The Book Of Nature & Of Man by C Napier - 1870 - Antique Science & Nature Book

The Book Of Nature & Of Man by C Napier - 1870 - Antique Science & Nature Book

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The Book Of Nature & Of Man by C Napier - 1870 - Antique Science & Nature Book

The Book Of Nature And The Book Of Man - In Which Man Is Accepted As The Type Of Creation - The Microcosm - The Great Pivot On Which All Lower Forms Of Live Turn.

By Charles O. Groom Napier

With A Preface By The Late Lord Brougham

Published by John Camden Hotten: London 1870 First Edition


"Charles Ottley Groom Napier (1839 - 1894) was a British natural historian, author, mineral collector and eccentric (he claimed to be a Prince of Mantua and Montferrat)."

General wear and fading to cover and spine as shown. Appears to have been a glue repair to outer spine cloth. There is a loose section contining the frontispiece, vignette and title page as shown. Page 1 is loose and a plate is loose as pictured. No inscriptions, no institutional markings. Aged page edges. No major foxing to pages, just general aged patina and a few spots. It includes 4 photographic plates (including vignette) and numerous woodcuts. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.

Size 23cm x 15cm x 3.5cm

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Condition: Acceptable
Binding: Hardcover
Special Attributes: ["1st Edition", "Illustrated"]
Region: Europe
Subject: Science & Medicine
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: General wear and fading to cover and spine as shown. Appears to have been a glue repair to outer spine cloth. There is a loose section contining the frontispiece, vignette and title page as shown. Page 1 is loose and a plate is loose as pictured. No inscriptions, no institutional markings. Aged page edges. No major foxing to pages, just general aged patina and a few spots. It includes 4 photographic plates (including vignette) and numerous woodcuts. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.
Language: English
Author: Charles O. Groom Napier
Publisher: John Camden Hotten: London
Year Printed: 1870
Sub-subject: Natural Science