Life of A Scotch Naturalist : Thomas Edward, Associate of the Linnaean Society.
Smiles, Samuel Smiles
From Malcolm Books, Thetford, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 10 April 2002
From Malcolm Books, Thetford, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 10 April 2002
About this Item
xxxv + 392 pages + illustrations. Good Red Leather binding with very decorative gilt embossed coat-of-Arms front & rear. some rubbing/staining. Contents Very Good, clean & tight with gild edges. very good coloured endpage front/rear. school/college Presentation copy with inscription inside 1st blank end page (so possibly unread). Smiles's biographical study of the life and work of the Scottish naturalist Thomas Edward (1814-1886). With tissue guarded portrait frontispiece and various illustrations within. Though trained as a shoemaker, he devoted his free time to the study of nature. He avidly collected, stuffed and exhibited numerous specimens, and Queen Victoria awarded him an annual pension. He was an Associate of the Linnean Society, and has a portrait in the National Portrait Gallery. 12 x 18.5cm Approx. Seller Inventory # 001646
Bibliographic Details
Title: Life of A Scotch Naturalist : Thomas Edward,...
Publisher: John Murray, London
Publication Date: 1889
Binding: Gilt Embossed Leather
Condition: Very Good
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