Author: Thomas Bingley
Title: Stories Illustrative of the Instinct of Animals
Description: London, W. Kent & Co. 1861 . Cloth. A scarce early edition of this semi-fictional work about the instincts of animals for children, with illustrations. Sixth edition of Stories Illustrative of the Instinct of Animals, Their Characters and Habits, in the original publisher's cloth bindings.By Thomas Bingley, a nineteenth century British writer of children's books about animals. A lovely semi-fictional and educational story book for children on animal instincts. Illustrated with seven monochrome plates of engravings from drawings by Thomas Landseer, and a frontispiece. Collated, complete. The plate facing page 110 is disbound. Prior owner's book plate to the verso of the frontispiece. A scarce edition. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, sound. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There are some light marks to the boards. The hinges are strained but firm. Prior owner's book plate to the verso of the frontispiece. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the odd spot throughout and more spotting to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: Thomas Landseer. Good .
Keywords: Animals Children's books Illustrated Scarce Children's books Thomas Landseer
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Title: Stories Illustrative of the Instinct of Animals
Description: London, W. Kent & Co. 1861 . Cloth. A scarce early edition of this semi-fictional work about the instincts of animals for children, with illustrations. Sixth edition of Stories Illustrative of the Instinct of Animals, Their Characters and Habits, in the original publisher's cloth bindings.By Thomas Bingley, a nineteenth century British writer of children's books about animals. A lovely semi-fictional and educational story book for children on animal instincts. Illustrated with seven monochrome plates of engravings from drawings by Thomas Landseer, and a frontispiece. Collated, complete. The plate facing page 110 is disbound. Prior owner's book plate to the verso of the frontispiece. A scarce edition. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, sound. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There are some light marks to the boards. The hinges are strained but firm. Prior owner's book plate to the verso of the frontispiece. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the odd spot throughout and more spotting to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: Thomas Landseer. Good .
Keywords: Animals Children's books Illustrated Scarce Children's books Thomas Landseer
Price: GBP 47.00 = appr. US$ 67.12 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 848W66
- Book number: 848W66
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