First American edition, fifth printing. Includes color photographs. Sturdy copy with clean, thick pages. Cover is faded at the edges (see photo). Dust jacket shows rubbing and some shelf wear at edges. Attenborough’s approach to the evolution of four million species of living organisms that populate the planet is to trace the most significant thread in the history of each major group. He then explains from the evidence of living representatives and fossil remains, why certain animals adapted and survived, evolved to more complex forms of life, while others failed and became extinct .#nonfiction#hardcover#nature#evolution#zoology#animals#attenborough#life#fossils (Shelf 1F)