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1855 Glaucus; or, The Wonders of the Shore
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Description
Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding
Second edition. With a frontispiece. A scientific publication exploring the fascinating world of marine life, encouraging readers to appreciate and investigate the natural wonders found along the shore. The basis of this work was an article which appeared in the North British Review for November 1854. Kingsley coined the term pteridomania (meaning "a craze for ferns") in this work. Written by Charles Kingsley, a broad church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, social reformer, historian, novelist and poet.
Condition
In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and board edges with the odd small split in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the extremities.
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