Figuier, Louis THE INSECT WORLD Being a Popular Account of the Orders of Insects, Together with a Description of The Habits and Economy of Some of the Most Interesting Species: A New Edition Revised and Corrected by P.Martin Duncan. With 579 Illustrations , London, Paris, New York & Melbourne: Cassell and Company Ltd.

Full-Leather. Near Very Good. Frontis is a B&W Plate of Dragonflies, protected with Tissue Guard. Undated edition, late 19th Century. Many fine Illustrations of Insects. Handsome contemporary Brown Full Leather Binding with 4 Raised Bands to spine with blind tooled decoration and slightly rubbed gilt lettering in the compartments. Blind tooled Grcian decoration on front and rear. Decorative Gilt Harebell Border on inside edges of leather. All page edges bright Gilt. A little light foxing, mainly marginal. Most pages in very nice, clean condition. 7 1/2" Tall. Spine colour faded and there are 2 closed tears to the leather along the sides of the spine (1" long and 3" long). Please ask if you would like any more pictures or information. (Book ref. 007194)  £90.00

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