Flashlights on nature
1911, Second Edition. London : George Newnes. Very good copy in a contemporary prize binding of full gilt-blocked green calf. Boards lightly scratched; corners and endbands slightly rubbed. Spine with raised bands, also slightly rubbed, and a gilt-blocked red leather label. Vividly marbled edges and endpapers. Front and rear flyleaves lightly foxed, with the interior remaining strong and clean. A well-preserved example overall. Item #480619
Physical description; viii, 312 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; Originally published London: George Newnes, 1899. Introduction by Edward Clodd. Illustrated with wood engravings by Frederick Enock. Contents; Essays on the life and habits of ants, wasps, spiders, butcher-birds, mosquitoes, pond-snails, gorse plants, begonia flowers, grubs, and earwigs. Subjects; Natural history. Insects.
Price: €65.00