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ALTHOUGH the title is somewhat pretentious, this collection of large size photogravures is an enormous advance on the old-fashioned animal picture-books; and the volume forms an attractive Christmas gift for young people interested in natural history. All the plates are good, and some are excellent, although a few suffer from over-enlargement. A naturalist will, however, notice that one plate of deer is wrongly named; and a few emendations might here and there be suggested in the explanatory letter-press. This is for the most part well and brightly written, and serves to enhance the interest of the figures. In the first half of the book the greater number of the illustrations are from photos by Mr. Gambier Bolton, but in the second half other artists' names appear. And many of these latter are merely repetitions of the animals figured in the first half. This is decidedly a pity, as many other species might have been introduced. In a future edition these replicas might be replaced by others; and a rearrangement of the whole series in some sort of order would also be advisable. Even as it stands the book ought to, and doubtless will, command a large sale.
All about Animals, for Old and Young.
Oblong 4to. (London: George Newnes, Ltd., 1897.)
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L., R. All about Animals, for Old and Young. Nature 57, 172 (1897). https://doi.org/10.1038/057172d0
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