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John Van Voorst, London, 1875. Third edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo, hardcover. No dj, black cloth. Good condition. Rebound in modern black cloth, gilt titles. Text is complete, but the 48 Plates called for are not present in this copy. Covers and contents clean, no marking or writing. Bindings sturdy and tight. 845 pp., illustrations in the text

London: Griffith, J.W.; Henfrey, A, 1875. 3rd Ediition. . Hardcover. Poor. 8vo. 2 ex-library volumes boards detached spine absent in the second volume poor in Volume I

John Van Voorst 1883. Some Plates Coloured, This Volume Only, octavo, half bound with leather and dark teal buckram, raised band spine, gilt lettering to spine, page edges stained red, marbled eps, unpaginated, plates, VG- ( age appropriate wear and tear, moderate rubbing to leather on boards, front hinge comopletely cracked but still attached but shaky, bottom 9cm of leather at spine missing, heavy rubbing with loss to remaining spine, heavy fading to red page edges, moderate foxing to prelims, 1cm x 9cm cut out of top of title page. Plates are still lovely with no serios damage)

London: John van Voorst. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1875. Third Edition. Hardcover. Some wear to extremities and leather and paper covered boards, a stain to front page edges of volume 1 ; A tight solid books, hinges and boards intact. Marbled paper over 3/4 leather binding with matching marbled endpapers. Five raised bands on spine with red title box and gilt titles on each book. No dust jacket as issued. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Volume 1 is 875 pages of text and the slender volume 2 is unpaginated but contains 48 plates (some coloured, some B&W) with full page descriptions on facing page, printing on one side only of each page. .

London: Van Voorst, 1860. two volumes, one containing the text and 812 woodcuts, the other 45 plates, in black buckram cloth, spine to text block detached (needs rebacking), corners of volume one bumped, text blocks in both volumes clean and sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London: John Van Voorst, 1875. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. 3rd Edition. 220mm Tall, 8vo. Half-leather covers, five bands on spine. 48 plates with each accompanied by page with description. Previous owner's signature on front free endpaper. Colouring to some plates. Wear to cover extremities. Foxing on pastedowns, free endpapers and title page, likewise at rear. Occasional foxing spots on plates..

London: John Van Voorst. VG+. 1883. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Hardbacks in Very Good+ condition without dust jackets. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Complete 3 volume set bound in leather. Fourth Edition. Illustrated by 53 plates and 818 woodcuts containing figures of 2680 objects. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .

London : Van Voorst, 1883. 4th edition. Hardcover. Finely bound in aniline calf over buckram boards. Raised bands and spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. All edges marbled; marbled endpapers. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 2 volumes bound in 1; 829 pages, 53 plates; 22 cm. Contents: v. 1. Text .-- v. 2. Plates. Subjects: Microscopy; Natural history; Dictionaries; Life Sciences; Biology; 19th Century Science.

London: John Van Voorst. VG: in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. Light edge-wear. Marbled endpapers and fore-edges. 1875. Third Edition. Green hardback leather cover. 220mm x 170mm (9" x 7"). xli, 845pp + 48 plates. Illustrated with 48 full page plates, some hand coloured and 812 woodcuts. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .

London: John Van Voorst, 1875. Octavo. Third edition of which an additional 100 pages of new matter. The original articles have been revised according to modern researches and views. The plates have all been newly engraved by copper for a sharper image and three new plates have been added and several of the original plates have been re-arranged and improved. One volume extended into two with plates following the end of volume two. 845pp., 48 full page plates (some in color) overleaf with text and 812 woodcuts. A handsome set bound in maroon cloth, spine lettering gilt, edges speckled red, internally clean and bright without foxing, spines faded. An exceptionally nice set.

London: John Van Voorst. Very Good+. 1883. 4th. Leather Bound. Slightly rubbed corners and along spine seam. Dampstaining on initial and latter pages of both volumes - is not present on bindings and endpapers, or affect the legibility of the text and plates. Previous owner's inscription on second free endpaper. ; Both volumes are in excellent condition - exceptions noted. 3/4 green leather with marbled boards. Bright gilt lettering and five raised bands on the spine. Marbled endpapers and text block all around. Scarce work. ; Color Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: John van Voorst, 1875. Large thick octavo, two volumes bound in handsome deep red half morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, the second volume with 48 engraved plates, some handcoloured. Splendidly bound copy of the third edition, a marvellous relic of Victorian popular science. The production of relatively inexpensive microscopes during the later nineteenth century opened a new range of possibilities for the amateur natural historian. No longer was intrepid travel in the jungles of Africa required for the revelation of strange and marvellous beasts: they were to be found - in alarming abundance - swarming in London tapwater thanks to the science of microscopy. This edition is profusely illustrated, the first volume contains over 800 woodcut diagrams while the second volume comprises 48 plates engraved in painstaking detail, each with descriptive text. Both authors were eminent scientists of some repute; Griffith was a London physician and Henfrey held a professorial chair of botany at King's… Read More