Author: GOWANS & GRAY PUBLISHERS -
Title: Gowans's Nature Books series.
Description: London-Glasgow, Gowans & Gray, 1905-1910. Tog. 21 parts as orig. published, sm. 8°. orig. wrappers, illustrated front covers. Each part approx. 70pp. of plates and ills. on plates, each with a concise introduction at very end, incl. publisher's advertism. [Gowan's nature books series]. The object of these little books is to awaken an interest in the wonders and beauties of Nature, and to stimulate a desire to study them (publ. preface). 1: Wild Birds at Home; 2: Wild Flowers; 3: Wild Flowers (second series=part 2); 4: Butterflies and Moths; 5: Wild Birds; 6: Freshwater Fishes; 7: Toadstools; 8: Our Trees and how to know them; 9: Wild Flowers( 3rd. series); 10: Life in the Antarctic; 11: Reptile Life; 12: Sea-shore life; 13: Birds at the Zoo; 14: Animals at the Zoo; 15: Some moths and butterflies and their Eggs; 16: Wild Flowers (4th series); 17: British Mammoths; 18: Pond and Stream Life; 19: Wild Birds (3rd. series); 20: Alpine Plants(first series); 22: Alpine Plants (2nd. series). A charming little set, of which Nr. 21 has never been published. (generally with chipping to spines and outer rims, contents fine however).

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