Condition: Acceptable: Signs of wear and consistent use. One of The Nature Library series (first edition thus), though also stand-alone (not numbered as part of a set). Bound in high quality midnight blue cloth covers with gilt animal designs and lettering, top edges gilt. Forty-eight full-page color illustrations (prints of paintings by McGinn) Edgewear, spine ends and corners show wear. The front freepaper is torn out. The illustrations are plentiful and detailed. This is a beautiful book and a find for any collector!
Blurb: Selected from "Life Histories of Northern Animals" with paragraphs of classification from Stone & Crams "American Animals" as indicated. .