Lever, Sir Christopher; The Duke of Edinburgh (foreward) Naturalized Mammals of the World Published by Longman Group Limited, London and New York, 1985. Illustrated by Norma Hansell First Edition
Hard cover, 8vo, in burgandy paper-covered boards with titles in gold to spine, in the original pictorial dust jacket, xvii, 487 pp. "The object of this book is to describe when, where, why and by whom the various alien mammals now living in the wild state throughout the world were introduced, how they became naturalized, and what effects--for good or ill-- they have had on the various biota, and vice versa." Includes many black and white illustrations, maps of distribution and other charts. Wallabys, deer, rabbit and rats figure prominently. Author Sir Christopher Lever also wrote "Naturalized Mammals of the British Isles."

Ref: NATH 9412

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