Arabella B. Buckley — Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures

London, Edward Stanford, 1890 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely, illustrated science work for young readers and the sequel to "The Fairyland of Science". First U.K. edition. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Illustrated with a frontispiece, two colour plates and numerous further woodcuts in the text. Collated, complete. The sequel to The Fairyland of Science. A delightful children's science work, exploring the natural and everyday world through optical instruments, such as the telescope, microscope, spectroscope and camera. Written by English science writer Arabella Buckley, who published a range of educational works, such as Life and Her Children, History of England for Beginners and Moral Teachings of Science, and was admired by Charles Darwin for her honest application of his theories. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Signature of the previous owner to the front free endpaper. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing, leading to minimal marking and minor loss of cloth, particularly to the spine head and tail. Internally, generally firmly bound with slight periodical weakness, notably to pages 50, 66, 82, 98, 114, 130 and 146. A bright and clean copy with the odd spot, heavier to the first and last few pages and particularly to the frontispiece, tissue guard and title page. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .