1896 Half Hours With a Naturalist Rambles Near the Shore / James Nisbet, London / Richly Illustrated / Gilt Edged Pages / In Good Condition

In good condition, here is a lovely antique copy of Half Hours With a Naturalist - Rambles Near the Shore. Published in the 1890s by James Nisbet & Co., London. Richly illustrated throughout in black and white. Gilt edged on all sides. 

The Half-Hour Library of Travel, Nature and Science is referred to at the top of the title page as being for Young Readers, but the books are filled with information and today we would deem the books equally suited for adult readers.

Contents: Fairyland Among the Sponges; Homes Under the Sea; Some Wonders of the Sea; The Most Gifted Insect Race; The Marvel of Insect Life; About Spiders and Their Webs; Some Noxious Insects; Dragonflies; The Horse and His Structure.

Inside the pages are clean and tightly bound. Opens onto floral endpapers and the front paste down has the corner remains of a bookplate which has been removed (see photos). All edges are shiny gilt.

Navy blue cloth covered boards have attractive black and gilt decoration to the front and spine. Has some rubbing to the cloth on the corner tips and spine ends. Has a couple of thin scuffs on the back and a couple of small faded dots on the top front. The gilt remains shiny bright.

Your vintage copy of Half Hours With a Naturalist will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and will be sent well packaged. I am always happy to add a gift card with a message to the parcel. 

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