{"product_id":"the-white-rhino-saga-by-ian-player","title":"THE WHITE RHINO SAGA by Ian Player","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE WHITE RHINO SAGA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby Ian Player\u003cbr\u003eforeword by Alan Paton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0002119382\u003cbr\u003eFormat: small hardcover with dust jacket  \u003cbr\u003ePublished: William Collins Sons \u0026amp; Co 1972, reprinted 1973\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 140 w x 215 h x 25 h\u003cbr\u003ePages: 254\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A5\/2408\/0267\/T702\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eFrom Ian Player's first visit to the Umfolozi Game Reserve in South Africa's Zululand in 1952, the salvation of the white rhino from extinction became a personal obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe white rhino, the second largest animal in the world, had roamed over the southern half of the African continent in large numbers during the nineteenth century and before. By the 1960s fewer than five hundred remained, confined to 72000 acres, not nearly enough territory for them to remain healthy and alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe techniques for capturing and transporting the huge animals are fascinating. It is a tale of adventure, of Africa, of animals - and of the man who set out to save them. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with monochrome images and maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eExcellent reading copy, clean, complete and intact, clipped end paper, stamped ex library.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003eAre of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eScarce locally\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450914783524,"sku":"A5\/2408\/0267\/T702","price":19.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/2149345556.jpg?v=1791329406","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-white-rhino-saga-by-ian-player","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}