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TENBY: A SEA-SIDE HOLIDAY
Written by Philip Henry Gosse.
Illustrated by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1208946
Published by John Van Voorst.
1st
1856.
Almost very good condition.
A detailed record of a summer holiday spent at Tenby. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 24 b/w plates with colour. xviii and 400 pages including index. Rebound in blue cloth boards which are heavily affected by damp. New endpapers. Froint inner hinge is split but otherwise the binding is nice and snug. 1" tear to top gutter edge of frontispiece. Damp patch to top margins of plates. All plates are present. Some foxing and grubby marks to contents but generally a decent copy internally.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- MARINE LIFE
- SEASIDE
- ANTIQUARIAN
- WALES
- PEMBROKESHIRE
A NATURALIST'S RAMBLES ON THE DEVONSHIRE COAST
Written by Philip Henry Gosse.
Illustrated by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1208921
Published by John Van Voorst.
1st
1853.
Almost very good condition.
The thoughts and feelings that have occupied the author's mind during a nine months' residence on the charming shores of North and South Devon. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 28 colour & b/w plates. xvi and 451 pages including index. Spine faded to brown, edges of boards lightly faded, rear board damp stained to veritcal edge and a pen mark to lower edge. Corners rubbed and worn. Joints cracked and repaired. Name in ink to verso of front endpaper. Some hinges pulled but binding is tight. Some age related marks throughout including browning and foxing. All plates are present, some affected by foxing/browning.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- SEASIDE
- MARINE LIFE
- DEVON
- ANTIQUARIAN
- VICTORIAN
A YEAR AT THE SHORE
Written by Philip Henry Gosse.
Illustrated by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1208918
Published by Alexander Strahan.
1865.
Good condition.
Green cloth boards, gilt titles and borders. 36 b/w plates printed in colour by Leighton Brothers. xii and 330 pages including index plus 2 pages publisher adverts to rear. Third printing. Re-backed with original spine laid down. Front pastedown has a couple of small chips, endpapers have a few minor marks. A few margin marks and foxspots. All plates present, colours vivid and bright. One plate has a margin crease. A nice copy considering its age.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- MARINE LIFE
- SEASIDE
- ANTIQUARIAN
- VICTORIAN
GREAT BRITISH MARINE ANIMALS
Written by Paul Naylor.
Stock no. 1329718
Published by Paul Naylor.
3rd
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition.
3rd Edition. High quality underwater photographs aid identification of a wide range of common animals, and give an insight into their lives. Cardwraps. 320 pages, including index. ISBN: 9780952283164. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- MARINE LIFE
- SEASIDE
PIERS OF WALES
Written by Martin Easdown; Darlah Thomas.
Stock no. 1823686
Published by Amberley.
1st
2010.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and a few colour photos. ISBN: 9781848689206. Glue drying on inside joint where front cover sticks to half-title page, thus the front joint is pulled but binding is tight. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- PIERS
- SEASIDE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
WONDER WHY BOOK OF EXPLORING THE SEASHORE
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Stock no. 1206725
Published by Transworld Publishers Ltd..
1st
1979.
Very good condition.
Large format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0552570338.
THE SEASHORE BOOK
Written by E. Boyd Smith.
Illustrated by E. Boyd Smith.
Stock no. 724413
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
1st
1912.
Almost very good condition.
Bob and Betty's Summer With Captain Hawes. Oblong format. Blue cloth spine, pale green pictorial boards. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners worn. Covers lightly rubbed and marked at edges. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins. The first colour plate has a tiny closed edge tear. A nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- SEASIDE
- SAILING STORY