MAETERLINCK, Maurice The Life of the White Ant. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. 1939.
Lareg 8vo. Original oatmeal cloth, gilt lettering in green panel to front, gilt lettering to spine; pp. xviii + 142, frontispice and 11 photographic plates; binding a little dulled, very good.
First English language edition, signed by Maeterlinck to half title. Following on from his celebrated Life of the Bee, Maeterlinck turns his attention to termites and their fascinating communal societies.
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