Finding Clinton Keeling books?

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stubeanz

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I have been looking for the books of Clinton Keeling online tonight after reading about all of unusual collections he wrote about.

The problem is that I can't seem to find copies anywhere!

Is there a reason for this? Obviously they would be second hand copies but I thought there would likely be at least some available in all the usual places.

Does anyone know of a good place to find his books?

Thanks
Stuart
 
Clin’s books about “extinct” zoos were privately published and produced in relatively small numbers so secondhand copies are scarce; I think that they would be very hard to find either on-line or in secondhand bookshops.

However, there are plans for the Bartlett Society to reissue some of them in due course although I don’t know the timescales for this.

(There are copies of these books available in the ZSL Library.)
 
Tim May said:
However, there are plans for the Bartlett Society to reissue some of them in due course although I don’t know the timescales for this.
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I'd love this to happen - it would certainly be more cost-effective than going all the way to London!
 
That is a shame but I look forward to the day that the Bartlett society reissue them.
In the mean time i will have to keep an eye out!
 
So whilst working at the natural history museum today, I thought I would check in the giant library for C. Keeling books and thankfully I found about 10 of his books in the records!

I managed to scan a few select bits out of two or three but now I know they are there I will be back to read some more!

I can see why they are not available online as they really are a home made book, great photos in some of them and the maps are great also!

Very happy!
 
Zoochatterers seem to hold the late Clinton Keeling with great reverence. He was clearly an interesting person but why the deep respect when there are so many others that did a lot more?
 
Carl Jones said:
Zoochatterers seem to hold the late Clinton Keeling with great reverence. He was clearly an interesting person but why the deep respect when there are so many others that did a lot more?
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He published a lot of work, and was prominent in both the IZES and the Bartlett society. His profile was certainly high in his later years.

I still remember the somewhat random, rambling phone call I got when he noticed from of the membership lists I was in Chesterfield (his own homeland).
 
stubeanz said:
I have been looking for the books of Clinton Keeling online tonight after reading about all of unusual collections he wrote about.

The problem is that I can't seem to find copies anywhere!

Is there a reason for this? Obviously they would be second hand copies but I thought there would likely be at least some available in all the usual places.

Does anyone know of a good place to find his books?

Thanks
Stuart
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"Where the Lion Trod", The first of Clinton Keeling's books about closed zoological collections, has been re-published by The Bartlett Society and may now be obtained through their website www.zoohistory.co.uk
The Bartlett Society intends to republish further "Where the..." books provided there is sufficient demand.
 
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