Zoo Quest Dragon Signed First by David Attenborough (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Zoo Quest for a Dragon signed by David Attenborough to the title page. First edition first print Lutterworth Press 1957. Unclipped dustjacket has a small tear to the top right of the front plus some small chips to the top edge, jacket is in a removable protective wrapper. Red covers with a faded area to the centre where someone has tried to rub off two ring marks. Spine a little dulled, with edges pushed, a couple of small bumps to the covers and a lean. Pages bright with a lovely signature to the title page. There are three pages towards the back with some faint blemishes, Secure binding, no other inscriptions. Good condition. Signed by Author(s).

6 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispieces and very numerous coloured and monochrome plates throughout, neat contemporary inscription on blank preliminary of first volume; original cloth (green/red/green/red/blue/green respectively), gilt backs, a very good, bright, clean set in remarkably bright, clean dustwrapper, the wrappers just a little chipped at extremities. FIRST VOLUME SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. A bright, fresh set in the original colourful wrappers of Attenborough's earliest books, recording his 'Zoo Quest' animal-foraging expeditions in many different territories. Well-illustrated and delightfully written, these early titles display much of the talent and infectious charm that has since made their author a naturalist, broadcaster and presenter of world renown. The series captures well the appeal of his first-ever television series 'Zoo Quest' that ran on the BBC from 1954-1964. It also gave rise, incidentally (in those far-off pre-computer days), to a highly popular board game! The sequence comprises 'Zoo Quest to Guiana' (1956), 'Zoo Quest for a Dragon' (1957), 'Zoo Quest to Paraguay' (1959), 'Quest in Paradise' (1960), 'Zoo Quest to Madagascar' (1961) and 'Quest under Capricorn' (1963). Two omnibus volumes of extracts were published for a new generation of readers in the 1980s. COMPLETE SETS IN THIS CONDITION ARE SELDOM OFFERED FOR SALE.

First Edition, first printings between 1956-63, with coloured frontispieces and a number of coloured and monochrome plates throughout. All in original cloth with gilt backs. A very good, clean set in dustwrappers - none are price clipped. The wrappers with some chipping to extremities. The first volume SIGNED by Attenborough without dedication to the title page. A very good, fresh set in the original colourful wrappers of Attenborough's earliest books, recording his 'Zoo Quest' animal-foraging expeditions in many different territories. A rare set by one of the leading presenters of all time.