The Cambridge Natural History
- Publisher : MacMillan & Co.
- Published In : London
- Illustrations : numerous text figs
Description:
4 vols - first editions, 6 vols - reprints. Complete in 10 vols: Protozoa, Coelenterates, Echinoderms, etc. (1906); Worms, Rotifers and Polyzoa (1896); Molluscs and Brachiopods (1913); Crustacea and Arachnids (1920); Peripatus, Myriapods and Insects Pt 1 (1910); Insects Pt 2 (1909); Fishes, Ascidians, etc. (1910) Amphibia and Reptiles (1920); Birds (1899); Mammalia (1902).
Condition
10 vols, 8vo: 9 vols in orig. publisher's green cloth, gt, minor wear to head/foot of spines; 1 vol. (Molluscs & Brachiopods) in orig. publisher's half leather, gt, light staining to cloth. A few hinges cracked, but firm. Occasional foxing. 1 vol. (Worms, Rotifers & Polyzoa) ex-lib., label to front cover, ink marks to title page; 1 vol. (Protozoa, Coelenterates, Echinoderms, etc.) with bookplate of the British entomologist William John Lucas (1858-1932). Overall a good, complete set.