Title
Glaucus : or, The wonders of the shore
Title Variants
Alternative:
Glaucus, with illustrations
Alternative:
Wonders of the shore
By
Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875
, author
Dickes, William, 1815-1892
, engraver
Richard Clay (Firm)
, printer
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
Cambridge [England], Macmillan and Co, 1859
Edition
Fourth edition corrected and enlarged; with coloured illustrations
Notes
"The basis of this little book was an Article which appeared in the North British Review for November, 1854."--P. [7].
Plates are colour wood engravings produced using the "Baxter Process", with areas and lines that are printed with an intaglio metal plate.
All plates are with imprint: "W. Dickes.". Three also include imprint: "G. B. Sowerby & C. K. del.". All are with numbered title captions.
Colour plates are the same as those used in the "Fifth edition" of this title published in 1873 by Macmillan and Co. See McLean D 0631.
Includes "Appendix. Explanation of Plates.": p. [211]-230.
Publisher's advertisement on p. [1] at end.
Subjects
1859
,
Baxter Prints
,
Color
,
Gold blocked bindings
,
Great Britain
,
Marine animals
,
Natural history
,
Pictorial cloth bindings
,
Seashore animals
,
Specimens
,
Wood engravings
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.157733
OCLC:
977132590
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