The Letters of Rusticus on the Natural History of Godalming. Extracted from the Magazine of Natural History, the Entomological Magazine, and the Entomologist.

KIDD, Waring & Edited by Edward Newman.:

Published by London: Printed for John Van Voorst First edition, 1849

About this Item

8vo., viii, 164pp., 4pp. publisher's ads at rear, engraved vignette title, wood engravings to text including some by Thomas Bewick, marbled endpapers, top edges blocked in gilt, bound in contemporary burgundy half morocco over marbled boards, gilt decorated spine in compartments with gilt title to spine. A near fine clean tightly bound copy of this scarce and charming work on the Natural History of Godalming. Ex Libris, Linley Blathwayt with his fine engraved bookplate to upper pastedown. Linley Blathwayt was born in 1839. He joined the British Indian Army and served in India for many years. Blathwayt was also a naturalist with wide interests, and also a distinguished entomologist. Waring Kidd was a Godalming naturalist and taxidermist known as Rusticus. Waring Kidd was thought to be responsible for naming Godalming as the Valley of the Nightingales. Some of the wood engravings for this work were carried out by Thomas Bewick.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Letters of Rusticus on the Natural History of Godalming. Extracted from the Magazine of Natural History, the Entomological Magazine, and the Entomologist.
• Publisher: London: Printed for John Van Voorst First edition
• Publication Date: 1849
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Natural History