Land, Sea and Sky
Subtitle: Wonders of Life and Nature
Publisher: Ward, Lock & Co.
Published: c1880
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Format: Hardback
Number of pages: 840
Description: A large late-19th century book with over 300 original illustrations. Translated from the German. Much of the text has German references but it is a major work, reflecting as it does state of the art scientific discovery at that time.
Table of contents: title: PART THE FIRST; title: I.    Introductory; title: II.   The Earth as a Heavenly Body; title: III.  Water; title: IV.  Waters of the Mainland; title: V.   The Land; title: VI.  The Atmosphere; title: PART THE SECOND; title: I.    Origin of Organic Life; title: II.   Asia; title: III.  Africa; title: IV.  America; title: V.   Australia; title: VI.  Organic Life of Europe; title: VII. Organic Life of the Ocean