Sikes Sylvia (12 results)

26+362 pages, maps, drawings, coloured photographs, references, Foreword by Vivian Fuchs : a thorough study of the lake, the floating & dune islands, the fauna & flora, the Yedina people who dwell on it their papyrus canoes & strange horned cattle; paperback, MINT isbn 413275906 isbn 0954407903 west africa lake chad tchad yedina tribe african cattle chad cameroon lake chad african desertification.…

paperback. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Condition: As New. 9+99 pages, 68 illustrations (many in colour), maps : her work in Nigeria, on the Benue & Katsina-Ala rivers, in Dep & Jos to research, rescue & release these rare aquatic cousins of the elephant, also called sea-cows, mermaids, mammy-water (pidgin); glossy limp covers MINT isbn 9780954407919 west africa manatees elephants benue rivers jos katsina-ala rivers nigerian manatee kabawa camp sea cows nigerian wildlife mermaids mammy-water.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st edition 1972. This is a clean and tight copy presented in ochre boards without a wrapper. There is some foxing to the page edges. No inscriptions. Includes maps and photographs pertaining to the area.

Condition: As New. 9+99 pages, 68 illustrations (many in colour), maps : her work in Nigeria, on the Benue & Katsina-Ala rivers, in Dep & Jos to research, rescue & release these rare aquatic cousins of the elephant, also called sea-cows, mermaids, mammy-water (pidgin); glossy limp covers MINT isbn 9780954407919 west africa manatees elephants benue rivers jos katsina-ala rivers nigerian manatee kabawa camp sea cows nigerian wildlife mermaids mammy-water.…

Condition: Wie neu. 21 cm x 26 cm - 24.5 cm x 31 cm. Circa 2,500+ pages. Numerous monochrome and colour photographs throughout the collection. Includes Hardcover book with dustjacket, softcover book, reprints of academic journal articles in paper wrappers and a variety of loose material in cellophane files. The archive, running from 1937 to 2012, is contained in two green (24.5 cm x 31 cm x 10.5 cm) boxes, four additional folders (32 cm x 24 cm) and two hardcover volumes (21.5 cm x 26cm). Very good condition. Includes, for example, the following: Sylvia, K. Sikes, Lake Chad, (London: Eyre Methuen, 1972) / Sylvia K. Sikes, Lake Chad Versus the Sahara Desert (Newbury: Mirage, 2003) / Sylvia K. Sikes Habitat and Cardiovascular Disease: Observations made on Elephants (Loxodonta Africana) and Other Free-Living Animals in East Africa,' Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, (1969) 32: 1-104 / Sylvia K. Sikes's hand-written notebook "Records of Beetles of Interest (1937-1942)" / Dr. Sylvia K. Sikes, 'A Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta Crocuta, Erxl.) as a Pet.' The Nigerian Field - The Journal of the Nigerian Field Society, Vol.XXXIII, No.2, (April 1968), p.66-72 / Sylvia K. Sikes, The Natural History of the Elephant, (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1971) / Sylvia K. Sikes, 'How to Tell the Age of an African Elephant,' African Wild Life, (September, 1967) Vol.21, No.3, p.191-202 / Dr Sylvia K. Sikes, 'The Disturbed Habitat with Its Effect on the Health of Animal Populations, with Special Reference to Cardiovascular Disease in Elephants,' Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, (February 1968) Vol.61, No.2, p.160-61 / Sylvia K. Sikes, A typed 13-page account (tipped-in on A4) of a 1951 safari / Sylvia K. Sikes, printed copy of a letter from Sikes to Unknown (for private circulation) dated from 21.1.57. Sikes's newsletter from Nigerian College of Technology in Zaria in Northern Nigeria, describing her missionary life and her evangelism / 'Report of a Workshop, 'An International Centre for Manatee Research' 7-13 February 1974, (Georgetown, Guyana: The NATIONAL Science Research Council, 1974) / Sylvia K. Sikes, 'Cardiovascular Disease in Freeliving Wild Animals with Particular Reference to the African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana)', Thesis for Ph.D., University of London, 1967 and etc. Sylvia K. Sikes (1925-2012) was a British Kenyan-born zoologist who wrote the first authoritative guide to the African elephant and established wildlife conservation programmes in Nigeria. A world-leading expert on the African elephant, Sikes specialised in elephant heart health. She also authored two studies on the worsening ecological conditions in and around Lake Chad as its waters disappeared. Also trained as an educator Sikes taught in missionary schools in a number of African countries and helped set up and organise Evangelical Christian fellowship groups among students in Nigeria and Kenya. Due to political turmoil in Nigeria Sikes returned to the UK to farming and retirement. A detailed inventory of archival material of Sylvia Sikes is available ( as a Word document) upon request. Please contact Inanna Rare Books for further information related to this collection.…

Sin Encuadernar. Condition: Bien. AFRICA. Editado en London, Eyre Methuen, 1972. Octavo Mayor. Tela c/ sobrecubierta. Cat. XVI. Portada, XIX hojas + 234 pp. + láminas. Primera edición. Prólogo de Vivian Fuchs. Buen estado. The Lake. The plants and animals of Lake Chad. Epilogue: the Mirage. 20-2.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Hardcover. A near fine copy with slight aging to the boards. The jacket is near fine with wear to the top edge. Index, photos, charts, diagrams, 53 pages of bibliography. 397 pages. The book was written as an up-to-date text on the Elephant. And this book does just that. Elephant as a Social Animal, Expilitation by Man, Elephant as an Individual Animal. This a heavy book and might need additial postage.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Small quarto. 397 pp. Illustrated with 8 color photogrpahs,b/w photographic plates, line drawings, diagrams, 33 p. bibliography. One of the best and most detailed books on the African elephant. Jacket. VG/VG. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Octavo, first edition, original green cloth with price clipped dustjacket protected in mylar. Profusely illustrated with color and b/w photographs as well as sketches and diagrams. A most comprehensive study of the modern African elephants todate, very light wear to DJ, XXV + 397pp, overall VG/VG.…

1.Auflage.. xxv, 397, 64 Seiten mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, Schutzumschlag etwas berieben und kl. Randeinrisse, innen guter und sauberer Zustand 9780297000297 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1250 Gr.-8°, Leinen- Hardcover/Pappeinband mit Schutzumschlag.

London, 1971. XXV,397 pp. 115 ills on plts. Cloth.