Life Series [8 volumes]
ATTENBOROUGH, David
Life Series [8 volumes, comprising] Life on Earth, The Living Planet, The Trials of Life, The Private Life of Plants, The Life of Birds, Life of Mammals, Life in the Undergrowth [and] Life in Cold Blood
London: Collins, 1979 - 2008
8vo, 8 vols; varying coloured linson boards, all lettered in gilt to spine; together in the pictorial dustwrappers; near-fine copies all, all proliferated with full-colour photographs throughout, minimal edge wear, creasing to the dustwrappers and slight bruising to the spine tips in one or two volumes; Vol III with jacket clipped and one small closed tear to the upper panel; Vol V also clipped, with a neat ownership inscription in silver to the ffep; otherwise a bright, clean and wonderful set.
First editions, all signed or inscribed by Sir David Attenborough to the half or full title pages. The books comprise:
Life on Earth: A fascinating exposition of all things which walk, crawl, swim, fly and slide on the earth. The television series, which was first transmitted on 16 January 1979, featured state-of the art video technology, and the animals captured included a Darwin’s frog, a mole-rat, and some of the first ever footage of a coelacanth, an ancient species of fish whose ancestors date back more than 410 million years. The series also famously featured Attenborough’s encounter with a group of mountain gorillas - something he later referred to as "one of the most exciting encounters of my life". The famous cover image of the book shows a Panamanian red-eyed tree frog taken by the author himself.
The Living Planet. A Portrait of the Earth: Featuring a photograph by Bruce Coleman to the upper panel, and by Andrew Neal to the lower, the latter showing Attenborough with a leatherback turtle. Based on the television series of the same name, Attenborough explores plant and animal life from the lofty heights of the Himalayas to the urban living of city-dwelling creatures, impacted by human development.
The Trials of Life: the dust-jacket showing a killer whale and sea-lion cubs to the upper panel, and a photograph of the author to the lower. Released in conjunction with the BBC series of the same name, The Trials of Life explores animal behaviour in greater depth, with each chapter corresponding to each episode of the same title, including ‘Hunting and Escaping’, ‘Courting’ and ‘Continuing the Line’.
The Private Life of Plants. A Natural History of Plant Behaviour: with wrapper showing photographs by Martin Cheek and Michael Pitts. “Plants can see” Attenborough begins boldly in his exposition on the hidden world of vegetative life. A fascinating insight into “anything that grows on soil or rock or water, in open country or the smallest garden, [which] suddenly seems quite different: less gentle altogether, in restless motion night and day, locked in the endless competition necessary for survival” (Jacket).
The Life of Birds: with photograph of a toucan to the upper panel, and the author to the lower. Attenborough explores the lives of some of the 9000 species of birds found on our planet, from fledglings leaving the nest for the first time, to hunting, mating, and raising young. The series took three years to film, and during this time he and the crew traveled to 42 countries.
Life of Mammals: the front cover shows a tiger padding through snow, and the author is pictured to the lower panel, grinning beside three bemused-looking meerkats. Life of Mammals was first transmitted on UK television on 20 November 2002. The crew endured many hardships during the filming of the series, with flesh-eating maggots and venomous snakes to contend with. The book was released less than one month later.
Life in the Undergrowth: featuring a praying mantis to the upper panel, and a photograph of the author with a scorpion to the lower. Published in the same year as the five-part documentary of the same name, Life in the Undergrowth was the seventh of Attenborough’s specialised surveys concerning life on earth. This particular book focuses on the evolution and habits of invertebrates.
[and]
Life in Cold Blood: with photographic dust jacket showing a Chameleon to the upper panel, and the author with a monitor lizard to the lower. An extensive natural history of Amphibians and Reptiles, Life in Cold Blood is the last of Attenborough’s specialised surveys. The author and broadcaster celebrated his 80th birthday while filming giant tortoises in the Galapagos for this series, featured here in Chapter 2. The series won the 2009 BAFTA award in the Specialist Factual category.
A complete set of Attenborough’s Life Series, in excellent condition.
