Rostand, J. Toads and Toad Life. Translated from the French by Joan Fletcher. 1st. Ed. Pub. Methuen. 1934
pp.xii, 192 with 11 sepia photos. 8vo. Spotting to fore-edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback in vg. dw. Uncommon - even more so in dw.
In this book the author deals with every phase of toad life. He describes its miraculous metamorphosis, how it can only close one eye at a time and how it breathes through its skin.
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