The Intellectual Observer

London: Groombridge & Sons, 1862. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. 3/4 leather iv + 491pp., col. frontis., colour plates, illusts. (tints & wood-engravings), index, Fascinating mid-19th Century journal. With several nice colour plates inc. a lovely colour frontis. of beautiful exotic bees, & another colour plate of bees, cuckoo-bees & fly-bees. Boards a little rubbed & spine… Read more about this item

London, UK: Groombridge and Sons. Half-bound in green leather over marbled paper boards. Ornamented red and gilt spine with raised bands and gilt title to red panel. 496pp. b/w wood engravings; tinted plates; colour plates. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed, all edges rubbed, shelf wear to boards. Title panel to spine partially detached.… Read more about this item

London: Groombridge & Sons, 1863. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. 3/4 leather iv + 480pp., col. frontis., colour plates, illusts. (tints & wood-engravings), index, Fascinating mid-19th Century journal. With several nice colour plates inc. a stunning colour plate of Count RaggianiÕs Bird of Paradise, & two plates on one page of Comet II (aka The Great Comet… Read more about this item

London: Groombridge & Sons, 1863. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. 3/4 leather iv + 468pp., col. frontis., colour plates, illusts. (tints & wood-engravings), index, Fascinating mid-19th Century journal. With several nice colour plates inc. a nice colour frontis. of British Beetles, & a nice colour plate a new British snake. Also a superb colour plate of five… Read more about this item

Good. gently used HC, no DJ, binding clean and tight, illustrations and engravings, light shelf-wear, spine light sunned, free of markings

Good. gently used HC, no DJ, binding clean and tight, illustrations and engravings, light shelf-wear, spine light sunned, free of markings