![]() ![]() , 7-160 + 146, 5-192 profusely illustrated throughout each volume after photographs printed in colour and black-and-white externally and internally a fine fresh set with just a touch of toning to spine of Born Free, with a brief ink inscription to front free endpaper of volume One, otherwise free from inscriptions, each volume presented in the original photographic dustwrappers in uncommonly fresh and attractive condition, the unclipped dustwrapper of Born Free in a remarkably bright, clean state with weak vertical crease to upper joint and some surface wrinkling, creasing and a closed tear to quadrant at bottom forecorner of upper panel, now neatly repaired to the reverse with archival tissue-tape, with associated pale browning visible on the reverse the unclipped dustwrapper of Living Free (25s.) with a little abrasion and tiny chipping to head of spine and a couple of nicks to tail with 2 short closed tears to joints (longest 30mm) the unclipped dustwrapper (25s) of Forever Free near fine, with small abrasions to spine ends and a couple of very short closed tears to head, now neatly repaired to the reverse with archival tissue.įirst editions with, loosely-inserted contemporary sepia-printed illustrated bookmark publicising the sale of artwork by Joy Adamson in support of the Elsa fund. 3 volumes each bound in original pictorially patterned cloth, original plain endpapers in volume 1, map endpapers in volumes 2 and 3, in coloured pictorial dustwrappers pp. Born Free, A Lioness of Two Worlds together with Living Free, The Story of Elsa and Her Cubs together with Forever Free, Elsa's Pride.
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