Nature Conservation in Britain, Sir Dudley Stamp — 1st Edition

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Nature Conservation in Britain, Sir Dudley Stamp — 1st Edition

Name: Nature Conservation in Britain, Sir Dudley Stamp — 1st Edition
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Publication: London, Collins, 1969

Formatting: 8vo, pp. xiv, 273.

Condition Report: Good. The book remains structurally sound with a firm, tight binding, showing no signs of leaning. Beneath the dust jacket, the original green cloth boards remain remarkably clean and sharply cornered. The text block edges display minor age-toning and very faint spotting typical of mid-century paper stock. The interior pages are largely clean and crisp, though the final grade is primarily dictated by the presence of ex-library ink stamps to the title page. The original dust jacket has survived remarkably well for an institutional copy; it remains vibrant and unfaded, showing only mild rubbing to the extremities and slight wear to the spine ends, while retaining the original 36s. net price on the front flap.

Catalogue Note: This 1969 publication is the first edition of Nature Conservation in Britain, which stands as the 49th volume in the esteemed and highly collectable New Naturalist library. It features an additional appendix listing Conservation Areas in England, Wales, and Scotland, compiled by James Fisher, Deputy Chairman of the Countryside Commission. The iconic dust jacket artwork, a hallmark of the New Naturalist series, was designed by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis.

Regarding provenance, the volume bears the institutional stamps of Sunderland Public Libraries on the title page, accompanied by standard 'Discarded Not To Be Sold' cancellation stamps. While ex-library copies are common on the open market, finding one with a fully intact, unclipped dust jacket is a pleasing survival.

Written by Sir Dudley Stamp, late member of the Nature Conservancy, Nature Conservation in Britain offers a comprehensive look at the history and evolution of conservation efforts across the British Isles since the Second World War. Stamp addresses the unique ecological challenges faced by Britain—a small country balancing a wide variety of habitats with a large population and growing demands from agriculture, forestry, water-gathering, and industry. This volume serves as an essential background for the whole series, detailing the ongoing tension between technological progress and the maintenance of wilderness, while emphasising conservation as essential to the survival of the country.

Book Condition: Good

Book Authors: Sir Dudley Stamp

Book Publisher: Collins

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Natural History

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 273

Book Publication Year: 1969

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Clifford and Rosemary Ellis

Book Series: The New Naturalist

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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