Faraway Look Two
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing , price clipped
Markings: No markings
In this captivating and beautifully recorded mid-century travelogue, legendary naturalist Sir Peter Scott and his wife, Philippa Scott, present Faraway Look Two, an immersive exploration of global biodiversity. Serving as a direct companion volume to their celebrated BBC television documentary series, the narrative traces the couple’s sweeping expeditions through the pristine wildernesses of the British Virgin Islands, Trinidad, Panama, and the Galapagos Islands. The text offers a vivid, deeply personal window into pioneering conservation work, highlighting the unique behaviors of rare avian species, marine life, and land animals before their habitats faced modern industrial pressures. Richly illustrated with original sketches by Peter Scott and stunning, on-location black-and-white and color photography by Philippa, this scarce 1960 first edition stands as an invaluable reference copy for ornithologists, environmental historians, and collectors of vintage BBC natural history literature. Complete with its original pictorial dust jacket, it remains an elegant and enduring celebration of the natural world.
Author: Peter And Philippa Scott
Format: Hardback
Genre: Natural history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing , price clipped
Markings: No markings
In this captivating and beautifully recorded mid-century travelogue, legendary naturalist Sir Peter Scott and his wife, Philippa Scott, present Faraway Look Two, an immersive exploration of global biodiversity. Serving as a direct companion volume to their celebrated BBC television documentary series, the narrative traces the couple’s sweeping expeditions through the pristine wildernesses of the British Virgin Islands, Trinidad, Panama, and the Galapagos Islands. The text offers a vivid, deeply personal window into pioneering conservation work, highlighting the unique behaviors of rare avian species, marine life, and land animals before their habitats faced modern industrial pressures. Richly illustrated with original sketches by Peter Scott and stunning, on-location black-and-white and color photography by Philippa, this scarce 1960 first edition stands as an invaluable reference copy for ornithologists, environmental historians, and collectors of vintage BBC natural history literature. Complete with its original pictorial dust jacket, it remains an elegant and enduring celebration of the natural world.