The First Eden. The Mediterranean World and Man.
ATTENBOROUGH, David.
The First Eden. The Mediterranean World and Man.
London: Collins/BBC Books, 1987
Large 4to., blue publisher’s boards lettered in silver to spine; decorative dust jacket (£12.95) showing a Satellite view of the Nile Delta, a pre-historic drawing from Valltorta, Spain, and a photograph of Attenborough in a scuba-diving suit to the lower panel; endpaper maps showing the Mediterranean; pp. [vi], 7-240, full-page and full-colour photographs throughout; fine, essentially, just a hint of toning to the dust jacket, and one tiny mark to the lower edge of text block.
First edition, signed by Attenborough in blue ink to the half title.
The First Eden was first transmitted on the 8th March 1987, and the book was published just one day later. In it, Attenborough discusses the Natural History of the Med, as well as exploring mankind’s relationship to the natural world, from the earliest human settlements to modern cities, and from the North African shore to Southern Europe.
ATTENBOROUGH, David.
The First Eden. The Mediterranean World and Man.
London: Collins/BBC Books, 1987
Large 4to., blue publisher’s boards lettered in silver to spine; decorative dust jacket (£12.95) showing a Satellite view of the Nile Delta, a pre-historic drawing from Valltorta, Spain, and a photograph of Attenborough in a scuba-diving suit to the lower panel; endpaper maps showing the Mediterranean; pp. [vi], 7-240, full-page and full-colour photographs throughout; fine, essentially, just a hint of toning to the dust jacket, and one tiny mark to the lower edge of text block.
First edition, signed by Attenborough in blue ink to the half title.
The First Eden was first transmitted on the 8th March 1987, and the book was published just one day later. In it, Attenborough discusses the Natural History of the Med, as well as exploring mankind’s relationship to the natural world, from the earliest human settlements to modern cities, and from the North African shore to Southern Europe.
ATTENBOROUGH, David.
The First Eden. The Mediterranean World and Man.
London: Collins/BBC Books, 1987
Large 4to., blue publisher’s boards lettered in silver to spine; decorative dust jacket (£12.95) showing a Satellite view of the Nile Delta, a pre-historic drawing from Valltorta, Spain, and a photograph of Attenborough in a scuba-diving suit to the lower panel; endpaper maps showing the Mediterranean; pp. [vi], 7-240, full-page and full-colour photographs throughout; fine, essentially, just a hint of toning to the dust jacket, and one tiny mark to the lower edge of text block.
First edition, signed by Attenborough in blue ink to the half title.
The First Eden was first transmitted on the 8th March 1987, and the book was published just one day later. In it, Attenborough discusses the Natural History of the Med, as well as exploring mankind’s relationship to the natural world, from the earliest human settlements to modern cities, and from the North African shore to Southern Europe.