The Balance of Nature | Lorus & Margery Milne 1961 | HC w/ DJ
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Earth, Plants, Animals, People — Before “Ecology” Was a Household Word
Lorus and Margery Milne wrote The Balance of Nature as a serious attempt to explain biocycles — the interdependence of species, the role of each organism in sustaining the whole — in terms a general reader could follow without losing any of the science. Published in 1961, it’s one of the earlier accessible ecology books written for a mainstream audience, a few years before Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring moved the conversation into the mainstream.
If you read ecology history or collect natural science books from this period, the Milnes are writers worth knowing. Dust jacket has slight wear. Interior is solid.
The Book
- The Balance of Nature — Lorus and Margery Milne. 1961. Hardcover with dust jacket. Dimensions: 9" × 6" × 1".
Details
- Publisher: unconfirmed
- Publication date: 1961
- Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket
- Page size: 9" × 6"
- Total pages: unconfirmed
- Product weight: unconfirmed | Shipping weight: unconfirmed
Condition
- Dust jacket: slight wear — see photos
- No rips or tears
- Interior: good for age
Collector’s Notes
Lorus and Margery Milne were Harvard-trained naturalists who wrote prolifically for both academic and general audiences throughout the 1950s–70s. The Balance of Nature (1961) predates the modern environmental movement and reads as a clear-eyed scientific account of how ecosystems actually function. A good copy for environmental history collections, natural science libraries, or anyone tracing the intellectual lineage of modern ecology.
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