x-lib. with all attendant defects o/w a good clean working copy Cloth Lightly edgeworn, lightly soiled jacket.
Published by Greenwood Press, New York, 1969
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Dark brown cloth over boards with gold lettering to the spine. Dated 1969 on copyright page. No date on title page. A reprinting of the 1916 edition. 299 pages, with a 2 page index. Good condition. Binding is strong and square. No bumps or rubbing. Pages lightly foxed on the edges, but the interior is bright and clean. Free of any marks or writing. Overall good condition. This book is from the collection of Thomas Lovejoy. Dr. Lovejoy was an influential ecologist, field biologist, and activist; former head of the Amazon Biodiversity Center, World Wildlife Fund, and advisor to the United Nations and Smithsonian Institution. He is credited with introducing the term 'biological diversity' to the mainstream environmental movement. In addition, he was a passionate collector of books on the natural world. He died in 2021 and we are very excited to present a selection of his books. Please browse the entire catalogue here on ABE or contact us for instructions on how to get to it. Thomas Lovejoy's name is not written in this book. It will come with a card stating provenance, with a picture of Lovejoy. Please email with questions or to see any photos.