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Rare and modern books

Hancock, Joseph Lane

Nature Sketches in Temperate America

1911

28.20 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1911
Place of printing
Chicago. A. C. McClurg & Co
Author
Hancock, Joseph Lane
Edition
First Edition.
Keyword
Nature - General
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [23 x 16 cm]; xviii, 451pp, color frontis of Troilus butterfly visiting the cardinal flower, 215 illus, plus 12 color plates, vignettes, index. original green cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, bookplate and signature of Arthur Herbert Richardson on endpaper, one margin with tear, very good copy, clean throughout. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. An attractively illustrated popular account of general ecology and natural history, with an emphasis on insects and plants and a little on reptiles. Covers evolution, adaptations in animals and plants, protective resemblance, mimicry, warning colors, animal behavior, etc.