Biggles in the South Seas by Captain W. E. Johns Australian birds and they enjoy the endless

and they enjoy the endless fascination of the sea-pools

informative commentary describes how the characters of classical mythology

a region so remote that the only navigational guide to it was Gulliver's Travels

The book was prepared before Darwin was devastated by Cyclone Tracy and many of the illustrations are of specimens which have now disappeared

and is intended to provide a bridge by which they may be led to an understanding of the ideas underlying the new theories

Biggles in the South Seas by Captain W. E. Johns Australian birds and they enjoy the endlessBiggles in the South Seas by Captain W. E. Johns illustrated by Norman Howard Oxford University Press, 1951, black and white illustrations in text, hardcover, dustjacket Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, some rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, foxing to edges, endpapers and introductory pages, no inscriptions, dustjacket shows some edge and shelf wear with rubbing, chipping, tears, creasing and discoloration, small parts