Author: Oliver Goldsmith Title: A History of the Earth and Animated Nature
Description: Glasgow, Blackie and Son, 1857. Leather. A scarce set of two illustrated volumes of naturalist writings. Scare work. Illustrated with upwards of two thousand figures. Volume one contains twenty-six plates, volumes two contains forty-two plates. A collection of writings from British and foreign naturalists, including works on: the history of the earth, evolution, carnivorous animals, and animals of the monkey kind. Written and collected by Oliver Goldsmith. In the original half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally, smart with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Pages 41 to 44 of volume one have had cuttings taken. Good . Ill.: None. Good .
Keywords: Earth Nature Goldsmith Nature None
Price: GBP 250.00 = appr. US$ 357.00 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 847T11
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