ATTENBOROUGH, David
Life Series [8 volumes, comprising] Life on Earth, The Living Planet, The Trials of Life, The Private Life of Plants, The Life of Birds, Life of Mammals, Life in the Undergrowth [and] Life in Cold Blood
London: Collins, 1979 - 2008
8vo, 8 vols; varying coloured linson boards, all lettered in gilt to spine; together in the pictorial dustwrappers; near-fine copies all, all proliferated with full-colour photographs throughout, minimal edge wear, creasing to the dustwrappers and slight bruising to the spine tips in one or two volumes; Vol III with jacket clipped and one small closed tear to the upper panel; Vol V also clipped, with a neat ownership inscription in silver to the ffep; otherwise a bright, clean and wonderful set.
First editions, all signed or inscribed by Sir David Attenborough to the half or full title pages. The books comprise:
Life on Earth: A fascinating exposition of all things which walk, crawl, swim, fly and slide on the earth. The television series, which was first transmitted on 16 January 1979, featured state-of the art video technology, and the animals captured included a Darwin’s frog, a mole-rat, and some of the first ever footage of a coelacanth, an ancient species of fish whose ancestors date back more than 410 million years. The series also famously featured Attenborough’s encounter with a group of mountain gorillas - something he later referred to as "one of the most exciting encounters of my life". The famous cover image of the book shows a Panamanian red-eyed tree frog taken by the author himself.
The Living Planet. A Portrait of the Earth: Featuring a photograph by Bruce Coleman to the upper panel, and by Andrew Neal to the lower, the latter showing Attenborough with a leatherback turtle. Based on the television series of the same name, Attenborough explores plant and animal life from the lofty heights of the Himalayas to the urban living of city-dwelling creatures, impacted by human development.
The Trials of Life: the dust-jacket showing a killer whale and sea-lion cubs to the upper panel, and a photograph of the author to the lower. Released in conjunction with the BBC series of the same name, The Trials of Life explores animal behaviour in greater depth, with each chapter corresponding to each episode of the same title, including ‘Hunting and Escaping’, ‘Courting’ and ‘Continuing the Line’.
The Private Life of Plants. A Natural History of Plant Behaviour: with wrapper showing photographs by Martin Cheek and Michael Pitts. “Plants can see” Attenborough begins boldly in his exposition on the hidden world of vegetative life. A fascinating insight into “anything that grows on soil or rock or water, in open country or the smallest garden, [which] suddenly seems quite different: less gentle altogether, in restless motion night and day, locked in the endless competition necessary for survival” (Jacket).
The Life of Birds: with photograph of a toucan to the upper panel, and the author to the lower. Attenborough explores the lives of some of the 9000 species of birds found on our planet, from fledglings leaving the nest for the first time, to hunting, mating, and raising young. The series took three years to film, and during this time he and the crew traveled to 42 countries.
Life of Mammals: the front cover shows a tiger padding through snow, and the author is pictured to the lower panel, grinning beside three bemused-looking meerkats. Life of Mammals was first transmitted on UK television on 20 November 2002. The crew endured many hardships during the filming of the series, with flesh-eating maggots and venomous snakes to contend with. The book was released less than one month later.
Life in the Undergrowth: featuring a praying mantis to the upper panel, and a photograph of the author with a scorpion to the lower. Published in the same year as the five-part documentary of the same name, Life in the Undergrowth was the seventh of Attenborough’s specialised surveys concerning life on earth. This particular book focuses on the evolution and habits of invertebrates.
[and]
Life in Cold Blood: with photographic dust jacket showing a Chameleon to the upper panel, and the author with a monitor lizard to the lower. An extensive natural history of Amphibians and Reptiles, Life in Cold Blood is the last of Attenborough’s specialised surveys. The author and broadcaster celebrated his 80th birthday while filming giant tortoises in the Galapagos for this series, featured here in Chapter 2. The series won the 2009 BAFTA award in the Specialist Factual category.
A complete set of Attenborough’s Life Series, in excellent condition.
