TORQUAY. The Handbook for Torquay and its neighbourhood with the natural history of the district. vii, [1], 287, [1]p., half-title., folding frontispiece, large folding map at the end, and 6 engraved plates. A very good clean copy with just some slight foxing, bound in original gilt lettered brown ribbed cloth. Lemon yellow end-papers carrying local advertisements. 12mo. Torquay: E. Croydon, Royal Library and Reading Rooms. [1852]. ~ This appears to be the first edition, the 1854 edition was enlarged to 293pp. Scarce, Worldcat records just three copies of this 1852 edition (Leicester, Nat Hist Museum; Australian Museum).