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London: John Van Voorst. Used - Very Good. 1860. Cloth. 8vo. viii & 79 pp. Illustrated. Mild shelf wear to boards. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. (Subject: Science & Natural History.)

London: John Van Voorst, 1858.. FIRST EDITION. 8vo (19 x 12.5 cm). pp. viii+78+[1 ads]. Original publisher's dark green blindstamped cloth with title to upper cover and spine gilt. Engraved full-page frontispiece with 7 additional full-page engraved plates Ex libris Edward Nicholas Hurt with his armorial bookplate to the front paste down. A very good copy. James Samuelson (1829-1919) was a Liverpool industrialist, magazine founder and editor, barrister of the Middle Temple and prolific British non-fiction author known for his works on the history of the Balkans and on social and philosophical topics. His early career was as a science teacher and writer on microscopy about which he published several books, including this one.