The Spotted Lion by Kenneth Gandar Dower - 1937

Paperback. New.

Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1937. x, 331pp, map, bw ills. Greay cloth with original wraps laid on. Frontis loose, some rubbing to wraps, small stamp of Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History on tile page. One of 481 copies specially bound for presentation to members of the Explorers Club. Originally bound as a soft cover in wraps, this one rebound with the original covers and spine laid onto the cloth. The unsuccessful search for a rare lion species.. First Edition, Special Binding. Hard Cover. Good Plus. 8vo.

1937 Little Brown first edition. 331 pages plus folding map at the backThe book is an account of a 1934 expedition in Kenya to capture the "spotted lion". Also known by the name Mazori, the animal is believed to be either a sub-species of lion, or a lion-leopard hybrid. Condition of the book is Very Good Plus. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked.Condition of the dust jacket is Very Good Minus. The DJ is complete, not price clipped. It shows moderate shelf wear, including some discoloration to the spine and the folds. The DJ is protected in a new mylar cover.
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London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1937. 331 pages, with 27 black and white photographs and one fold-out map. Brown cloth covers with gold titles, edges scuffed and worn with light markings all over, endpapers yellowed, front and rear boards both coming loose, text is clean, Good.. First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Good.

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1937., 1937. First printing. 8vo. Frontispiece photograph. x, 331 pp. Illustrated with full-page B & W photographs. Fold-out map rear. Original brown cloth stamped in green. This is a tight, near fine book in DW with some rubbing, and several small edge tears and a small chip. Uncommon thus.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.