A Popular History of the Mollusca

Mary Roberts

Published by Reeve and Benham, London, 1851

About this Item

Condition

Good: Original brown blind-stamped cloth binding with gilt decoration. Front board loose but still attached; hinges strained yet intact. Covers show faint handling marks, with minor bumping to corners, board edges, and at the head and foot of the spine. Gilt decoration remains bright and attractive. Binding slightly shaken though sewing remains sound with no loose pages. Text block shows age-related dust staining, while edges remain well preserved for the period. Endpapers age-toned; frontispiece bright. Pencil annotations present throughout, though generally light. Now protected in a archival sleeve. A complete and honest mid-Victorian copy.

Description

First edition, Reeve and Benham, London, 1851, illustrated with eighteen hand-coloured plates by Mary Roberts. Early illustrated natural history works devoted specifically to molluscs are increasingly scarce, particularly in original cloth and retaining the full suite of hand-coloured plates, giving the volume strong collector and scholarly appeal.

A Victorian natural history study introducing molluscs, their classification, habitats, and biological characteristics, written for both educational and general readers.

Seller Inventory # 3263 SD SE

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Popular History of the Mollusca
• Publisher: Reeve and Benham, London
• Publication Date: 1851
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Mary Roberts
• Edition: 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • 1st Edition