ATTENBOROUGH, David
Life Series [8 volumes, comprising] Life on Earth, The Living Planet, The Trials of Life, The Private Life of Plants, The Life of Birds, Life of Mammals, Life in the Undergrowth [and] Life in Cold Blood
London: Collins, 1979 - 2008
8vo, 8 vols; varying coloured linson boards, all lettered in gilt to spine; together in the pictorial dustwrappers; near-fine copies all, all proliferated with full-colour photographs throughout, minimal edge wear, creasing to the dustwrappers and slight bruising to the spine tips in one or two volumes; Vol III with jacket clipped and one small closed tear to the upper panel; Vol V also clipped, with a neat ownership inscription in silver to the ffep; otherwise a bright, clean and wonderful set.
First editions, all signed or inscribed by Sir David Attenborough to the half or full title pages. The books comprise:
Life on Earth: A fascinating exposition of all things which walk, crawl, swim, fly and slide on the earth. The television series, which was first transmitted on 16 January 1979, featured state-of the art video technology, and the animals captured included a Darwin’s frog, a mole-rat, and some of the first ever footage of a coelacanth, an ancient species of fish whose ancestors date back more than 410 million years. The series also famously featured Attenborough’s encounter with a group of mountain gorillas - something he later referred to as "one of the most exciting encounters of my life". The famous cover image of the book shows a Panamanian red-eyed tree frog taken by the author himself.
The Living Planet. A Portrait of the Earth: Featuring a photograph by Bruce Coleman to the upper panel, and by Andrew Neal to the lower, the latter showing Attenborough with a leatherback turtle. Based on the television series of the same name, Attenborough explores plant and animal life from the lofty heights of the Himalayas to the urban living of city-dwelling creatures, impacted by human development.
The Trials of Life: the dust-jacket showing a killer whale and sea-lion cubs to the upper panel, and a photograph of the author to the lower. Released in conjunction with the BBC series of the same name, The Trials of Life explores animal behaviour in greater depth, with each chapter corresponding to each episode of the same title, including ‘Hunting and Escaping’, ‘Courting’ and ‘Continuing the Line’.
The Private Life of Plants. A Natural History of Plant Behaviour: with wrapper showing photographs by Martin Cheek and Michael Pitts. “Plants can see” Attenborough begins boldly in his exposition on the hidden world of vegetative life. A fascinating insight into “anything that grows on soil or rock or water, in open country or the smallest garden, [which] suddenly seems quite different: less gentle altogether, in restless motion night and day, locked in the endless competition necessary for survival” (Jacket).
The Life of Birds: with photograph of a toucan to the upper panel, and the author to the lower. Attenborough explores the lives of some of the 9000 species of birds found on our planet, from fledglings leaving the nest for the first time, to hunting, mating, and raising young. The series took three years to film, and during this time he and the crew traveled to 42 countries.
Life of Mammals: the front cover shows a tiger padding through snow, and the author is pictured to the lower panel, grinning beside three bemused-looking meerkats. Life of Mammals was first transmitted on UK television on 20 November 2002. The crew endured many hardships during the filming of the series, with flesh-eating maggots and venomous snakes to contend with. The book was released less than one month later.
Life in the Undergrowth: featuring a praying mantis to the upper panel, and a photograph of the author with a scorpion to the lower. Published in the same year as the five-part documentary of the same name, Life in the Undergrowth was the seventh of Attenborough’s specialised surveys concerning life on earth. This particular book focuses on the evolution and habits of invertebrates.
[and]
Life in Cold Blood: with photographic dust jacket showing a Chameleon to the upper panel, and the author with a monitor lizard to the lower. An extensive natural history of Amphibians and Reptiles, Life in Cold Blood is the last of Attenborough’s specialised surveys. The author and broadcaster celebrated his 80th birthday while filming giant tortoises in the Galapagos for this series, featured here in Chapter 2. The series won the 2009 BAFTA award in the Specialist Factual category.
A complete set of Attenborough’s Life Series, in excellent condition.