The Desert World
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [1872]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or m...
Chapters (53)
- THE DESERT WORLD.
- Preface.
- THE DESERT WORLD.
- BOOK I. THE DESERTS OF EUROPE AND ASIA: THE LANDES, THE DUNES, AND THE STEPPES.
- CHAPTER I. THE DESERT IN FRANCE:—THE LANDES OF BRITTANY.
- CHAPTER II. THE LANDES OF GASCONY.
- CHAPTER III. THE DUNES, OR SAND-HILLS.
- CHAPTER IV. WILD SCENES OF ENGLAND:—DARTMOOR AND THE FEN COUNTRY.
- CHAPTER V. THE STEPPES:—THE DESERT IN RUSSIA, SIBERIA, AND TARTARY.
- CHAPTER VI. ANIMAL LIFE IN THE STEPPES:—THE WILD HORSE—THE CAMEL.
- CHAPTER VII. THE ANIMAL LIFE OF THE STEPPES:—WILD RUMINATING ANIMALS—RODENTS—CARNIVORA—BIRDS.
- CHAPTER VIII. THE INHABITANTS OF THE STEPPES:—TARTARS, COSSACKS, KALMÜKS, KIRGHIZ, MONGOLS.
- BOOK II. THE DESERTS OF SAND:—THE DESERTS OF EUROPE AND AFRICA.
- CHAPTER I. THE RAINLESS DESERT—THE BED OF A SEA—THE DEAD SEA.
- CHAPTER II. ARABIA DESERTA AND ARABIA PETRÆA.
- CHAPTER III. THE NUBIAN DESERT—THE GREAT SAHARA—DESERTS OF AFRICA.
- CHAPTER IV. PHENOMENA OF THE DESERT.
- CHAPTER V. VEGETABLE LIFE IN THE DESERT:—THE OASES.
- CHAPTER VI. ANIMAL LIFE IN THE DESERT.
- CHAPTER VII. THE MEN OF THE DESERT.
- BOOK III. PRAIRIES, SAVANNAHS, PAMPAS, AND LLANOS.
- CHAPTER I. THE WILD PLAINS OF THE OLD WORLD:—THE AFRICAN INTERIOR.
- CHAPTER II. DESERTS OF THE NEW WORLD:—PRAIRIES, PAMPAS, LLANOS.
- CHAPTER III. THE AUSTRALIAN INTERIOR.
- CHAPTER IV. VEGETABLE LIFE IN THE AFRICAN PLAINS.
- CHAPTER V. VEGETABLE LIFE IN THE PRAIRIES, PAMPAS, AND LLANOS OF THE NEW WORLD.
- CHAPTER VI. THE FLORA OF THE AUSTRALIAN PLAINS.
- CHAPTER VII. ANIMAL LIFE IN THE PRAIRIES OF THE OLD WORLD:—HERBIVOROUS ANIMALS.
- CHAPTER VIII. ANIMAL LIFE IN THE PRAIRIES OF THE OLD WORLD, CONTINUED:—THE CARNIVORA.
- CHAPTER IX. ANIMAL LIFE IN THE PRAIRIES OF THE OLD WORLD:—BIRDS AND REPTILES.
- CHAPTER X. ANIMAL LIFE IN THE PRAIRIES OF THE NEW WORLD:—HERBIVORA, INSECTIVORA, AND CARNIVORA.
- CHAPTER XI. ANIMAL LIFE IN THE PRAIRIES OF THE NEW WORLD:—BIRDS AND REPTILES.
- CHAPTER XII. ANIMAL LIFE IN THE AUSTRALIAN PRAIRIES.
- BOOK IV. T H E F O R E S T S.
- CHAPTER I. THE VIRGIN FORESTS.
- CHAPTER II. VEGETABLE LIFE IN THE FORESTS OF THE OLD WORLD.
- CHAPTER III. VEGETABLE LIFE IN THE FORESTS OF THE GREAT ISLANDS.
- CHAPTER IV. VEGETABLE LIFE IN THE FORESTS OF THE NEW WORLD.
- CHAPTER V. ANIMAL LIFE IN THE TROPICAL FORESTS:—THE ELEPHANT—THE RHINOCEROS.
- CHAPTER VI. ANIMAL LIFE IN THE VIRGIN FORESTS:—THE GREAT APES.
- CHAPTER VII. THE ANTHROPOMORPHIC APES:—ORANGS, GIBBONS, CHIMPANZEES, AND GORILLAS.
- CHAPTER VIII. ANIMAL LIFE IN THE FORESTS:—THE CEBIDÆ, OR MONKEYS OF AMERICA—THE LEMURS—THE SLOTHS—THE SQUIRRELS.
- CHAPTER IX. MAN IN THE SAVANNAHS AND THE FORESTS.—ANTHROPOPHAGY.
- CHAPTER X. MAN IN THE SAVANNAHS AND THE FORESTS—THE SAVAGE RACES—THE NEGROES.
- CHAPTER XI. MAN IN THE SAVANNAHS AND THE FORESTS:—THE MALAYO-POLYNESIANS—THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS.
- BOOK V. THE POLAR DESERTS—THE MOUNTAINS.
- CHAPTER I. T H E P O L A R D E S E R T S.
- CHAPTER II. ANIMAL LIFE AND VEGETABLE LIFE IN THE POLAR DESERTS.
- CHAPTER III. THE INHABITANTS OF THE ARCTIC WILDERNESSES:—THE LAPLANDERS—SAMOIEDES—OSTIAKS—KAMTSCHATDALES—ESKIMOS, OR ESQUIMAUX.
- CHAPTER IV. T H E M O U N T A I N S.
- CHAPTER V. VEGETABLE LIFE AND ANIMAL LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS.
- Index.
- List of Illustrations.
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