THE NATURAL HISTORY OF MAMMALS : 2nd Revised Edition

New York, NY: Borzoi/Alfred A. Knopf, 1962. 2nd Revised Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated, gilt embossed red linen boards/Fine. DJ/Good w/losses to upper edges; under mylar. Upper text edge dyed yellow. PO name to fEP. First published 1951 in France as: Vie et Mooeurs des Mammiferes; this is the 2nd Revised edtion of the English translation by H.M. Parshley which includes new illustrations and expanded bibliography. A comprehensive picture of what naturalists, in the field and in the laboratory, have learnt of life and habits of mammals the world over. Ornithologist, mammalogist, and ecologist Francois Bourliere (1913 - 1993) was editor-in-chief of Revue d'Ecologie (formerly La Terre et la Vie) from 1949 until his death, and published some 16 books. Strong copy despite flaws.