Life Nature Library

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The Life Nature Library is a series of 25 hardbound books published by Time-Life between 1961 and 1965, with revisions to 1968. It has been translated from English into eight languages and sold in 90 countries.[1] Each volume explores an important division of the natural world and is written for educated laymen by a primary author (or authors) "and the Editors of LIFE".

The 25 volumes:

  • The Forest (1961; revised 1963), by Peter Farb
  • The Sea (1961; revised 1963), by
  • The Desert (1961; revised 1962), by A. Starker Leopold
  • The Mountains (1962; revised 1967), by and
  • Evolution (1962; revised 1964), by
  • The Poles (1962; revised 1968), by Willy Ley
  • The Earth (1962; revised 1963), by
  • The Universe (1962; revised 1966, 1967), by David Bergamini
  • The Insects (1962), by Peter Farb
  • The Birds (1963), by Roger Tory Peterson
  • The Plants (1963; revised 1968), by Frits W. Went
  • The Mammals (1963; revised 1967), by
  • The Fishes (1963; revised 1964), by
  • The Reptiles (1963), by Archie Carr
  • Ecology (1963), by Peter Farb
  • The Land and Wildlife of North America (1964; Revised 1966), by Peter Farb
  • The Land and Wildlife of Africa (1964; revised 1967), by Archie Carr
  • The Land and Wildlife of South America (1964; revised 1968), by Marston Bates
  • The Land and Wildlife of Tropical Asia (1964), by S. Dillon Ripley
  • The Land and Wildlife of Eurasia (1964; revised 1967), by
  • The Land and Wildlife of Australia (1964; revised 1967), by David Bergamini
  • Early Man (1965; revised 1968), by F. Clark Howell
  • Animal Behavior (1965), by Niko Tinbergen
  • The Primates (1965), by and Irven DeVore
  • A Guide to the Natural World and Index to the LIFE Nature Library (1965; revised 1967)

References[]

  1. ^ A Guide to the Natural World and Index to the LIFE Nature Library. Time Life Books. pp. 4

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