A History of British Reptiles
- Publisher : John van Voorst
- Published In : London
- Illustrations : wood engravings
Description:
First edition. More than 40 woodcuts to text. Includes amphibians as well as reptiles.
Condition
8vo, cont. half leather, marbled boards, rubbed/scuffed, some wear; rebacked, preserving orig. backstrip; leather titlepiece, chipped; neat cloth tape reinforcement to inner hinges. Occasional spotting. Interleaved copy with a few pencil notes, dated 1852. Original owner's signature to endpaper and recent owner's attractive bookplate.
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