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Life and Her Children: Glimpses of Animal Life from the Amoeba to the Insects, by Arabella B. Buckley. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1881.
A particularly attractive example of late-19th-century popular natural history, written by noted Victorian science authorArabella B. Buckley. The book explores animal life from microscopic organisms through marine creatures, mollusks, crustaceans, spiders and insects, presented for the general reader in Buckley’s engaging style.
Illustrated withupwards of 100 illustrations, including jellyfish, sponges, coral, sea creatures, spiders, ants, beetles and other forms of animal life. Particularly appealing are the numerous decorative chapter openings incorporating natural-history subjects.
The original brown cloth binding is itself exceptional, extensively decorated in black and gilt with butterflies, dragonfly, flowers, marine life and other natural forms on the front cover, with further pictorial gilt and black decoration on the spine. Illustrated endpapers add to its decorative appeal.
312 pages, plus several pages of publisher’s advertisements at rear; index. Approximately5.5 x 7.5 inches.
An excellent crossover book for the collector ofVictorian natural history, zoology and popular science, as well as a highly attractive antique decorative book for display.
Condition:VG+. An exceptionally attractive copy, with very light exterior wear and rubbing. Binding remains handsome, with strong gilt and black decoration. Interior is clean and well preserved.
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