The Crayfish: An Introduction to the Study of Zoology

Description:

First edition. Large paper edition, limited to two hundred and fifty copies, signed by the printers, Bradbury Agnew.

'I have desired [..] to show how the careful study of one of the commonest and most insignificant of animals, leads us, step by step, from every-day knowledge to the wildest generalizations and the most difficult problems of zoology; and, indeed, of biological science in general.' - Preface.

Freeman 1867.

Condition

Demy 8vo, orig. brown cloth, gt, bevelled boards, teg, others uncut. Single, light ink stamp to title page, 'supplied for the public service'. A very bright copy. No. 145 of a limited edition of 250 copies. From the library of Prof. J. Green (1928-2016) with his name to fly-leaf.