Author: Gosse, Philip Henry
Title: A Manual of Marine Zoology for the British Isles. Part I-II
Description: Van Voorst 1855-1856 xi, 203, (5), 16*; iv, 239, (4), 16*, 335 + 339 woodcuts. . HB. 2 vols, sm. 8vo, orig. cloth, rubbed, minor wear, small chip to foot of one spine, hinges cracked but firm. Occasional light foxing. Vg. bookplate of William Scurfield Grey to both volumes.. 'The first attempt at a comprehensive list of the British marine fauna ... Each genus is described briefly and its species listed, and each is illustrated by a simple woodcut drawn by Gosse himself often from living specimens. For its early date it is a remarkable undertaking and is the forerunner of our modern lists.' (Freeman & Wertheimer). Freeman & Wertheimer, 66, case a (*but with 16-page publisher's ads dated December 1858 to rear of both volumes)..
Keywords: ABABOOKFAIR; Britain; Marine Zoology
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Title: A Manual of Marine Zoology for the British Isles. Part I-II
Description: Van Voorst 1855-1856 xi, 203, (5), 16*; iv, 239, (4), 16*, 335 + 339 woodcuts. . HB. 2 vols, sm. 8vo, orig. cloth, rubbed, minor wear, small chip to foot of one spine, hinges cracked but firm. Occasional light foxing. Vg. bookplate of William Scurfield Grey to both volumes.. 'The first attempt at a comprehensive list of the British marine fauna ... Each genus is described briefly and its species listed, and each is illustrated by a simple woodcut drawn by Gosse himself often from living specimens. For its early date it is a remarkable undertaking and is the forerunner of our modern lists.' (Freeman & Wertheimer). Freeman & Wertheimer, 66, case a (*but with 16-page publisher's ads dated December 1858 to rear of both volumes)..
Keywords: ABABOOKFAIR; Britain; Marine Zoology
Price: GBP 70.00 = appr. US$ 99.96 Seller: Pemberley Natural History Books
- Book number: A28432
- Book number: A28432
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