Author: Wood, Rev J G
Title: Homes Without Hands - Being A Description Of The Habitations Of Animals Classed According To Their Principle Construction
Description: Longmans Green & Co, 1865, reprint. Full calf, G+. xvi+iii+632pp, engraved frontis, 20 engraved plates, many b/w text vignettes, index, spine rubed & scuffed, book has a musty smell, otherwise a nice copy. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ A good account of the "homes" built by birds & mammals of the world - from weaver bird nests to coral reefs, from burrows to hives. illustrated with many engravings.

Keywords: natural history, birds, animals, illustrated