[c.1890] dated from copy held by the National Library of Wales The Boy's Own Book of Natural History

Description

A handsome, finely decorated copy of this title, bound in full calf.

Carefully crafted gilt detail to spine tips, doublures, and tooling to the ribbed spine, complement this work, from the hand of noted naturalist, Rev. J. G. Wood.
Originally published in 1861.

Features a frontispiece, and 7 unnumbered monochrome plates, as well as frequent vignette illustrations throughout.

Decorated with marbled endpapers and text block edges, in addition to a gilt 'Sir W. Borlase's School' motif to front board.
The school, based in Marlow, has been operating since the 17th Century.

Undated - dated from a copy held by the National Library of Wales.