Author: DORST, JEAN
Title: South America and Central America: A Natural History (the Continents We Live on Series)
Description: New York: Random House, 1967. Hardcover. A pictorial tour of South and Central America, with 259 illustrations, 101 of which are in color; many are maps. The emphasis here is on wildlife, also includes information about plant life, topography and climate of these areas. With endpaper maps in color. Text by Jean Dorst. An entry in publisher's series "The Continents We Live On." --- In full green cloth-covered boards with outline of Central and South America in gilt to front cover; gilt-stamped spine titling. Color image of curious llamas to front panel of dust jacket. --- A tightly-bound, clean copy though with moderate cover corner bumps. Unclipped dust jacket with chipping and small tears along edges (some tape-repaired). Wrapped in removable archival mylar protector. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by USPS Media Mail in the US.); Quarto - 11 to 13 in. tall; 298 pages. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .

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