The fairyland of living things / by Richard Kearton ; illustrated from photographs taken direct from wild free nature by Cherry Kearton
London ; New York : Cassell and Co, 1907. First Edition. Good copy only in the original colour-decorated cloth boards, now slightly dust-dulled and worn at the edges, with a tear to the upper rear joint. All-gilt edges. Preliminary (text paper) leaves foxed; contemporary reader inscription to flyleaf. Core text block (on art paper) bright and clean; cracked at some gatherings, with the sewing holding throughout. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #455400
Physical description; viii, 182 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm. Audience; Juvenile. Subjects; Natural history - Juvenile literature - 20th century, Animals - Juvenile literature, Photography of animals.
Price: €60.00