{"product_id":"the-crowded-desert-kalahari-gemsbok-national-park-wilf-nussey-1993","title":"The Crowded Desert by Wilf Nussey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Crowded Desert (First Edition Illustrated Kalahari Park Portrait)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Narrative and Photographic Portrait of the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park and Its Desert Wildlife\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Crowded Desert: The Kalahari Gemsbok National Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wilf Nussey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e William Waterman Publications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1993\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780958375146\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0958375143\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's pictorial laminated boards, with the cover artwork printed directly on the boards.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large illustrated hardcover, approximately quarto size, 237 pages. Illustrated with colour photographs and a colour map frontispiece.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not Applicable (As Issued)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilf 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Wilf Nussey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilf 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKalahari Gemsbok National Park book · Wilf Nussey The Crowded Desert · first edition Kalahari book 1993 · South African national parks book · Kalahari wildlife photographic book · Northern Cape natural history\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Waterman Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58730092953903,"sku":"TCB-000026","price":180.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/the-crowded-desert-front.jpg?v=1793129976","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/the-crowded-desert-kalahari-gemsbok-national-park-wilf-nussey-1993","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}