Author: Lord Clermont
Title: A Guide to the Quadrupeds and Reptiles of Europe
Description: London, John Van Voorst, 1859. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition, being a handy concise guide to European vertebrates. Written by Thomas Fortesque, the 1st Baron Clermont, a historian and politician. This work has been compiled from the writings of numerous authors. From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, an English socialite and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. She was featured by Cecil Beaton in 'The Book of Beauty&apos. Amongst her circle were Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Coco Chanel, Salvador Dali, Winston and Clementine Churchill and Nancy Mitford.With two leaves of publisher's advertisements to the rear of the work.A very scarce work; a first edition. In a contemporary full cloth binding with renewed endpapers. Externally generally smart, with a little slight bumping to the extremities and the head and tail of the spine. A small tidemark to the top corner of the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a little spotting to the edges and just the odd spot throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: Reptiles Quadrupeds and Reptiles of Europe Lord Clermont Natural History Quadrupeds and Reptiles of Europe None


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