Nicholas Wollaston was four years old when his father Sandy was killed in 1934--shot dead by one of his Cambridge students. In this memoir, 70 years on, Nicholas finally confronts his loss and goes in search of the father whom he hardly knew. Sandy Wollaston, doctor, botanist, explorer, lived in the last great age of discovery. On extraordinarily tough expeditions to New Guinea, the Sahara, and the Himalayas, he collected new flora and fauna of lasting importance; and in 1924, in tweeds and leather shoes, he accompanied ...
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Nicholas Wollaston was four years old when his father Sandy was killed in 1934--shot dead by one of his Cambridge students. In this memoir, 70 years on, Nicholas finally confronts his loss and goes in search of the father whom he hardly knew. Sandy Wollaston, doctor, botanist, explorer, lived in the last great age of discovery. On extraordinarily tough expeditions to New Guinea, the Sahara, and the Himalayas, he collected new flora and fauna of lasting importance; and in 1924, in tweeds and leather shoes, he accompanied Mallory on his first trip to Everest. My Father, Sandy is a son's tribute and a voyage of discovery--part memoir, part travel history, but above all a moving love story.
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Very good. Slight rubbing to edges of dust-jacket, now protected using removable clear wrap, otherwise in very good condition. Next day dispatch by Royal Mail in sturdy, recyclable packaging. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries.
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F- in F jacket. F-/F. 8vo. original black textured paper boards (a trifle slanted) in dustwrapper; pp. 192, with illustrations. A fine copy. Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Prize in 2003.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 5x0x8; Publication of 191 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are complete, the text is legible. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK.