Item 4

"The Aye-Aye and I - a Rescue Expedition in Madagascar" 

by Gerald Durrell

signed by Lee Durrell

From Publisher's Weekly:

Age cannot wither nor custom stale the boundless enthusiasm of Durrell in his efforts to rescue endangered species. Here he is in Madagascar--with his wife, Lee, and a BBC crew--to film and to capture for breeding the rare aye-aye, a nocturnal lemur of Africa's east coast rain forests. As his party travels through the countryside over impossible roads and rickety bridges, Durrell gives marvellous descriptions of inns and markets. Once settled in camp, he is able to find an aye-aye captive at the Biosphere Reserve, but the wild ones remain elusive.  Adventure, humour and a serious scientific mission add up to first-rate entertainment.  

This copy is signed by Gerald Durrell's wife, Lee, to whom the book is dedicated.


Guide Value  Priceless


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