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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Oversized hardcover, with dust jacket. Pictorial blue and white paper over boards with black lettering to the front cover and spine. Matching paper dust jacket. Dated 1999 on copyright page. No date on title page. 148 pages. Good condition. Binding is strong and tight. Spine and corners have some light bumping, but no other wear or rubbing. Pages are bright and clean. No marks or writing to be found. Dust jacket has some light foxing to the front. Corners have a tiny bit of wrinkling. A small closed tear at the foot of the back corner. Overall good condition. 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. Thomas Lovejoy's name is not written in this book. It will come with a card stating provenance with a provenance, with a picture of Lovejoy. This is an oversized book- extra shipping may be required for international or priority shipping. Please email with questions or to see any photos. Seller Inventory # Lovejoy-149
Book Description 1st Ed., with a foreword by Jacqueline Bonnemains. (8), 148 PP with b/w and colour illust., and 46 plates in b/w and colour. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Fine. 31 x 24.7. French exploration of Australian shores (1801 to 1803) led by Captain Nicolas Baudin. Published to accompany an exhibition held in Sydney from 27th February to 30 May 1999. Seller Inventory # 31773