The Zoo Lady: Belle Benchley and the San Diego Zoo
by Margaret Poynter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0875181813
- ISBN 13
- 9780875181813
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
€102.60€71.82
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About This Item
Minneapolis, MN: Dillon Press, 1980 Dillon Press, Minneapolis, MN. 1980. Hardcover/Library Binding. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good +; bumping to upper tips; shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; rubbing to panels. No DJ. Pictorial cloth boards and spine with green and white lettering on the spine and front board. 79 pp 8vo. Belle Benchley made the San Diego Zoo an international showplace when she became the world's first and only female zoo directrix in 1927. For 26 years she was manager, organizer, promoter, fundraiser, author, and an international leader in animal behavior and zoo administration. In 1925, she was a divorced former teacher needing support for herself and son. She was hired as the Zoo bookkeeper and began taking lunches in and around the zoo. When she found problems, she reported them often to Zoo founder and Board President, Dr. Harry M. Wegeforth. In 1927, after four other undesirable Zoo Managers, Wegeforth appointed Benchley Manager and Executive Secretary, the Zoo's top position. She held that position until her retirement in 1953. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016794
- Title
- The Zoo Lady: Belle Benchley and the San Diego Zoo
- Author
- Margaret Poynter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0875181813
- ISBN 13
- 9780875181813
- Publisher
- Dillon Press
- Place of Publication
- Minneapolis, MN
- Date Published
- 1980
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- San Diego Zoo, Zoo Management, Belle Benchley, Zoo Director, San Diego California Zoo, Adolescent books, Adolescent animal books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biographies; Animal Stories; Adolescent/Childrens Books;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.