The Leopard's Tale

Scott, Jonathan

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Language: English

Published by (London: Elm Tree Books, 1988) 0241114446, 1985

0241114446 / 9780241114445

Series: Book 6 of 24 - Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature)

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4to; original green boards, lettered in gilt on spone; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 192; profusely illustrated with the author's line drawings and full-colour photographs. Dustwrapper sunned on spine panel; short tear to bottom edge of upper panel; trace of foxing to top edge. Very good condition. "'Even before I first set foot in Africa I knew which of the wild animals I most wanted to see. It was the leopard that embodied my idea of Africa: an animal of supreme grace and agility, a hunter of the dark concealed in a spotted coat.' Jonathan Scott has now spent eight years in Kenya's Masai Mara Game Reserve. It is one of the richest wildlife sanctuaries on earth, yet leopards remain aloof and elusive, the sight of them a rare treat for tourists. But in 1983 a six-year-old leopard that Jonathan Scott had known since she was very young gave birth to two cubs on Fig Tree Ridge, just outside the Mara Reserve, and he was able to watch the family and observe the development of the cubs more closely than wild leopards have ever been observed before.".…

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Title
The Leopard's Tale
Author
Scott, Jonathan
Publisher
(London: Elm Tree Books, 1988) 0241114446
Publication year
1985
Dust jacket
Dust Jacket Included
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0241114446
ISBN 13
9780241114445
Series
Book 6 of 24: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature)

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Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The sole proprietor is Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.

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