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1896 The Universe or The Infinitely Great and the Infinitely Little by FA Pouchet / Blackie & Son / Beautiful Antique Natural Sciences Book

1896 The Universe or The Infinitely Great and the Infinitely Little by FA Pouchet / Blackie & Son / Beautiful Antique Natural Sciences Book

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A beautiful antique natural sciences book. The Universe or The Infinitely Great and The Infinitely Little by FA Pouchet. Published Blackie & Son, London. Undated but with a prize bookplate from 1896 on the front paste down. It is IMPORTANT TO NOTE that this is a book about the animal kingdom, the vegetable kingdom and geology as well as the stars and solar system. Richly illustrated with engravings throughout and in an attractive binding. In good condition- with scattered spotting through the text and some faded spots to the boards being the main condition points to note.

" By the title which I have adopted, my intention was merely to indicate that I had gathered from creation at large, often contrasting the smallest of its productions with the mightiest. I have gleaned everywhere to show that nature affords matter for interesting observations."

Contents: The Invisible World; The Architects of the Sea; Insects; Ravagers of Forests; Protectors of Agriculture; The Architecture of Birds; The Migrations of Animals; The Anatomy of Plants; The Physiology of Plants; The Seed and Germination; Extremes in the Vegetable Kingdom; Migrations of Plants; Formation of the Globe; Fossils; The Mountains; Volcanoes and Earthquakes; Glaciers and Eternal Snow; Caverns and Grottoes; Steppes and Deserts; The Air and Its Corpuscules; The Stars and Immensity; The Solar World. 

Inside the pages are clean and tightly bound. With spotting to the endpapers and then scattered sporadically through the text. All colour plates are present as called for. All edges are gilt, which has remained shiny bright - with some faded areas to the bottom edge.

In very attractive dark red decorative boards with ornate Art Nouveau decoration to the front and spine. Has some rubbing to the cloth on the corners, spine joints and spine ends. Has some faded areas to the bottom of the front and rear boards (see photos). Otherwise clean and smart, with shiny bright gilt to the front. The spine has dulled a bit in comparison to the front and back but the gilt is still highly visible and this is a very attractive book.

Your antique copy of The Universe will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. I am always happy to add a gift card with a message if desired.

H 23 cm x W 16.5 cm, 564 pages, 1.8 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. (There are just a very few countries which I am unable to ship to).

* If you would prefer for your book not to be decoratively wrapped and sent simply in the full protective packaging please add a note to the order.

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