Pictorial History Of The Earth And Animated Nature (Stock no 6613)
Book Description
Tight Firm Clean Copy - 2 Volume Set - Undated First Edition Printed Between 1842 And 1849 - Tallis Set Up As A Publisher With Frederick Tallis In Cripplegate In 1842; The Business Moved To Smithfield In 1846, And Was Dissolved In 1849 - Signed In Ink By Previous Owner On Ffp. Over 100 Pages Of Etchings (65 Pages Vol 1 And 55 Vol 2 - Quick Count) - A Majority Duplicated And Hand Painted (Believed By The Publisher/Printer) - At Front Of Both Volumes - Some Illustrations Have Minor Pencil Marks On The Reverse Side Of Their Pages. Green Leather Bound Hard Covers With Faded Gold Gilt Titles To Spine - Well Rubbed And Worn Edges - Rounded Corners. Internal Pages Age Browned With Minor Foxing In Places. Rare Very Scarce Volumes.
Author
Goldsmith Oliver
Date
Between 1842 and 1849
Binding
Harcover leather
Publisher
J & F Tallis - London
Condition
Very good
Pages
2000
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