a colour frontispiece and sixty monochrome plats of illustrations from the author, three of which are coloured. Collated complete.Inspired by Charles Waterton, an English naturalist and explorer, the author Charles Livingston Bull travels to British Guiana and accounts his explorations of the wildlife. He notes the behaviours of animals such as jaguars, snapping turtles and "Howling monkeys". First and foremost, Bull was an illustrator, but known specifically for his illustration of wildlife. He lived for many years near the Bronx Zoo in New York, which allowed him plenty of experience sketching live animals. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, with marks to the boards and a few damp stains. Rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Good . Ill.: Charles Livingston Bull. Good .
Keywords: Exploration Animals British Guiana Illustrated Animals Charles Livingston Bull
Price: GBP 49.00 = appr. US$ 69.97 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 908Y37
- Book number: 908Y37
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