Book jacket has protective Mylar cover - the edge of the protective cover is coming undone. See in photo Slight Cupping on front cover Garden City Publishing, 1948, 272 pages Beautiful illustrations - some in color Alphabetical listing of animals To THE CHILD, to the curious adult, and to the scholarly naturalist WILD ANIMALS OF THE WORLD will come as the greatest of joys and delights. This beautiful book of two hundred and fifty-two animals,superbly illustrated and documented, brings the depth of the blackest jungle and the heart of every zoo to your fireside.