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Hardcover in Excellent Condition. There is very minor wear to the dust jacket. The Hardcover shows virtually no wear. The spine is firm and the pages are fully intact. The pages are crisp and clean with no bends, tears, or stains.Naturalists in Paradise : Wallace, Bates and Spruce in the Amazon. The thrilling stories of the three pioneering English naturalists' explorations and discoveries in the world's richest ecosystem. In Naturalists in Paradise, Amazon expert John Hemming weaves the riveting stories of these three men's experiences in the Amazon and assesses their valuable research that drastically changed our conception of the natural world. Each of the three naturalists is famous for a particular discovery: Wallace is credited, along with Charles Darwin, for developing the theory of evolution; Bates uncovered the phenomenon of protective mimicry among insects; and Spruce transported the quinine-bearing Cinchona tree to India, saving countless lives from malaria 1st Edition, 2015. Hardcover in… Read More