first edition Hardcover
1901 · London
by Hall, H. R.
London: David Nutt, 1901. Book. Good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). xxxvi, 346 pages of text including an index. Original purple hardcover binding with gilt lettering and decoration; heavily sunned and discolored on spine, with chips to extremities, with boards heavily discolored and slightly spotted. Binding is intact and functional, but inner hinges are quite deteriorated. Illustrated with 76 plates and figures, taken from photographs and drawings, and an additional folding plate. A complete copy, requiring careful handling.. (Inventory #: 006134)