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ENIGMAS OF NATURAL HISTORY

by E.L. Grant Watson

Illustrated by Barbara Greg

Published by The Cresset Press. Circa. 1936

Good condition in a good dustwrapper. Red cloth, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 24 essays of curious facts such as the Australian toad that fills itself with water and then burries itself during the dry season. Fascinating!

Spine bumped. Covers discoloured. Foxing to endpapers and some pages. Crease to top corner of front free-endpaper. Yellow dustwrapper is grubby and foxed, browned to spine and worn at top and tail of spine.

Stock no. 1323679

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