The Romance of Modern Geology: Describing in simple but exact language the making of the earth with some account of prehistoric animal lifeGrew, Edwin Sharpe
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The Romance of Modern Geology: Describing in simple but exact language the making of the earth with some account of prehistoric animal life
Grew, Edwin Sharpe
Geology; Paleontology
| should be as welcome as a | |
| Ballantyne story." | |
| _Glasgow Herald_ | |
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| THE ROMANCE OF | THE ROMANCE OF |
| POLAR EXPLORATION | THE MIGHTY DEEP |
| | |
| Adventures Arctic and Antarctic, | A popular account of the Ocean, |
| from the Earliest Times to the | the Laws by which it is ruled, |
| Voyage of the "Discovery" | its wonderful powers and strange |
| | inhabitants |
| By G. FIRTH SCOTT | |
| | By AGNES GIBERNE |
| _With twenty-four illustrations | |
| Extra Crown 8vo. 5s._ | _With illustrations_ |
| | |
| "Thrillingly interesting." | "Most fascinating; admirably |
| _Liverpool Courier_ | adapted for the young." |
| | _Daily News_ |
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=THE ROMANCE OF SAVAGE LIFE=
DESCRIBING THE HABITS, CUSTOMS, EVERYDAY LIFE, &c., OF PRIMITIVE MAN
By Prof. G. F. SCOTT ELLIOT, M.A., B.Sc., &_c._
_With Thirty Illustrations. Extra Crown 8vo. 5s._
"Mr. Scott Elliot has hit upon a good idea in this attempt to set
forth the life of the primitive savage. On the whole, too, he has
carried it out well and faithfully.... We can recommend the book as
filling a gap."--_Athenæum._
"A readable contribution to the excellent series of which it
forms a part. Mr. Scott Elliot writes pleasantly...he possesses a
sufficiently vivid imagination to grasp the relation of a savage to
his environment."--_Nature._
"There are things of remarkable interest in this volume, and it makes
excellent reading and represents much research."--_Spectator._
=THE ROMANCE PLANT LIFE=
DESCRIBING THE CURIOUS AND INTERESTING IN THE PLANT WORLD
By Prof. G. F. SCOTT ELLIOT, M.A., B.Sc, &_c._
_With Thirty-four Illustrations. Extra Crown 8vo. 5s._
"The author has worked skilfully into his book details of the facts
and inferences which form the groundwork of modern Botany. The
illustrations are striking, and cover a wide field of interest, and
the style is lively."--_Athenæum._
"In twenty-nine fascinating, well-printed, and well-illustrated
chapters, Prof. Scott Elliot describes a few of the wonders of plant
life. A very charming and interesting volume."--_Daily Telegraph._
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