The covers are rubbed and chipped at the edges, internally the book is squeaky clean and the binding solid. "By holding its focus on fauna, this volume on the western lands of NSW has demonstrated that there is a pressing need for restoration in the arid and semi-arid half of the state.....The 22 contributors to this volums have identified both the causes of the loss and the nature of the remedies to be taken in the region" (back cover) v, 245pp, including index.