Description
The Living Sea
John Crompton
From the fly: The sea is the home of a multitude of strange creatures. It is also the origin of all life. In his opening chapters John Crompton sketches the remarkable and seemingly impossible invasion of the fishes that gave rise, first to the prehistoric giants, and finally to the vertebrates that crowd the land today. Even the humble and oyster and barnacle lead existences far stranger than might ever be suspected.
Hardback with dust jacket. Small tears at the edges of the jacket have been repaired with archival tape. Front fly leaf is clipped. Foxing to outside edges of pages, otherwise in very good condition.
256 pages
B&W line drawings
143 mm x 205 mm (approx. 5.6 in x 8 in)
1957, Collins, London