If you are fascinated by all that is the animal kingdom, then you could spend hours looking at “The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Animals“ with over 2,000 illustrations: Mammals, Reptiles, Fish, Birds and Amphibians. It is “A Visual Who's Who of the World's Creatures” first published in Great Britain (1984), written by leading scientists in each field and each illustrated animal is described in detail, with every entry including information on size, breeding patterns, feeding habits, intriguing adaptations and behaviors, common and scientific names, conservation status, geographic range, and habitat. This is the Simon & Schuster edition of 1998. While information for individual animals can always be found on the internet there are few places where this level of detail is available in one place for such an encompassing number of animals, with cladograms to illustrate the evolution and diversity of each class in the animal kingdom.
Dr. Philip Whitfield the general consultant is a lecturer in zoology and natural science at King's College, University of London.
Condition: Decorative unclipped dustjacket has a tear on the rear spine and sun fading with some minimal wrinkles but is now protected by a Mylar cover. Spine and boards are in excellent condition with no wear or blemishes, with top corners showing no bumping and are sharp. The bottom corners have slight wear and bumping order. The pale cream cloth boards have gold text to spine. Spine is straight and firm. Hinges are firmly attached to the endpapers with no cracking. Text block is solid and all pages are firmly attached. The interior pages are clean with no tears, chips, creases or previous owner marks. 616 pages including index Dimensions: H – 11-1/2” W – 9-1/4” D – 2”
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Product code: The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Animals: A Visual Who's Who of the World's order Creatures, Vintage 1998 Book