herbert johnson arthur dailey (2 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Good. Softcover in original slipcase. Unnumbered limited edition of 1000. Good condition. Clean pages. Good binding. Carefully packaged to avoid damage in shipping.

Soft cover. Condición: Good. Softcover. Brown cloth over thin cardboard covers. Brown lettering to the front cover and spine. Dated 1936 on copyright page. No date on title page. This is a privately printed limited edition copy of 1,000 numbered copies. This book is number 866/1,000. It is printed on specially made rag paper, with deckled edges. 115 pages. Good condition. Binding is strong and tight. Covers faintly toned. Pages have some minimal foxing to the edges. Interior is bright and clean. No marks or writing to be found. Black and white illustration and photographs. Includes an invoice from a previous bookseller, made out to Thomas Lovejoy. This book is from the collection of Thomas Lovejoy. Dr. Lovejoy was an influential ecologist, field biologist, and activist; former head of the Amazon Biodiversity Center, World Wildlife Fund, and advisor to the United Nations and Smithsonian Institution. He is credited with introducing the term 'biological diversity' to the mainstream environmental movement. In addition, he was a passionate collector of books on the natural world. He died in 2021 and we are very excited to present a selection of his books. Please browse the entire catalogue here on ABE or contact us for instructions on how to get to it.