Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 1st November 1882, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1117

JTOTF J 2 JST 4 Dr . Post 8 vo . clotb , gilt edges , 8 # . 6 < J . ¦ WINNERS IN LIFE'S RACE ; OR , THB GREAT BACKBONED FAMILY . By ARABELLA B . BUCKLEY , I Author *** of * Th * Fairy Land of Science ? ' Lift and her Children * & c . || With numerous Illustrations . II EXTRACT FROM PREFACE . inve sequel ' rtebrates Although to , and , yet the comp it present is letion a more volume of independent , my , as former giving work book an , account , both " Life in of p and lan the and her vertebrate execution Children animals , " , than which , I is had treated a natural at first of contemp far as ' I it hare lated is yet endeavoured . known . . . to us to , describe keeping grap strictly hicall to y the such earl broad y history facts as of ought the backboned in these animals days to , be so j familiar ception of to Natural every child History and . ordinary At the same well- time educated I have person dwelt , if as they fully are as space to have woul any d allow true upon con- | I upon the lives the of earth such ; my modern object animals being rather as best to follow illustrate the the tide present of life , divisions and sketch of in the broad vertebrates outline I I how structure and habit have gone hand-in-hand in filling every available space with living I beings , than to multiply descriptions of the various species . ' * I Contents : — I CHAPTER CHAPTER I L The Threshold of Backboned Life . VIII . The Mammalia or Milk-Givers , the I U . How have the lived quaint on into old our Fishes day . of Ancient Times Pouch Simplest -Bearers Sucking , and the Moth Imperfect er , the -Toothed Active | 1 III . The Bony Fish , and how they have spread * f IV . How orer the Sea Backbone , and Lake d , Animals and River . s from Water IX . From which the find Lower safety and in concealmen Small Milk t , -Giver to the * f j Breathing to Air Breathing , pas and find their Intelligent Apes and Monkeys . way out upon the Land . x The JjaMilk . Givers wh ich have Wkm V . The in Times Cold-BloocU both Past d Air and -Breathers Present . of the Globe li quered ^ the World by Strength and Intel- . - 1 gence . VI . The ana oti T Ineir . j Feat riain Plo w Wanderi h . ered j « Conquero : ngs .. «„ , over ~ - rs oea q *> of o and ««/ the i JWarb twto Air . ^ — v n . , Part Ue t ^ »* , ert « i •* . ^ -, L How tT to the - the . Water , Backboned _ . . , and ,- large , Animals . . Milk .-., . , -Givers have , . returned lnntate . .. . - , I xttt VII . The Feathered - Conquerors of the Air . —Part II . theFiah . E From to Nest Running -Building to , Fl from ying Cry , fro to m Mound Song . -Laying XII . A of Bird Back 's-eye boned View Life of - the Rise and Progress- \ I or stuffed 4 ( Almost in the every British animal Museum ment . ioned ) in tho book is to be found alive in the London Zoologicul Gardens j ! | By the same Authoress . LIFE AND HER CHILDREN . Seventh Thousand , 6 s . j THE FAIRY LAND OF SCIENCE . Twelfth Thousand , 6 * . I A SHORT HISTORY OF NATURAL SCIENCE . Second Edition , I price 7 s . 6 d . | | BOTANICAL TABLES FOR THE USE OF JUNIOR STUDENTS , la . Od . London : EDWARD STANFORD , 55 Charing Cross , S . W . £ , AND ALL 11 OOXSKLL . RR 9 . ( 732 ) j

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