A Popular History of British Crustacea; A Familiar Account of their Classifications and Habits by Adam White - 1857

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

(London: Lovell Reeve: 1857) First Edition. Gilt pictorial cloth pp. xii, 358 and 2 publisher's advertisements (168 x 135 mm) Illustrated with twenty fine hand-coloured lithographic plates ('Sowerby del. et lith. Vincent Brooks Imp'). Edges uncut. An ownership signature, an ownership rubber stamp and a bookseller's impressed stamp all at head of front free endpaper. Head and foot of spine, corners of boards and lower edges of boards lightly rubbed; front inner hinge split; a clean tear to one plate; otherwise an about fine copy.

London : Lovell Reeve, 1857 A very good copy in the original decorative cloth binding with 20 hand coloured plates by G B Sowerby. This volume is part of Lovell Reeve's Popular Natural History series designed for young people and those starting out to study the natural world. The binding has gilt decoration and titles to the spine and a gilt crab design to the front board, with blind stamped decoration to both boards. Internally a list of Reeve's publications has been inserted before the front endpaper. With half title, frontispiece, title page, text with 19 further plates, and publisher's advert at the rear. The cloth binding has been rebacked, relaying the original spine, so it is sound and tight. The cloth has some fading particularly to the spine but is clean with a bright gilt crab. There is an armorial bookplate of James Cowan to the front pastedown which is a little grubby.The contents are in very good clean condition. The rear endpaper has a slight fold. Light toning to page edges.… Read More

London: Lovell Reeve, 1857. First. hardcover. very good(+). 20 hand colored plates. 12mo, 358 pages, 3/4 dark green morocco over red marbled boards, ornately gilt spine, t.e.g. London: Lovell Reeve, 1857. First Edition. Very good(+).<br/> <br/> Ownership bookplate.<br/> <br/>