Wild Sheep of the World

Pp. 186; numerous un-numbered illustrations (black-and-white photos, line-drawings, halftones, and maps). Publisher's original light brown cloth in simulated-leather style, lettered in black on the spine and with an illustration in black of a Bighorn sheep on the front cover, original tan dust jacket, lettered in brown and illustrated with a Bighorn sheep on the front cover, sm 4to. This volume is the first comprehensive survey of the world's wild sheep written by a zoologist since 1898. More than twelve years of field and laboratory research went into its preparation. It includes the classification, anatomical attributes, distribution, discovery, life histories, and geographical diversity of the wild sheep of the world. Every sheep species is illustrated with several photographs including several pages in full color, and the horn and pelage characteristics of every subspecies are described and their distribution shown on maps. This book is the sheep enthusiast's definitive guide (from the jacket flap). No ownership marks and few signs of use.