The Story Book of Birds and Beasts
- Publisher : Hodder and Stoughton
- Published In : London
Description:
Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos from Fabre's Les Serviteurs: Recits de l'oncle Paul sur les animaux domestiques, first published in Paris in 1875. Written principally for younger readers, the work presents an engaging introduction to the natural history of domestic birds and mammals, with chapters on poultry, eggs and incubation, ducks, geese, pigeons, dogs, cats, sheep, goats, cattle, pigs, horses and donkeys. Through lively explanations and observations, Fabre examines their habits, anatomy, behaviour and importance in human life.
Undated, but the British Library gives the publication date as 1919.
Condition
8vo, orig. dec. cloth, light ring mark to upper board. Foxing to edges of text block, first few pages and rear endpaper. Good.
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