JAMES FISHER - Wildlife in Danger

Viking Press, New York, NY, May 1969, 1st Ed 2nd Pr. Hardbound. Wildlife in Danger published by Viking Press, New York, NY, May 1969. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Chipped DJ. Orig owners bookplate inside front cover. 368 Pgs. LCCN 69-12903. By James Fisher, Noel Simon, Jack Vincent and members and correspondents of the Survival Service Commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Foreword by Harold J Coolidge and Peter Scott. Preface by Joseph Wood Krutch. This urgently important book is the first complete, authoritative account of the animals, birds, and plants of the world that are threatened with extinction. About 200 articles cover the whole field of mammals and birds, from the tiger and whooping crane to the blue whale and the polar bear. Illustrated in color and black and white. Description text copyright 2003 BooksForComfort. Item ID 6860.. Nr Fine in Chipped DJ. Orig owners bookplate inside front cover. 4to..