E. S. GREW, M.A.
Reading edition
EDITOR OF "KNOWLEDGE" AUTHOR OF "THE FAR EAST" &C., &C.
WITH TWENTY-FIVE ILLUSTRATIONS
LONDON SEELEY AND CO. LIMITED 38 GREAT RUSSELL STREET 1909
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Grateful acknowledgment is due to Mr. Henry R. Knipe for his kind permission to reproduce some of the illustrations of extinct animals contained in his scholarly work entitled, From Nebula to Man (J. M. Dent and Co.).