[Robert Kemp Philip] — That&Apos;S It or Plain Teaching

London, Houlston & Wright, 1860 . Leather. A very scarce illustrated mid nineteenth century informative volume by Robert Kemp Philip. A very scarce work.In full green straight grain morocco.Illustrated in text throughout with more than one thousand wood engravings. A work by Robert Kemp Philip, an English journalist, author and Chartist who complied handbooks on the practical topics of daily life. A comprehensive educational volume, with a focus on the environment, with sections on the Earth, Pisces-Fishes, the Steam Ship, Mammalia, Fruit, the Sea-Shore, Streams and Ponds, and many more. In full straight grain morocco. Externally, very smart. Rubbing to extremities, most significant to the head and tail of the spine. Slight rubbing to joints. Spotting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the odd spot and age toning. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .