The Book of Nature Complete in One Volume by John Mason Good - 1833-01-01

J. and J. Harper, 1833-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1833 J. & J. Harper (New York), 5 3/4 x 9 inches tall full leather bound, 467 pp. Slight staining and moderate rubbing, edgewear and sun fading to leather covers. Bumping and fraying to tips. Light to moderate foxing throughout, with heavier foxing to the pastedowns and endpapers, as expected for this early nineteenth century imprint. Otherwise, apart from creasing to several page tips, a very good copy - clean and unmarked. ~V~ 'From the last London edition ... To which is now prefixed, a sketch of the author's life.' John Mason Good (1764-1827) was an English writer on medical, religious and classical subjects. he was not only well versed in classical literature, but was acquainted with the principal European languages, and also with Persian, Arabic and Hebrew.