The Science of Life Lois Darling, Louis Darling

The Science of Life by Lois and Louis Darling Synopsis: A lucid and challenging introduction to the complex subject of life. Profusely illustrated by the authors. A work noted for its painstaking detail and remarkable clarity. ***An uncommon work with its scarce dust jacket and RARE to find signed. In the highest collectible condition listed as of this posting. *** Overall Condition: NF/VG+ Gift presentation copy inscribed on FFEP to Ursula from Wood, dated June 28, 1968, and also inscribed by the authors "and with love from Lois and Louis". Published in 1968 by The World Publishing Company in Cleveland, Ohio. First edition, fourth printing as indicated on last page number line. In its light green cloth covered boards with gilt lettering, blue cloth spine label with gilt lettering and black line drawn pictorial image of a flock of birds soaring above a branch with leaves on the top cover. Includes its original full color pictorial dust jacket. Octavo, 256 pages. Signed on FFEP. 150 beautiful b&w illustrations by the authors. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Lois MacIntyre Darling (August 15, 1917 - December 19, 1989) was an American author, zoologist, illustrator and researcher. She was also an accomplished yachtswoman. During the second World War Darling worked for the U.S. Navy where she combined her artistic skills and her interest in sailing by creating models of warships. In 1946 she met and married her husband, Louis Darling, which launched a lifelong collaboration. Both also worked independently too. He worked in children's books and she created illustrations which included covers for the magazine Yachting. Louis Darling, Jr. (April 26, 1916 - January 21, 1970) was an American illustrator, writer, and environmentalist, best known for illustrating the Henry Huggins series and other children's books written by Beverly Cleary. He and his wife Lois provided illustrations for the first edition of Silent Spring. Darling wrote and illustrated The Gull's Way, a book about American herring gulls on an island in Maine, which was published in 1965. To research it, he had camped alone on the uninhabited island for six weeks, observing and photographing the gulls. The book won the John Burroughs Medal in 1966. Condition Report: NF/VG+ The book is in NEAR FINE condition: rubbing to extremities and foxing on text block edges else FINE. The dust jacket is VG+ - all flap corners are slightly clipped (but jacket is not price clipped). Some light edge wear creasing, chipping and a few very small tears. Spine is sun-lightened and some light dust soiling to rear panel. Overall, an uncommon book by award winning author-illustrators with its SCARCE dust jacket and signed by the authors.