The Animal Contract: Sharing the Planet

Virgin, London, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Foreword an introduction by author. Maroon coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Colour photographic dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Colour photograph of author to the rear panel. Quoting from the front fold over panel blurb – " ... In his controversial television series, The Animal Contract, Desmond Morris argues that the human species has become too successful for the good of the planet. For man, the other animals have been relegated to the status of servants or slaves, kept on farms, in zoos and laboratories. They are seen as dependent or dependable, and insignificant compared with humankind. But the fate of humanity is still inexorably linked to that of other animals, the relationship between them now perhaps more vital than at any other time in history. That relationship – the animal contract – is explored here in compelling terms: what the deal should be and what the consequences of breaking it are and will be." Minor rubbing of the book corners and back strip edges. Very light age toning of the text block edges and pages. Some foxing to the top text edge. Some creasing of the top dustwrapper edge with rubbing of the panels – rear worse than front. Some foxing along the top edge of the rear fold over panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], 7 - 169, [5] pages,. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Anthropology; Conservation; Natural History & Resources. ISBN: 1852273925. ISBN/EAN: 9781852273927. Inventory No: 0286594. . 9781852273927