The new illustrated natural history / by the Rev. J.G. Wood, ... with designs by Wolf, Zwecker, Weir, Coleman, Harvey, and others. Engraved by the brothers Dalziel.
John George Wood (London 1827 - Coventry 1889)
Category
Books
Date
1874
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 3221303
Summary
Bibliographic description
[6],795,[1]p. : ill. ; 26cm. Bookseller's ticket: Thos. Page, 173, North Street, Brighton. Provenance: nineteenth-century crest bookplate: Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest [i.e. Lord Sir Herbert Lionel Henry Vane-Tempest (1862-1921)]. Inscribed "To Lord Herbert Vane Tempest with best wishes from his affectionate friend & tutor, W.R. Lee, Brighton, Easter 1876." Cypher gilt stamp on cover: W.R.L. Binding: nineteenth-century calf; gilt roll border; gilt cypher stamp; on five false bands; gilt tooled spine, with stamped animal motifs; red spine label: Wood's Natural history.
Makers and roles
John George Wood (London 1827 - Coventry 1889)