NATURAL HISTORY PICTURE BOOK for CHILDREN. MAMMALIA
by WOOD, Rev.J.G
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About This Item
London: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1861. 1st ed. . Red gilt dec.blindstamped cl.. Good (+). 17.5 Cms x 21 Cms. f/piece w.tissue guard+248, most pp.with (sometimes large) engraving of animal in question, f/piece is of 'a group of monkeys'; 1863-dated gift inscrip. fr,endpaper, plus a 1948 dated sig., otherwise clean and unmarked but gutters cracked in half-a-dozen places, only two being serious, hence textblock feels shaken; covers generally clean but num.patches of red pigment loss, a few v.small surface scrapes and occ. darkening elsewhere, fr.cover has central gilt picture of small girl reading book on animals with a kitten, vase and ark-like boat - caged bird dangling from above. This appears to be exceptionally scarce among Wood's usually highly popular and prolific output.
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- Bookseller
- Douglas Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005768
- Title
- NATURAL HISTORY PICTURE BOOK for CHILDREN. MAMMALIA
- Author
- WOOD, Rev.J.G
- Format/Binding
- Red gilt dec.blindstamped cl.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good (+)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publisher
- Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1861
- Size
- 17.5 Cms x 21 Cms
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- CHILDRENS VICTORIAN ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY EDUCATIONAL
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