Popular British Entomology
- red cloth binding, gilt decorative emblem to cover and spine
- London: Reeve and Co., 1852
London: Reeve and Co., 1852. Second edition.
BEAUTIFULLY BOUND VICTORIAN CHILDREN'S BOOK OF INSECTS WITH FINE COLOR PLATES.
16.5 x 13 cm hardcover, red cloth binding, gilt decorative emblem to cover and spine, colored frontispied with tissue guard, i-x, 280 pp, 16 colored plates (including frontispiece). Light foxing to endpapers, light browning to page edges, very good in custom archival mylar cover. Illustrations by the sisters MARIA CATLOW (active ca. 1840-1874) and AGNES CATLOW (1806-1889) of plants, landscapes, insects, birds, and women made their books for female audiences and children's stories into bestsellers.
Details
Title
Popular British Entomology
Author
Catlow, Maria E.
Binding
red cloth binding, gilt decorative emblem to cover and spine
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
Reeve and Co.: London
Date
1852
Edition
Second edition