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Published by published by Charles Griffin and Co. no date givenapproximately 1867, London, 1867
First Edition
, 116 pages with 8 introductory pages, illustrated with chromolithographic colour plate frontispiece, tissue guarded decorative chromolithographic colour title page and 16 further chromolithographic colour illustrations First Edition thus , corners just scuffed, 3 inch closed tear to rear joint, a little wear to head of spine, gutta percha binding is weak but just holding with some loose pages, gilt to backstrip slighty dulled, neat bookplate to front paste down, overall this is a clean attractive copy in good condition , original green cloth with ornate blind stamping and gilt borders around a central inset panel with a floral chromolithographic colour vignette to both covers, gilt title and decorations to spine, bevelled boards, all edges gilt, green endpapers Octavo (over 7-10 inches tall) Hardback ISBN: