Problem Pets

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 1972. Softcover / Trade Wraps. First Printing by copyright page (A-7.72[ML]). Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good; opening crease on front wrap; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; light rubbing to wraps. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 63 pp tall 8vo. This book takes on 53 different animals in text and photographs that explores the care, feeding, and habitat needs of wild animals kept as pets. It addresses the challenges of keeping unconventional animals, often highlighting that wild creatures often make poor house pets and as a rule not very good company either, a common theme in her work. A clean very presentable copy.