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The nature book : a popular description by pen and camera of the delights and beauties of the open air. Six volumes. Subscribers Edition. London: Cassell and Company Ltd., s.d. [1908-1909]. Hardback, VG. Original red cloth, spines gilt with blind embossed decoration to front and back impersonating half-leather. Gilt lettering and decoration to spines. Patch of colour loss (effects of damp) to lower board of Vol. 2. Smaller patches of colour loss (rubbing) to boards of Vols. 4-6.Bindings strong. Publisher's note that this is a subscriber's edition, not available at bookshops, tipped into the front endpapers of each volume. Each volume has a chromolithographed dissectional anatomical model with moveable flaps : RAT : BEE : FROG : SNAIL : OYSTER : SWALLOW-TAIL BUTTERFLY.I. pp. iv, 184. Frontispiece, 6 plates, 4 blackboard outlines. II. pp. iv, 185-372. Frontispiece, 5 plates, 4 blackboard outlines. III. pp. iv, 373-564. Frontispiece, 5 plates, 4 blackboard outlines. IV. pp. iv, 565-752. Frontispiece, 5 plates, 4 blackboard outlines. V. pp. iv, 753-944. Frontispiece, 5 plates, 4 blackboard outlines. VI. pp. iv, 945-1128. Frontispiece, 5 plates, 4 blackboard outlines. Profuse black and white text illustration throughout. Edges of the page blocks speckled red. Contents are clean and bright EXCEPT the rear of vol. 2 where the damp ingress has caused light damage to the rear endpaper and a small red colour leak on the last few pages. Scarce complete and in such good condition. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A HEAVY ITEM AND WE WILL NEED TO QUOTE SEPARATELY FOR POSTAGE OUTSIDE THE UK. Seller Inventory # ABE-1726594961037
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