The Fairyland of Nature with 41 illustrations

Wood Smith

Published by London S W Partridge & Co c.1900, 1900

About this Item

pp 126 plus pp32 book list. Undated c. 1900. Near fine in publisher's red cloth illustrated with a bird and nest design, the cloth is clean, the gilt bright, the text block is aged toned but clean. Prize label awarded to Edwin Hodges by Harborne Chapel Sunday School. This book comes from the collection of the scientist and pioneer birth-control campaigner Marie Stopes (1880-1958) which was inherited by her son the philosopher Harry Stopes-Roe (1924-2014) and sold following the death of his widow Mary Stopes-Roe in May of this year. Mary was herself an academic and author, the daughter of the engineer and inventor of the bouncing bomb, Sir Barnes Wallis. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item. Seller Inventory # 7265

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Fairyland of Nature with 41 illustrations

Publisher: London S W Partridge & Co c.1900

Publication Date: 1900