Sketches Of Natural History

Lovely juvenile natural history book, with woodcut illustrations of various animals. Quaker daughter of Samuel Botham, who was also novelist and poet. Book is tight, clean, with considerable foxing. No marks or rips. Top and bottom of spine slight wear. Charming.

London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1873. 8.5 x 7", blue cloth with elaborate gilt decoration, 212 pp, text block edges gilt. Illustrated with upwards of 100 drawings by H. Giacomelli. Part of Nelson's Series of Juvenile Art Books. A lovely decorative binding, with wear to edges, corners, and spine bits, bit of staining to covers.

T. H. Carter, Boston: Ca. 1840., 1840 198p. Woodcut illustrations in the style of Bewick. Foxed. Worn original full cloth binding, spine with loss at tail and extremities. Still a nice copy of an interesting illustrated juvenile natural h istory. Mary Botham, born at Coleford, Gloucestershire, was daughter of Samuel Botham, a Quaker, and in 1821 married William Howitt. They… Read more about this item

London, Edinburgh and New York: T. Nelson and Sons, 1873 . Cloth. Good. 8" by 6.5". H. Giacomelli. An early edition of this collection of poetry for children by Mary Howitt. Early edition of Sketches of Natural History by Mary Howitt in the original publisher's blue cloth binding with beautiful decorative gilt. First published in 1834, this collection… Read more about this item

London: T. Nelson and Sons (1873). 212 pages. Illustrated with Upwards of One Hundred drawings by H. Giacomelli. Good+ Hardcover, no dj. Embossed all over Brown cloth, Gilt Spine/Front stamping and lettering. All Gilt edges, Beveled edges. Minimal Wear to the end of the spine and lower corners. Very light foxing throughout. Couple… Read more about this item

London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1873. 212 pp. Illustrated with Upwards of One Hundred drawings by H. Giacomelli. Binders green buckram nice illus. with gilt titles and decoration within an ornamental black frame echoed on the spine and gilt block to the rear of The West of Scotland Institution, Glasgow. Small nick to the head of the spine. … Read more about this item

Yorkshire, England/New York, New York: S.R. Publishers Limited/Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very good/fine hard cover edition. Reprint of 1834 Edition. Clean. Tight binding. Green cloth with gilt titled front cover and spine. 167 pages. From Early Children's Books. A series of facsimile editions.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.