Gazelle-Boy

Gazelle-Boy by Jean-Claude Armen. Published by Universe Books Inc, New York, NY, 1974. 1st US Edition. Hardbound in Glassine Protected DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Good DJ. Discarded Library Book. Slight edge wear to boards, overall content excellent. 127 Pgs. ISBN 087663174X. LCCN 73-82104. An account of a child living with a herd of gazelles in the Spanish Sahara. This narrative is valuable for the author's precise, carefully presented observation of the gazelles in their natural habitat, and of the child reared by them, its value lies equally in his enchanting account of a magical world where man and beast have lived in perfect harmony, a picture of the lunar landscape of the Sahara and of those who live in it such as only a gifted artist could produce. Description text copyright 2007 BooksForComfort. Item ID 14626.