Previous owner's inscription dated 1933. 1" missing at tail of dust-jacket spine. Dust-jacket rubbed, with short tears and small chips to margins. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; UK edition. xiii, [3] pages + frontispiece + 5 plates. Blue cloth boards with red lettering and rule on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 191 x 125mm. Illustrations by Walter King Stone. Natural history. 52 short essays of natural history observations and reflections. By the author of "Jungle Peace". Chapter titles include: Winter Marvels; The Dark Days of Insect Life; Fish Life; Feathered Pioneers; Dwellers in the Dust; The Simple Art of Sapsucking; The Victory of the Night-Hawk; The Grey Days of Birds; The Dream of the Yellow-Throat; Musk-Rats; A Woodchuck and a Grebe; The Names of Animals, Frogs, and Fish; The Personality of Trees; An Owl of the North.