Wildlife Through The Camera By David Attenborough
Wildlife Through The Camera
A Spectacular Trans-Global Survey of Animal Behaviour and Pioneering Ecological Filmmaking
A Spectacular Trans-Global Survey of Animal Behaviour and Pioneering Ecological Filmmaking
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Wildlife Through The Camera
- Author / Introduction: David Attenborough
- Compiler & Series Producer: Peter Bale
- Publisher: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC Books), London
- Publication Date: 1982
- ISBN-13: 9780563200697 (ISBN-10: 0563200693)
- Edition Details: First Edition, First Printing.
- Binding: Original publisher's premium green paper-covered cloth boards with crisp gilt-stamped typography to the spine; complete with original illustrated dust jacket.
- Physical Format: Quarto (4to), 224 pages. Superbly illustrated throughout with an extensive archive of full-colour and monochrome action wildlife photographs, anatomical diagrams, and localized distribution maps. Dimensions: 25 x 20.5 x 1.8 cm.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Boards: The original green cloth boards remain exceptionally square, rigid, and firm. Corners are sharp and free of standard shelf indentation or bumping. The spine is uncreased, upright, and completely undamaged.
- Interior: The text block is robustly bound, crisp, and remarkably fresh. Internal pages, color plates, and maps are clean, bright white, and entirely free of foxing, reader annotations, highlights, or dog-ears.
- Provenance: Pristine state; completely free of previous owner signatures, institutional library stamps, or dealer pencil marks.
- Protection: Safely housed and preserved inside a removable, archival-grade cellophane protective sleeve.
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The Dust Jacket: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Condition: Exceptionally bright, complete, and unclipped. Displays only very limited, superficial signs of minor handling and trace storage friction along the edge extremities, entirely consistent with careful collection preservation. Free of deep tears, major chips, or fading.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published by the BBC in 1982, Wildlife Through The Camera serves as a magnificent companion volume to the BBC Natural History Unit's groundbreaking and immensely popular television anthology Wildlife on One, narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Carefully arranged for publication by series producer Peter Bale, the book adapts twenty-seven of the most compelling, high-drama television episodes into permanent print chapters.
Moving across diverse global biomes, the text provides an intimate, technically precise window into the complex behavioral patterns, survival strategies, and hunting rituals of the animal kingdom. Rather than acting as a simple pictorial gallery, the work documents the pioneering, undercover macro-photographic and slow-motion filming techniques that transformed wildlife television into a powerful tool for scientific nature observation. It stands as an important visual milestone for serious collectors of natural history, television production history, and vintage Attenborough monographs.
Author Profile: David Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough is the world's most distinguished naturalist, broadcaster, and natural history filmmaker, whose storied career with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) spans over seven decades. As the creative force behind the monumental Life series—including Life on Earth (1979) and The Living Planet (1984)—he revolutionized global environmental broadcasting by introducing innovative multi-camera setups, macro-lenses, and field-sound synchronization. His peerless narrative voice and lifelong dedication to global wildlife preservation have earned him international academic accolades and established him as a premier authority on planetary ecology.
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