ANIMAL LIFE UNDER WATER. By Francis Ward, M.D., F.Z.S. With 5 colour and 48 half-tone plates.

(1919) 1921 reprint. 8vo (140 x 208mm). Ppx,178. Illustrated with 5 coloured and 48 plain plates from photographs and drawings, one folding. Green cloth, spine and upper board titled in black.

A fascinating book by this pioneer of underwater photography. Following on from "Marvels of fish life as revealed by the camera", Ward continues his research into underwater life this time looking at how other animals, both above and below the water-line, are perceived from the fish's point of view. A fascinating book by a pioneer of underwater photography. Chapters include: By way of introduction; The cormorant and other divers; The otter and seal; The heron; Gulls; The kingfisher; The angler and his lures; Miscellaneous observations.