by Russell Peterson 1967 FIRST EDITION
Condition: Very Good First Edition. Illustration. wildlife illustrations by the author. Tight and bright. corners and edges are square and straight. Dust Cove is equally sharp. It does show slight shelf ware on top (pull).
Document the natural wonders within sight of the massive artificial, man-built metropolis of Gotham. Mammalogist, skier, historian, New Jersey native and Jamestown resident Russell F. Peterson (1922-2013) "relates quietly a chronicle of a country year within sight of New York City" with emphasis on the wildlife "in pocket-sized islands of wilderness such as this being relentlessly pressed." A Coffee Table Copy, inscribed by Russell Peterson.