Life and her Children: Glimpses of Animal Life from the Amoeba to the Insects
by Arabella B. Buckley
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Edward Stanford, 1885. Fine Binding. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A beautiful prize-bound exploration into life and evolution by Arabella Buckley, richly illustrated throughout. Written by Arabella Buckley, a science author and educator, and champion of Darwinian evolution; she was known for her writings for children.Bound for Cheltenham College; with gilt detail to the spine and borders and the school's emblem in gilt to the front board.Prize bookplate awarded to W. H. S. Despard for Mathematics, dated 1887.The eleventh thousand of this work. Illustrated with over one hundred engravings throughout the text. In a full polished calf binding. Externally generally smart; a tidemark to the tail of the front board, and a touch of bumping to the extremities and the head and tail of the spine. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 805R72
- Title
- Life and her Children: Glimpses of Animal Life from the Amoeba to the Insects
- Author
- Arabella B. Buckley
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Fine Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Edward Stanford
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1885
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Arabella Buckley Natural Sciences Life and her Children Natural Sciences
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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