DJ displays repaired chipping & small tears. No Library Distinctions, Small name inscribed, FPD, Slight toning, else content appears as unread and unblemished with teal cloth covered boards displaying minimal significant surface/edge wear. Some sunning to spine.

This book is from a 100 year old Jewish Temple library. Many books are from the 19th Century. Books were not written in at that time, instead an index card with info. Am enclosing that card for you. Enjoy.

A unique and really detailed work on ants and their contribution to nature - chapters include warfare, pastoral ants, the mushroom growers, the secrets of the formicary, the nest, communication and orientation, agricultural ants, and more. Here are the essential features of the life of the ants, a life incontestably superior to that of the bees, which is precarious in the extreme,

In his unique studies of the social insects: the bee, the termite (or white ant) and the ant, Maurice Maeterlinck conveys not only accurate pictures of his subjects, but a rather remarkable development of his own philosophy.

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Bookseller: Eve's Reads (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 4415-12421
Title: Life of the Ant, The
Author: Maurice Maeterlinck (Bernard Maill, Translator)
Book Condition: Used - Very Good++ Temple X– Lib
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Unstated, Presumed 1st
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Day Co.
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1930
Size: 282 Rough Cut Pages
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Ants

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