New York: Viking, 1959. Natural rough linen spine and pictorial green cloth covers. Blue-green topstain sunned, with about half the colour gone; slightest of darkening to spine; else fine. Price-clipped jacket shows some rubbing to tips & centre of gilt spine; nicks to spine tips; one inch tear to upper rear spine fold; two tape repairs and some tanning internally; slight rubbing to front panel; slight sunning to the upper portion of the spine; vertical ridge to inner margin of covers from binding; a VG, still attractive example otherwise. His first non-fiction book and third book overall, "It is the first comprehensive history of American wildlife, from the time of the white man's arrival in the New World to the present." - jacket flap. 8 colour and 16 black & white plates inserted, very good line drawings in text. 1.5 kg parcel; Quarto