Natural History
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning and foxing. Markings: Ex-library. Binding condition: Binding intact.
A magnificent compendium of the living world, Natural History stands as one of the most ambitious popular science reference works of its era, presenting the full breadth of animal life — from the microscopic to the majestic — through the authoritative lens of Charles Tate Regan, D.Sc., F.R.S., Director of the British Museum (Natural History). Illustrated with sixteen colour plates and over a thousand photographs, the volume chronicles the animal kingdom with remarkable scope and visual richness, guiding the reader from carnivorous mammals prowling the African savannah to the quieter wonders of the invertebrate world. Regan brings to this work the same rigorous scientific authority that defined his celebrated career as an ichthyologist and museum director, yet the text never sacrifices accessibility for precision — a rare balance that made this volume a staple of educated households across Britain and the Commonwealth. Published by Ward, Lock & Co. of London and Melbourne, the work reflects the golden age of British natural history publishing, when science and spectacle were considered inseparable. Whether approached as a reference, a collector's piece, or a window into mid-twentieth-century scientific thought, this volume rewards every reader who opens its pages.
Author: Charles Tate Regan
Format: Hardback
Published: 1946, Ward, Lock & Co., Limited
Genre: Natural history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning and foxing. Markings: Ex-library. Binding condition: Binding intact.
A magnificent compendium of the living world, Natural History stands as one of the most ambitious popular science reference works of its era, presenting the full breadth of animal life — from the microscopic to the majestic — through the authoritative lens of Charles Tate Regan, D.Sc., F.R.S., Director of the British Museum (Natural History). Illustrated with sixteen colour plates and over a thousand photographs, the volume chronicles the animal kingdom with remarkable scope and visual richness, guiding the reader from carnivorous mammals prowling the African savannah to the quieter wonders of the invertebrate world. Regan brings to this work the same rigorous scientific authority that defined his celebrated career as an ichthyologist and museum director, yet the text never sacrifices accessibility for precision — a rare balance that made this volume a staple of educated households across Britain and the Commonwealth. Published by Ward, Lock & Co. of London and Melbourne, the work reflects the golden age of British natural history publishing, when science and spectacle were considered inseparable. Whether approached as a reference, a collector's piece, or a window into mid-twentieth-century scientific thought, this volume rewards every reader who opens its pages.