The Golden Book of Science for Boys and Girls [VINTAGE 1956]

Parker, Bertha Morris

Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 1956

Very good condition oversized (folio, 13 inches tall) glossy color illustrated boards. A 1/4 inch of the upper spine edge thin clear glassine-like covering is worn away and a thin section along the rear upper spine has somewhat loosened from the rear board, otherwise the volume is in fine conditon. All pages are in fine unmarked condition and the spine is tight and square. Profusely illustrated with color drawings and color illustrated front and rear endpapers by Harry McNaught, Research Associate at the Chicago Natural History Museum. "This encyclopedial of scientific fact is bursting with over 450 colorful pictures of mountains, stars, clouds, machines, birds, fruits, vegetables, fish and rocks. Its range includes all the plants and creatures of the natural kingdom, the heavens, the strata of the earth, weather, fossils, and the depths of the sea. It is full of knowledge about the human body, too - its circulatory, respiratory and nervous systems, its muscles and skeleton, and its hygiene. The author also explains man's most valuable inventions - the lever, the pulley, engines run by steam, gasoline, oil and hydroelectric power, the jet plane and the electromagnet. Painstakingly accurate drawings by Harry McNaught lend color, beauty and enlarged understanding to every fact-filled page. An introduction into the worlds of: Natural History . Birds. Beasts . Fish, Shellfish and Deep-Sea Creatures . Reptiles and Amphibians . Insects . Plants . Fruits, Flowers and Vegetables . Astronomy . Physics . Geology . Chemistry . MEteorology . Physiology and Hygiene and Electricity and Machines." - excerpt from the rear outer cover. Seller Inventory # 003809

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Golden Book of Science for Boys and ...
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York
Publication Date: 1956
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: McNaught, Harry
Condition: Very Good