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This is a first edition thus copy of this rare Natural History volume, which was published by James Nisbet & Co. in 1899. It is illustrated with black and white plates and in-line illustrations throughout.
The book is in Fair to Good condition overall. Red cloth hardboards, with black and gilt illustrations to front board and spine. Spine leaning quite heavily, and about ten pages torn widthways (as pictured), though all complete. Some pages creased and dog-eared, with spotting and slight foxing throughout. Tanning to endpapers, and ownership inscription to prelims. Pulling at pages 16 and 144, but binding remains generally firm. Pages clean and crisp, with just some occasional thumbing. Bumped to page edges and to top and tail of spine. Darkening to top page edges, and small stains to rear board. Board corners ripped. 19cm x 13.5cm. 340 pages + 16pp adverts. This volume was intended for young readers, forming part of a series of late Victorian informative manuals aimed at the improvement of the… Leer más

This is a unique edition of Wordsworth's poems, which was published by Frederick Warne circa 1850. This is comprehensive volume which contains almost all of Wordsworth's poems over 600 pages. It also contains a handful of black and white plates, illustrating key poems. To the extent of my knowledge, this is the only such copy for sale online.
The book is in Very Good condition overall. Full vellum hardboards, with gilt and red decorative touches to front board and spine. Remnants of red silk bookmark (detached from spine). Contains three illustarated plates in black and white, and a tissue-guarded frontispiece of Wordsworth. Gilt top page edges, and rough-cut outer page edges. Tanning and missing front-free endpaper to prelims. Marked darkening to spine, and scuffing and small stains across boards. Board corners and top and tail of spine bumped. Heavy tanning to rear endpapers, and occasional small tears to page edges. Slight pulling in places. Pages very clean, and spine remains firm. All in all, a… Leer más