{"product_id":"a-seal-flies-by-by-r-h-pearson-1959-1st-edition","title":"A SEAL FLIES BY by R.H. Pearson 1959 1st edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eA SEAL FLIES BY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby R. H. Pearson\u003cbr\u003e\nillustrated by Ralph Thompson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: The Quality Book Club 1959, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 135 w x 200 h x 15 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 153\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A5\/2605\/0275\/U236\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nChronicles the author's true story of adopting and raising two common seals, Flipper and Diana, at his home in Wiltshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt breakfast one morning Mr Pearson was suddenly smitten with a desire to rear a seal-pup and make friends with it underwater.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book tells of the unexpected snags he encountered and equally unexpected successes he achieved. He saved two orphaned seal-cubs from the sandbanks of the Wash only to find that they were almost impossible to rear. But despite the difficulties of their diet, they proved to be remarkably intelligent creatures, and extremely beautiful when he went underwater with them and watched them flying past.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a fascinating account of meeting two very different animals on their own terms and trying to understand how their minds work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome images and drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nExcellent with wear on dust jacket, marks on end papers, no stamps or inscriptions, pages clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003e\nImages are of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55452775022884,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/2305302753.jpg?v=1786330786","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/a-seal-flies-by-by-r-h-pearson-1959-1st-edition","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}