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"Published in 1959 by the Viking Press, Inc." -- the first printing. Large octavo. Inscribed in blue ink "For Mr. & Mrs. Robin(?) Hanes" and signed "Peter" (first name only) by author Matthiessen to the Free Front Endpaper. Laid in is a 1961 typed letter on Viking Press letterhead, signed in red ink by Edwin Kennebeck of the Editorial Department, addressed to Previous Owner Charles H. Seaholm Jr. of Stratford, Conn., acknowledging "You are quite right in saying that the opening Biblical quotation" (found after the initial eight bound-in color plates) "is from Jeremiah 2:7, and we will make the correction in our next printing." As this Hanes/Seaholm copy is a first printing, it attributes the quotation to "Jeremiah 1:6" -- publisher's letter thus revealing a presumed early printing "point." Price-clipped "very good" jacket exhibits a 5/8ths-inch (1.3 cm.) closed tear to bottom edge of front panel. Not just a catalog of species, but a detailed account of humankind's interaction with the fauna of North America, detailing before the issue received wide currency the role of man in causing the extinction of many species. North American animals, zoology, ecosystems, conservation (or lack thereof.) 304 pp. including index. reduced from $270. As with all our items priced higher than $90, this item will be shipped "signature required."
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