1907 Pond and Stream Life Johnson 1st Ed Gowans Nature Book No 18 Photos
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An uncommon early photographic study of British freshwater wildlife featuring insects, amphibians, larvae, and other creatures found in ponds and streams.
Pond and Stream Life: Sixty Photographs from Life by Walford B. Johnson and Stanley C. Johnson, M.A. First edition published in 1907 by Gowans & Gray, London and Glasgow. Issued as No. 18 in Gowans’s Nature Books series.
This small-format volume was originally issued as a very soft booklet in illustrated paper wraps. It contains 60 early black-and-white nature photographs, including detailed studies of the great diving water beetle larva and the transformation of the dragonfly. The period front artwork depicts frogs and a dragonfly and retains the original sixpence price.
Title: Pond and Stream Life
Authors: Walford B. Johnson and Stanley C. Johnson
Publisher: Gowans & Gray Ltd.
Publication Year: 1907
Edition: First Edition
Series: Gowans’s Nature Books No. 18
Format: Softcover booklet in pictorial paper wraps
Illustrations: 60 photographs from life
Subject: Freshwater wildlife, pond life, insects and natural history
Condition: Acceptable antique condition. The original pictorial paper wraps have substantial age toning, soiling, tears, creasing, chips, and paper loss, including a long tear across the rear wrap. Interior pages show age toning and foxing, particularly near the beginning and end. Previous pencil numbers and marks appear on the series-list page. The booklet remains together, and the photographic illustrations remain clear and presentable overall. Please review all photographs carefully for the exact condition.
An uncommon first edition for collectors of early nature photography, entomology, freshwater biology, and Edwardian natural-history publications. The exact booklet shown is the copy you will receive.
SKU V/3
1907 Pond and Stream Life Johnson 1st Ed Gowans Nature Book No 18 Photos
$95.00
Pond and Stream Life: Sixty Photographs from Life by Walford B. Johnson and Stanley C. Johnson, M.A. First edition published in 1907 by Gowans & Gray, London and Glasgow. Issued as No. 18 in Gowans’s Nature Books series.
This small-format volume was originally issued as a very soft booklet in illustrated paper wraps. It contains 60 early black-and-white nature photographs, including detailed studies of the great diving water beetle larva and the transformation of the dragonfly. The period front artwork depicts frogs and a dragonfly and retains the original sixpence price.
Title: Pond and Stream Life
Authors: Walford B. Johnson and Stanley C. Johnson
Publisher: Gowans & Gray Ltd.
Publication Year: 1907
Edition: First Edition
Series: Gowans’s Nature Books No. 18
Format: Softcover booklet in pictorial paper wraps
Illustrations: 60 photographs from life
Subject: Freshwater wildlife, pond life, insects and natural history
Condition: Acceptable antique condition. The original pictorial paper wraps have substantial age toning, soiling, tears, creasing, chips, and paper loss, including a long tear across the rear wrap. Interior pages show age toning and foxing, particularly near the beginning and end. Previous pencil numbers and marks appear on the series-list page. The booklet remains together, and the photographic illustrations remain clear and presentable overall. Please review all photographs carefully for the exact condition.
An uncommon first edition for collectors of early nature photography, entomology, freshwater biology, and Edwardian natural-history publications. The exact booklet shown is the copy you will receive.
SKU V/3