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HALF HOURS WITH A NATURALIST: RAMBLES NEAR THE SHORE (THE HALF HOUR LIBRARY)

Published by James Nisbet & Co. Limited. Circa. 1911

Good condition. The Half Hour Library of Travel, Nature and Science for Young Readers. Full olive green calf leather binding with Heath Mount Hampstead vignette to front, burgundy title block with gilt title and 5 raised bands to spine. Marbled endpapers and text block. B/w illustrations. xii and 340 pages.

Spine is lightly browned and has a few patches of loss to leather. Heavy dampstaining affecting boards, prelims to page 1, and lower edge of last few pages. Prize inscription to front fly leaf dated 1911.Front joint split between fly leaf and half-title page but binding still tight. Some light top corner creasing. Contents otherwise generally clean.

Stock no. 1209001

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Contents

  • FAIRY LAND AMONG THE SPONGES
  • I. WONDERS OF SPONGE STRUCTURE
  • II. THE EUPLECTELLA, OR VENUS'S SEA-BASKET
  • III. THE ROSSELLA VELATA
  • HOMES UNDER THE SEA
  • I. CUTTLEFISHES, THE OCTOPUS
  • II. THE COMMON SEPIA
  • III. SEA STARS OR STARFISHES
  • IV. WHAT ARE THE STARFISHES
  • V. SEA URCHINS
  • VI. SEA URCHINS MATERIAL AND DEVELOPMENT
  • SOME WONDERS OF THE SEA
  • I. JELLY FISHES
  • II. JELLY FISHES POISONOUS STING
  • III. JELLY FISHES VARIETY AND BEAUTY
  • IV. CORALS
  • V. CORALS FORM AND ACHIEVEMENTS
  • THE MOST GIFTED INSECT RACE
  • I. ANT LIFE
  • II. THEIR MODE OF FIGHTING
  • III. PLUNDER AND SLAVE-CATCHING
  • IV. FOOD AND FORAGING EXPEDITIONS
  • V. THEIR ARCHITECTURE
  • THE MARVEL OF INSECT LIFE
  • I. SOLITARY BEES: THEIR HABITS AND WORK
  • II. HUMBLE BEES: THEIR HOUSEKEEPING
  • III. HIVE BEES: TGHEIR DISCIPLINE AND HARMONY
  • IV. HONEY BEES: THE PRINCIPLE OF ORDER
  • V. THE MYSTERY OF HONEY AND WAX
  • VI. LET NOTHING BE LOST
  • VII. BEES SPEAK A LANGUAGE
  • ABOUT SPIDERS AND THEIR WEBS
  • I. LAND SPIDERS
  • II. THE VENOM-BEARERS - THE BIRD SPIDER
  • III. TRAP-DOOR SPIDERS
  • IV. WATER SPIDERS
  • SOME NOXIOUS INSECTS
  • I. INJURIOUS TO MAN
  • II. WOOL AND WOOD DESTROYERS
  • III. OUR BENEFACTORS
  • DRAGON-FLIES
  • I. THEIR LIFE HISTORY
  • II. THEIR APPALLING VORACITY
  • THE HORSE AND HIS STRUCTURE
  • I. THE LEFT OR NEAR FOREFOOT
  • II. THE HOOF, SOLE, ETC
  • III. THE SHOE AND THE FROG
  • IV. THE HEAD AND NECK

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