Curiosities of Savage Life by James Greenwood - 1863

ont> S. O. Beeton : London, 1863 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition.. An uncommon first edition copy of James Greenwood's 'Curiosities of Savage Life', in a full polished calf binding with marbled endpapers and textblock. James Greenwood was a British social explorer, journalist and writer. Collated complete, with nine coloured plates from water-colour drawings by Friedrich Wilhelm Keyl and Richard Huttula and numerous black and white wood-cut illustrations from designs by Harden S. Melville and engraved by H. Newsom Woods. Featuring an ink inscription of a 'J. Wilfrid Jackson' from Manchester, dated 1916; being that of the renowned British archaeologist and geologist John Wilfrid Jackson (1880-1978) who worked at the Manchester Museum, served as secretary to the Manchester Geological Association, and lived and taught in Manchester for most of his life. Condition: In a full polished calf binding with elaborate gilt embellishment to spine and marbled endpapers and textblock. Externally generally smart with slight bumping to extremities and head and tail of spine. Slight rubbing to joints and handling marks to boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean, with the oddlight scattered spot to the endpapers. Prior owner's ink inscription to the half title page, dated '1916'. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed.