David Bygott's Gnu Book
A Light-hearted look at the Gnu, or Wildebeest
Publisher - David Bygott and Jeannette Hanby - 1988
Condition - Acceptable
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Outside of the Book
- Softcover
- Covers - Red with white and black lettering and design
- Binding Condition - No issues - staples are clean
Covers, spine and page edges show some signs of age and shelf wear.
Inside of the Book
- Handwritten Annotations - Previous owner's name written inside front page but otherwise clean
- Number of pages - 80
- Spotting from age - Some minor tanning
- Damage to pages - None
- Missing or loose pages - None
- Illustrations - Black and white
Additional Points of Interest
- Biologist and artist David Bygott first came to Tanzania in 1969 to work with Jane Goodall studying wild chimpanzees. While there, he visited Dian Fossey at her Rwandan research centre and helped her sketch individual gorillas. David spent four years as a lion biologist in Tanzania and taught zoology to future wildlife managers at the University of Dar es Salaam. He has contributed illustrations to numerous East African guidebooks and to National Geographic magazine, and has led travellers on numerous safaris in East Africa. David and his wife lived in Tanzania for more than 25 years.
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