Author: COOKE, M. C.
Title: Natural History Rambles - Ponds and Ditches
Description: London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1897. First Edition (?). Hardcover (Original green giltstamped decorated and illustrated cloth). Original green cloth with black ink and gilt stamping decorations to both covers and spine. With foldout plates, frontispiece, decorated endpapers and illustrtions. With advertisement clipping regarding book pasted to rear cover, "Knowledge an illustrated magazine of science, literature & art" printed 1901. With writing opposite on rear free endpaper. With ex-libris label to front pastedown of G. H. J Rogers dental surgeon and larger ex-libris label of Edward Braxton Reynolds, public analyst, chemist and owner of Cornwaaall's first sex shop in Truro, Reynolds died May 2023. Slight bumping to corners and slight foxing to few pages. Slight wear to spine, covers and corners. ; Ex-Libris; 11.5x17x2 cm; 254,8 pages; Edward Braxton Reynolds (1940-2023) was a highly regarded chemist and public analyst being “A singular individual in many ways, but with sufficient endearing traits to remain much respected. ”. Not only was he a renowned public analyst, he was also the man to bring Cornwall its first ever Sex Shop in Truro, named the Marital Aides Emporium. A very strange and rare find for such an unrelated book.. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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