Fabre's Book of Insects: Retold from Alexander Teixeira De Mattos' Translation of Fabre's "Souvenirs Entomologiques" by Mrs. Rodolph Stawell

271 pages. Easy to read larger print, illustrated with 12 tipped-in plates in full color, over captioned tissue guards. Green cloth boards with gilt decorations and writing, good binding, inscription on endpaper. DJ has heavy tears and creases. Chapters include The Sacred Beetle, Cicada, Praying Mantis, Glow-Worm, Mason-Was, Psyches, Spanish Copris, Grasshoppers, Wasps, Grub, Cricket, Sisyphus, capricorn, Locusts, Anthrax Fly . Illustrations include: The Sacred Beetle, The Cicada, Praying Mantis, The Psyches, The Spanish Copris, The White-Faced Decticus, Common Wasps, The Field Cricket - all the illustrations are present.