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New York.: A Venture Book / George Braziller Inc., 1964. First edition. German edition 1962. 1st English edition.. Hard cover. Very good in good dust jacket. Jacket has edge wear w/ short tears, light soiling. Spine ends lightly damaged. Tear at rear jacket top edge fold.. 1 26 p. Orange cloth over boards; white line art, front, ants. White spine titles. Wraparound illustrated jacket. 24x28 cm. Color art w/ Pen&Ink added. RARE: Life of the queen of the blue ants, who "alone possesses the future, the hope, the promise of her people" and "alone will found a city". How hundreds of ants are born, how some grow to become workers--building tunnels, granaries, rooms, warehouses, stables for the thriving city. Others become hunters to bring home food or soldiers to protect the city from enemies. But, they grow careless. A fable in pictures for all ages. Sophisticated artwork.