Anthony Shepherd — Flight of the Unicorns

London, Elek Books, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this account of an expedition in the Arabian deserts to find the Arabian oryx. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Bookplate of Desmond Morris to the front paste down. From the library of Desmond Morris, a zoologist best known for his 1967 sociobiological work "The Naked Ape". Alongside achieving great acclaim as a zoologist, Morris was also known for being an ethnologist and surrealist painter, and for popular television programmes, including "Zoo Time". An account of an expedition launched by the Fauna Preservation Society of Great Britain to capture specimens of the persecuted Arabian oryx for conservation purposes. It also relates their journey through the Arabian deserts. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is very smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age toned but clean. Dust wrapper is smart, though with two closed tears to the head of the spine, some marks to the rear of the wrap, and a little age toning to the flaps. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.