1871 Strange Dwellings Being a Description of The Habitations of Animals Abridged From 'Home Without Hands'

Description

Early Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Very Scarce

A lovely, early green cloth edition of this work, in original binding, with a gilt top edge.

Decorated with an intricate gilt motif to the front board, and an atmospheric cobweb design that frames both boards, and the spine. 'Strange Dwellings' has since been reprinted many times without this striking cover, making this copy a scarce artistic artefact.

Featuring a woodcut frontispiece, and interspersed with vignette illustrations by W. F. Keyl, J. B. Zwecker, and E. Smith.

An influential figure in his area of study, Rev. J. G. Wood wrote many volumes concerned with making natural history accessible to a wide audience.

This title was abbreviated from one such work - 'Homes Without Hands', published in 1865 - with the addition, seen in this copy, of artwork by J. B. Zwecker.

Includes 32 pages of the publisher's catalogue.