E Smith Engraved by G Pearson (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. "Being A Description Of The Habitations Of Animals, Classed According To Their Principle Of Construction". Edition and printing not known. In very good minus half green cloth and olive green leather, with five raised horizontal bands on spine, gilt titles and decoration. The boards are very firm and flat, quite clean, leather on sides of spine and edges of corners scratched and a little torn. Unmarked red, green and off white marbled end papers. The gilt-edged text pages are very tightly bound and straight; prelims and end pages slightly foxed; the Index is lightly tanned; the rest of the pages are clean. No dedications etc. With 'new designs by W. F. Keyl and E. Smith, engraved by G. Pearson'. Very good minus condition. Without jacket. Heavy. Please contact us for cost of postage if shipping outside the UK. W. F. Keyl and E. Smith, engraved by G. Pearson (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. New Edition. Decorative Cloth. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 632pp with index and frontis with tissue guard, many plates and illustrations in text. Handsome gilt dec to top half of front with authors signature in gilt below,and nice gilt dec to spine. New Edition with new designs. Previous owners name to f.endpaper, a little separtion at some signatures but firm, some light foxing mainly to back of plates, top pages edges gilt. One page of 'contents' loose. A good copy, and good value. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated (illustrator). Book.…