The Standard Natural History: From Amoeba To Man
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning. Markings: Previous owner. Binding condition: Binding intact, pages secure. Colour plates present. Usual shelf-wear.
Few works have attempted to chart the entire sweep of life on Earth with the ambition and authority of The Standard Natural History: From Amoeba to Man. Compiled by a distinguished roster of scientific contributors and edited by W. P. Pycraft, F.L.S., this comprehensive reference work presents the natural world in its full complexity — from the simplest single-celled organisms to the crowning complexities of human biology — illustrated with twelve full-colour plates and over 200 in-text illustrations that bring the subject vividly to life. Published by the esteemed Frederick Warne & Co. of London and New York, this volume stands as a testament to the golden era of popular natural history writing, when rigorous science and public accessibility walked hand in hand. The collaborative nature of the work, drawing on the expertise of leading naturalists and scholars of the period, lends it an authoritative breadth rarely achieved in a single volume. For collectors, naturalists, and lovers of beautifully produced scientific literature, this is a rare and rewarding find — a time capsule of how the Edwardian and early twentieth-century mind sought to make sense of the living world.
Author: W. P. Pycraft
Format: Hardback
Genre: Natural history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning. Markings: Previous owner. Binding condition: Binding intact, pages secure. Colour plates present. Usual shelf-wear.
Few works have attempted to chart the entire sweep of life on Earth with the ambition and authority of The Standard Natural History: From Amoeba to Man. Compiled by a distinguished roster of scientific contributors and edited by W. P. Pycraft, F.L.S., this comprehensive reference work presents the natural world in its full complexity — from the simplest single-celled organisms to the crowning complexities of human biology — illustrated with twelve full-colour plates and over 200 in-text illustrations that bring the subject vividly to life. Published by the esteemed Frederick Warne & Co. of London and New York, this volume stands as a testament to the golden era of popular natural history writing, when rigorous science and public accessibility walked hand in hand. The collaborative nature of the work, drawing on the expertise of leading naturalists and scholars of the period, lends it an authoritative breadth rarely achieved in a single volume. For collectors, naturalists, and lovers of beautifully produced scientific literature, this is a rare and rewarding find — a time capsule of how the Edwardian and early twentieth-century mind sought to make sense of the living world.