Boston, Little Brown, (1948). A prescient book (1948) by the President of the New York Zoological Society, warning of the effects of the increasing global depletion of natural resources: water, soil, forests, and biodiversity. Blurbs by Aldous and Julian Huxley, Eleanor Roosevelt, and others. Less common than it seems, as many copies listed as "firsts" fail to state "first edition" on the copyright page. Penciled owner name on front flyleaf. A fine copy in a bright, very good dust jacket with light wear to the spine ends and folds and a line of minor spots on the rear panel. [#035575] SOLD