Gosse, P.H. — Natural History. Fishes.

Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge London viii, 327, 81 text woodcuts. . HB. Sm. 8vo (164x106mm), cont. full prize calf, decorative blind ornamental border and gilt crest to centre of both boards, raised bands to spine, gilt-tooled decoration to bands, blind-stamped motifs to compartments, leather title piece; blind-stamped decoration to turn-ins. Edges speckled. Minor rubbing to extremities,; spine slightly faded. Endpapers and flyleaves lightly foxed. A pleasing copy.. Charming woodcut illustrations containing the names of Whimper and Gosse. This is the fourth of a five-volume set of natural histories for young people (the others being Mammalia, Birds, Reptiles and Mollusca). Scarce.Freeman & Wertheimer, 51..