Author: PHILIP HENRY GOSSE
Title: The Romance of Natural History (Second Series)
Description: London: James Nisbet & Co, 1861. Hardcover. 8vo. A Very Good Copy of this book bound in Full Brown Morocco (Leather) with green moroccan labels to the second and third compartments to spine and with gilt decoration to the other spine compartments,gilt lined borders to the front and rear covers.The book has vibrant blue and maroon marbled endpapers and all the page edges are marbled.Binding remains lovely and firm with no hinge weakness at all,so all page gatherings are in excellent condition.Complete with 11 Chapters and Appendix and there are a total of 9 illustrations in black and white as called and they are captivating and include 'Toad in a hole' 'Snake Charming' 'Bird Eating Spider' and also 'Peacock Shooting' seems to be an unfair sport as 'How Could you miss a Peacock' Contents remain delightfully clean with just an odd sporadic foxing mark within the text.Handsome copy for any collector and one which would certainly add grace to any book shelf or Cabinet,8vo (xi) 393pp Second Series [1861]. Very Good .

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