The San Diego Zoo. The First Century. The founding Era 1916-1953. The Modern Era 1654-2016 - Hardcover
The San Diego Zoo. The First Century 1916-2016 -Bound in forest geen cloth with stamped gold foil -Two coffee table size volumes 11x11 with dust jackets in a slipcase -Protective display box for perfect gift giving San Diego Zoo began with a roar, so goes the legend. In 2016, an animal-loving doctor named Harry Wegeforth heard a caged menagerie lion's melancholy roar and decided to found a zoo. And that's when all the the fun begins-and so do the stories. Created for its 2016 centennial, The San Diego Zoo-The First century tells the entertaining/enlightening history of our beloved Zoo, with photos to delight on every page. So rich is the Zoo's story that telling it requires two volumes. The set is Illustrated with 500 plus photos, the history preserved in The San Diego Zoo.The First Century--the whimsical, the colorful, the audacious, the heart tuggin, the ground breaking, and the visionary--is destined to be treaured by Zoo lovers for generations to come.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherZoological Society of San Diego
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 0692483136
- ISBN 13 9780692483138
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages399
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
The San Diego Zoo: The First Century 1916-2016. 1: The Founding Era 1916-1953. 2: The Modern Era 1954-2016.
Published by
Zoological Society of San Diego
(2015)
ISBN 10: 0692483136
ISBN 13: 9780692483138
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Set of two hardbound volumes with dust jackets, in slipcase, with bookmarks laid in. Overall measurements about 11-1/2" wide x 11-1/2" high x 2" wide. Net weight about 7 pounds, 5 ounces. Volumes 1 and 2 are 191 and 208 pages. respectively, both with index and profusely illustrated. Condition generally is excellent, almost like new, except for spot of soiling to slipcase (not shown in images provided). Seller Inventory # ULB Shelf SD Zoo Set UNF
Buy Used
US$ 89.00
Convert currency