Verlag: Hamish Hamilton, 1970
ISBN 10: 0241018986 ISBN 13: 9780241018989
Anbieter: PEMBERLEY NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS BA, ABA, Iver, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Good. 256, col + b/w illus. . HB. Good in sligtly worn d/w. Inscription to title page. . [9780241018989].
Verlag: London: The Arcadia Press, 1971, 1971
Anbieter: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Erstausgabe Signiert
Signed limited edition, number 181 of 265 copies signed by Prince Philip on the title page and specially bound by Zaehnsdorf. Wildlife Crisis, co-written with the naturalist James Fisher, details species lost and habitat destruction from unsustainable use of resources. The Duke of Edinburgh tells how his growing interest in bird watching made him aware of the great need for wildlife conservation. The account is illustrated with Philip's own photographs, many of which were never published before. Written when the environmental movement was still in its early years, the book represents Prince Philip's, and the present British Royal Family's, lifelong interest in environmental protection. A trade edition was published by Hamish Hamilton the previous year. Quarto. Original blue morocco by Zaehnsdorf, spine lettered in gilt direct and on orange circular morocco label, front cover with multi-coloured onlay in gilt frame depicting the world, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. Housed in the original grey cloth solander box. Illustrated with colour and black and white photographs throughout. World Wildlife Fund donation form and original owner's notes on the book loosely inserted in box. A fine copy in slightly rubbed box, front panel a little bowed.