Author: Dale, Darley [ Steele, Francesca Maria ]
Title: The Glory Of The Sea
Description: The Religious Tract Society, nd [ 1887 ], 1st edition. Cloth gilt, G. viii+212pp+4pp publishers adverts, b/w frontis, 5 b/w illustrations, cloth rubbed along the edges, with a split along the rear hinge of the spine, endpapers marked, and occasional mark to the page margins which are a little tanned. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ Curious juvenile fiction concerning chonchological topics & with many facts woven into the narrative. At the back of the book is a 4 page list of the more common UK species. Francesca Maria Steele [ 1848 - 1931 ] English novelist, historian, and biographer, who began writing to support her family. The book contains references to the 'Gloria Maris', which at the time was considered the rarest shell in the World - the book contends that only 12 were then known. Today, thanks to modern technology specimens can be had for $100.

Keywords: childrens literature, chonchology, shells, natural history