288pp. Purple cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on red printed spine label. 8vo. Sun-faded spine and top board edges. Lightly rubbed spine ends and corners. Text block edges foxing. Previous owners' name label on front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight barring the occasional spotting. Dust jacket has moderate shelf wear, chipping along edges with folds, tears and small loss to bottom of rear board; not price clipped. The range of topics covered in these essays include Eugenics and Evolution, Education, journeys in Africa and Iceland and Natural History, Sir Julian captures our imagination and disturbs our cobwebs.
