Shells Inmates, First Edition (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1841 copy of Shells and their Inmates published by The Religious Tract Society. Original green cloth hardcover has faded to brown, with gilt shell to the front and gilt title to spine, again faded. Tear to the top front of the spine and again to the front and rear endpapers. Some shelf wear, corners are a little knocked. Gilt edging to text block. Foxing mainly to picture frontispiece which is missing its tissue guard. Some pencil/finger marks throughout. Awarded To inscription inside front cover.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of this illustrated guide to British shells and 'their inmates'. A first edition.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and a number of monochrome vignettes.Arranged in ten chapters, including discussion of the pearl fishery, the nautilus, the chiton, spirula, oysters, and 'the power of molluscs'.With a former owner's inscription to the half title.With an advertisement leaf to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Back strip age toned, with bumping to head and tail, and handling marks to boards. Hinges strained, but firmly held. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Tide mark to frontispiece. Pages clean and bright. Good. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1841 copy of Shells and their Inmates published by The Religious Tract Society. Green cloth hardcover with gilt shell to the front and gilt title to spine. Overall fading to the cloth. Some shelf wear, corners are a little knocked. Gilt edging to text block. Foxing mainly to picture frontispiece. Some pencil/finger marks throughout. All in all a nice little book.