Author: Mrs. Alfred Gatty [Margaret Gatty]
Title: Red Snow and Other Parables from Nature
Description: London, Bell and Daldy , 1868. Cloth. Third series of this pocket sized collection of morally didactic tales for children by Margaret Gatty. Fifth edition of this work. A charming Victorian children's book by Margaret Gatty, the third series in the original publisher's full cloth binding. In this volume, the author utilises a mixture of enjoyable children's tales and her own scientific curiosity to argue against Charles Darwin's Origin of Species. In the usual Victorian fashion, Gatty uses God and nature to influence children with moral tales for a religious upbringing. Illustrated with a frontispiece and further plates throughout. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities. Previous ownership pencil inscription to front free endpaper dated 1872. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to first and last few leaves, otherwise pages generally bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Keywords: parables from nature margaret gatty illustrated margaret gatty Not Stated


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