Kidd, William — Kidd's Own Journal for Inter-Communications on Natural History, Popular Science, and Things in General

London, William Spooner, for the author, . First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Phrenology for the million," "Persecuted animals," "History of the domesticated cat," and so much more. A compendium of popular science, poetry, religion, prose, politics and culture. Scarce in the trade in this state and condition; only a single set available in a library, according to Worldcat dot org, in Germany. Appear to be first editions bound in to comprise five individual volumes. Complete in five volumes, compiled by William Kidd (1808-1867), of Hammersmith. Hardcover octavo format, volumes measuring 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" tall and wide, respectively, with marbled paper over boards, creamy calf leather over tips and spines. Moderate rubbing to extremities, joints, etc., but sturdy and still quite attractive. Five raised bands to spines, gilt tooling inside compartments, short titles and volume numbers also gilt-tooled. Fine marbled endpapers front and rear, bookplate of Henry Horatio Woods inside front flaps, affixed neatly. Only very minor soiling to endpapers, with scattered foxing throughout. Appears to comprise the first five volumes, beginning with the inaugural issue, No. 1, 1852, Saturday, January 3, 1852 (Volume I), ending with Volume V, which commenced in February, 1854. Double-column texts for easy reading. Comprehensive indexes to each volume. Volume I (1852): frontis matter, 2-416 pp.; Volume II (1852): frontis matter, 2-416 pp.; Volume III (1853): frontis matter, 2-376 pp.; Volume IV 1853): frontis matter, 2-376 pp.; Volume V (1854): frontis matter, 2-376 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good/Good,