The Crowded Desert by Wilf Nussey

The Crowded Desert (First Edition Illustrated Kalahari Park Portrait)

A Narrative and Photographic Portrait of the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park and Its Desert Wildlife

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: The Crowded Desert: The Kalahari Gemsbok National Park
• Author: Wilf Nussey
• Publisher: William Waterman Publications
• Publication Date: 1993
• ISBN-13: 9780958375146
• ISBN-10: 0958375143
• Edition Details: First Edition.
• Binding: Publisher's pictorial laminated boards, with the cover artwork printed directly on the boards.
• Physical Format: Large illustrated hardcover, approximately quarto size, 237 pages. Illustrated with colour photographs and a colour map frontispiece.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
• Exterior / Boards: The pictorial laminated boards are clean and bright, with a clean, bright spine. Corners and edges are fairly sharp, with no significant wear. A yellow retail price sticker on the back cover, near the barcode, is partly peeled.
• Interior: The title page and copyright page are clean and bright, with no marks. The binding is tight. The colour map frontispiece faces the copyright page.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)

Synopsis & Historical Value

Published in 1993, The Crowded Desert is an illustrated portrait of the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park in the far north of the Northern Cape. Its title points to the surprising abundance of life in a landscape that looks empty at first glance.

Wilf Nussey combines narrative with photography to describe the park's desert landscape, its history and its wildlife, including gemsbok, lion, leopard, cheetah, springbok and a wide variety of birds.

A useful reference for anyone interested in South African national parks, conservation and the natural history of the Kalahari. It has also been cited in South African writing on land access and the Khomani San.

Author Profile: Wilf Nussey

Wilf Nussey was a journalist for about forty years, working mostly in Africa, and spent thirteen years as editor of the Argus Africa News Service. He reported on the Mau Mau uprising and on the wars in Mozambique, Angola and Rhodesia. He died in Simon's Town at the age of 86.

His other books include The Machiavellian Affair, Darts of Deceit, The Hidden Third, Salvation City and Majestic South Africa. He also compiled Watershed: Angola and Mozambique as editor.

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