The Canadian Naturalist: A Series of Conversations on the Natural History of Lower Canada

GOSSE, P. H.

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This is the first work published by zoologist Philip Henry Gosse, describing the nature around Compton, Quebec. All but three of the illustrations in the book are done by the author, illustrating flora and fauna from the region.

Publication Info

Publisher: John Van Voorst
Edition: First Edition
Date Published: 1840
Place Published: London
ISBN: n/a

Details

Condition: Good
Signed: No
Dust Jacket: No
Jacket Condition: n/a
Details:
xii, 372 p. 19 cm. 44 engravings. Title page vignette. Black cloth with blindstamped decoration front and back. Rebacked with original spine reapplied. A few mild marks to covers, corners worn. Cut-out photograph of the author pasted onto front free endpaper. First two pages detached. Tiny binder's label on back pastedown.