Published by Charles Knight & Co, London, 1841/44, 1st edition. Six volumes bound as three. Brown cloth boards, gilt lettering and decoration to spines. Blind stamped decoration to front and rear boards. Each 10.75ins x 7.5ins. Each volume has a small circular stamp to base of front free endpaper which reads "Maynard Smith and Outram Smith Library". Volume one: frontis, illustrated title page, xx, 444pp, illustrated title page, xx, 416pp Volume two: illustrated title page, xx, 400pp, illustrated title page, xx, 400pp. Volume three: illustrated title page, xxiv, 400pp, illustrated title page, xxiv, 402pp. Numerous small illustrations within the text. Corners rubbed and worn. Wear to edges of spines, but good solid sturdy volumes. G+. Nb heavy set, c6kg, expensive to post overseas.