Australian Mammals, 1970, Series 691

Australian Mammals, 1970, series 691

This is the second book in the Animals of the World series, 691. It was both written and beautifully illustrated by John Leigh-Pemberton.   There were 7 books in the series, covering the mammals of the main continents and then with an additional volume ‘Air and Sea Mammals’.  The artwork and research in these books is superb – probably Leigh-Pemberton’s tour-de-force for Ladybird.  Sadly, it’s not a well-known series today and so goes rather unappreciated.

This copy:

This matt copy has a heavily rubbed spine and a few marks on the back but is otherwise in VG condition, with clean pages.  It dates to the 1970s and has the original price of 18p on the back.