Flying fox and drifting sand;: The adventures of a biologist in Australia, by Ratcliffe, Francis - 1953

Chatto and Windus, 1938. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1938. No Edition Remarks. 341 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Front free endpaper cut out. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.

Angus and Robertson , 1948. Reprint . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. With an introduction by Julian Huxley. Gift inscription written by the previous owner. Complete with all plates. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Publication of 332 pages. There is gilt on the spine and on the front cover. Frontispiece. The boards are a touch edge worn and a minor tear on the spine of the book. There is foxing on the block of the book. The text is legible. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1963. xvii, 332pp, bw ills. Or red cloth in jacket. Sirius books edition. Offset toning to endpapers, minor rubbing to jacket. Account of two expeditions for the CSIRO by the author- the first in 1929-31 in the jungles and mangrove swamps of Queensland to investigate flying foxes; the second in 1935 when he travelled inland, from South Australia up the Birdsville Track into Queensland, to study erosion.. First Sirius Books Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

London: Chatto & Windus. 1938. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. School prize binding - leather-bound, raised bands and gilt to spine, gilt crest to face, marbled endpapers and edges. Spine edges and ends lightly rubbed. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps. Introduction by Julian Huxley. 341 pages. A lively and convincing picture of the prewar Australian bush. The author looked at flying foxes in Queensland during 1929 to 1931 and then spent time on his return to Australia in 1935 he worked on such problems as wind erosion, termites and rabbit control. He was also a founder of the Australian Conservation Foundation. He was deeply interested in the places and people he met and this is brought out in this very popular account of the Australian bush. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 2nd Impression. Hardback.

Angus and Robertson, 1953. Hardcover. Good. 1953 printing. Solid hardcover No marks inside except owner name on front fly. General light rubbing to cover. Red decorations and titles are still clear. No dust jacket.

London: Chatto and Windus, 1939. Octavo, brown cloth (hardcover), 341 pp. Very Good, with light edgewear.

Sirius Books/Angus &, 1963. hardcover. Good. . Cover and edges shows wear.Edges shows tanning. Pages shows minor tanning.

London: Angus and Robertson Limited, 1953. Pages clean and bright, boards tidy, wear to dust jacket with rubbing, chipping and some closed tears.. Hard. Very Good/Fair. 8vo.