London: E. & F. N. Spon, 1860. FIRST EDITION. SCARCE. Hardcover. 8vo. Very good. Blue cloth covered beveled boards with beautiful gilt title and decoration to front board. No title to spine. Wear to exterior includes minor rubbing, Minor bumping to corners and spine ends, two small spots of light colored soiling to front board, and light colored soiling to top two inches of spine. Original bookseller's sticker to top corner of front pastedown. Interior hinges repaired. Minor foxing to text pages. Text remains bright. Light sporadic foxing to some plates, though mostly to margins. Small chip to edge of rear free end paper. Binding tight. 43 pages of text + 20 beautiful plates at rear. ART/111126
Delamotte, F.