Published by Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, Illinois, 1950
Language: English
Seller: Cat's Curiosities, Pahrump, NV, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Illustrations by Merle Gish and the Author (illustrator). 2nd Edition. "Second Edition, First Printing, January, 1950" of a book originally published July, 1944. Tearing and crumpling to top of brick-colored dust jacket front panel. "Learning the Literal Meaning of Biological Words is Simplified * The Elementary Principles of Word-Building Are Explained and made Easy to Understand * Abundant Cross-References . . . Greek, Latin or other origins of the 12,000 elements listed are given and their concise meanings, along with numerous examples of their use in scientific nomenclature. . . ." 284 pp., 96 figures. Reduced from $27.