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Actinologia Britannica. A History of the British Sea-Anemones and Corals.
Philip Henry Gosse
1860
Van Voorst : London
9.5" by 6.5"
xl [1], 2-362 [2]pp
SUMMARY
The beautifully illustrated first edition of renowned naturalist Philip Henry Gosses examination of British marine biology, complete with chromolithographic plates.
Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs1 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The first edition of this work.
Illustrated with twelve plates, eleven of which are vibrant chromolithographs by W. Dickes after drawings by Gosse. Collated, complete.
This is a beautiful and extensive exploration of the history of the marine biology of British waters, written by renowned English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse.
With an advertisement leaf to the rear.
With a former owners inscription, dated 1941, to the front free endpaper.
An important history of the sea-anemones and corals that inhabit the British sea coasts.
CONDITION
In the publishers original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with two small closed tears to cloth at back strip head. Hinges strained, but firmly held. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with only the odd handling mark.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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