Penguin Main Series 490. 1st Edition, published 1945.
Gavin Rylands de Beer (1899 –1972) was a British evolutionary scientist, remembered for his discoveries in embryology. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and served as director of the Natural History Museum in London in the 1950’s.
Alongside his scientific work, De Beer had a lifelong love of the Alps where he had holidayed as a boy. Escape to Switzerland, written in 1943 while he was serving in Germany with the Grenadier Guards, is one of several books he wrote about the Alps.
Condition grading: Excellent Minus. Bright covers. A few small spot marks to both covers. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin Main Series 490. 1st Edition, published 1945.
Gavin Rylands de Beer (1899 –1972) was a British evolutionary scientist, remembered for his discoveries in embryology. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and served as director of the Natural History Museum in London in the 1950’s.
Alongside his scientific work, De Beer had a lifelong love of the Alps where he had holidayed as a boy. Escape to Switzerland, written in 1943 while he was serving in Germany with the Grenadier Guards, is one of several books he wrote about the Alps.
Condition grading: Excellent Minus. Bright covers. A few small spot marks to both covers. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
