By Edward Jesse
London   John Murray
7" by 4.5" vii, 352; v, 383, [1]pp
Two smartly bound volumes of Edward Jesse's comprehensive study in natural history.
By Edward Jesse

1838 Gleanings in Natural History

London   John Murray
7" by 4.5" vii, 352; v, 383, [1]pp
Two smartly bound volumes of Edward Jesse's comprehensive study in natural history.
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Illustrated, Leather Binding

In uniform half morocco bindings. 

With the bookplate of one Mr George Watson Neish to the front pastedowns. 

A charmingly illustrated title page to both volumes. 

Frontispiece to volume I. 

This new edition has chapters on a variety of wild animals including robins, bats, hedgehogs, bees, wolves, frogs and horses. 

A beautifully bound set of this work, seldom seen in such a lovely condition.

Condition

In uniform half morocco bindings. Externally, very smart with just some light fading to the spines. Bookplate to the front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Scattered spots to the endpapers, otherwise pages are clean.

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