Madam How And Lady Why Or First Lessons In Earth Lore For Children.
£20.00
Publisher
Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street.
Place
London
Date
1923
Synopsis
Illustrated. second edition reprinted.
Item Description
8vo. 7.5 x 5.25 inches. xiii + [iii] + 270 pp. Bound in original maroon cloth, gilt, decorated with blind stamped borders and by gilt spine. A very good clean copy. In matching slip case, which has sunned edges and wear and damage at base of spine. Illustrated by engraved text figures, including whole page. Decorated by half title on verso of half title. A well illustrated book of popular natural history for children. It investigates earthquakes, volcanoes, the action of ice, early man, chalk pits, coral reefs, fields, etc. By Charles Kingsley (1819-75), best known as the author of the Water-Babies (first published in book form, 1863). First published 1869, Macmillan reprint, 1879, Second Edition 1889.
[Stock No. 28677]
