Compiled by Gilbert and John Phelps. Cover is white ground with picture of a wild feline; brown & black lettering on spine. Has edge wear, bumping, sunning, fading, scuffing and some fraying at the corners. Typical e-library markings. Front end free page is missing. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated throughout with dozens of wonderful b/w and colored drawings. Sections are on Unusual Pets, Animals Wild, Animal Villains, Circuses and Zoos, Animals and Man, Animal Marvels, Animals as Symbols, Are Animals Psychic? And The Extinction Crisis. The book brings together the views and experiences of many of the world's top animal writers and naturalists and highlights some of their most fascinating insights and experiences. Animal lovers will adore this book. Oversized. ; Ex-Library; 4to ; 223 pages

Animals;  Biology;  Zoology;  Cultural  History;  Envir