Bidspirit auction | Attenborough, David. Quest in Paradise.

Attenborough, David. Quest in Paradise. Lutterworth Press, 1960. First Edition (DJ) - David Attenborough. Quest in Paradise. London: Lutterworth Press, 1960. First edition. This hardcover octavo volume is an early ethnographic and natural history work by Sir David Attenborough, documenting his expeditions to New Guinea and the South Pacific islands in search of birds of paradise and observing local indigenous cultures. The work includes detailed accounts of the Ganz valley and descriptions of the land-divers of Pentecost Island. The volume is bound in the publisher's original orange cloth boards and retains the original pictorial dust jacket. It is illustrated with a color frontispiece and 48 photographic plates, five of which are in full color. The title page transcribes as follows: QUEST / IN PARADISE / by / DAVID ATTENBOROUGH / With 48 photographs / including 5 in full color / LUTTERWORTH PRESS / LONDON. A foil-wrapped confection shown in the images is for scale only and is not included in the lot.