By Mayne Reid
London   Swan Sonnenschein
7.5" by 5" 240pp.
A very scarce first edition on nature in Britain.
By Mayne Reid

1889 The Naturalist in Siluria

London   Swan Sonnenschein
7.5" by 5" 240pp.
A very scarce first edition on nature in Britain.
£98.00
: 0.5kgs / : 880V4

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Description

First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce

The first edition.

Very scarce.

A charming book on British nature.

It explores the beauty of the British countryside from the perspective of nature. Mayne Reid celebrates the beauty of the natural world, he suggests that every animal has a role within the ecosystem.

Accompanied by charming vignettes and four plates. Each bird and animal illustration shows the intricate patterns of the natural world.

Condition

In the original pictorial publisher's cloth. Externally generally smart. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine resulting in loss. Fading to the spine. Light marks to the boards. Internally generally firmly bound. Pencil annotation to the third leaf. Marginal age toning.

Very Good

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