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    By W Houghton
    London   Groombridge and Sons
    7.5" by 5" vi, [1], 2-154, vi, [16]pp
    An uncommon first edition of Reverend W houghton's 'Sea Side Walks of a Naturalist'. Beautifully illustrated with coloured plates.
    By W Houghton

    1870 Walks of a Naturalist

    London   Groombridge and Sons
    7.5" by 5" vi, [1], 2-154, vi, [16]pp
    An uncommon first edition of Reverend W houghton's 'Sea Side Walks of a Naturalist'. Beautifully illustrated with coloured plates.
    £98.00
    : 0.75kgs / : 760L18
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    Description

    First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

    With a prize bookplate to the front pastedown, dated April 1874. 

    Illustrated, with a coloured frontispiece and fifteen plates. 

    In the publisher's original cloth binding.

    Reverend William Houghton was an English naturalist and clergyman. His better known work is 'British Fresh-Water Fishes'. 

    Comprising ten walks from April to October across the British countryside. Houghton discusses various birds, insects and fishes he encounters on his travels.

    Condition

    In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, sound. Light bumping to the head and tail of spine. Small loss to the head and tail of spine. Joints are tender, with the textblock loosening. Binding is tender. Pages are generally bright and clean.

    Good

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