1859 CURIOSITIES OF NATURAL HISTORY FRANCIS BUCKLAND ILLUSTRATED LEATHER GILDED - $225 - (Morton, MS)
CURIOSITIES OF NATURAL HISTORY COMPLETE IN 1 VOLUME BY: FRANCIS T. BUCKLAND, M.D. STUDENT OF CHRIST CHURCH, OXFORD; ASSISTANT SURGEON SECOND LIFE GUARDS; LATE HOUSE SURGEON OF ST. GEORGE'S HOSPITAL FOURTH EDITION PUBLISHED BY: RICHARD BENTLEY NEW BURLINGTON STREET LONDON 1859 Buckland's "Curiosities Of Natural History" were first published in four series from 1857-1872 and were immediately popular, running into several editions. This is a later edition of the FIRST SERIES and comprises sections on: A Hunt In A Horse-Pond; Rats; The Cobra Di Capello; Fish And Fishing: My Monkey Jacko. SIZE: 6 1/2" HIGH, 4 1/2" WIDE, 1 1/4" DEEP BINDING:FINE BINDING!Bound in a fine contemporary tan full calf binding, with blind and gilt ruled borders. Raised bands on spine with gilt detailing. Elaborate gilt accents in compartments, with morocco label containing gilt lettering. Matching marbled endpapers and page edges. Ink inscription, dated Christmas Day, 1859, on the preliminary blank page. Popular edition, illustrated with engraved frontispiece and several further plates. CONDITION:NEAR FINE CONDITION! Binding is tight and secure with no weakness!Boards are securely attached to spine!Inner and outer hinges are secure! Text block is tight and secure!NO rubbing to gilt border surrounding outside edge of boards! Pages of text are clean and bright!Known Issues:Front cover slightly darker along top and outer edge. (see picture #1) Corners very slightly bumped.(see pictures #8, 9 & 10) Endleaves and frontisepiece lightly browned and slightly spotted, with some faint discolorations on title page and illustrations.(see pictures 3,5&7). Faint scratches to boards.(see pictures 1 & 2) Bottom corner of pages from the title page through the contents pages have a slight crimp to them (they were never turned down). please look at picture #3 to see what I mean! PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK AT ALL THE PICTURES! THEY ARE AN ACCURATE DEPICTION OF THIS BOOK, AND CONSIDERED A PART OF THE DESCRIPTIO…
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