{"product_id":"science-gossip-book","title":"1879 Hardwicke’s Science-Gossip Volume XV | Victorian Natural History, Botany, Geology \u0026 Scientific Illustrations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fascinating Victorian scientific periodical, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardwicke’s Science-Gossip\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Volume XV (1879), richly illustrated throughout with hundreds of wood engravings covering botany, entomology, ornithology, geology, paleontology, microscopy, marine life, meteorology, and natural history. Intended for both amateur and professional naturalists, the publication served as a forum for scientific observation and discovery during the height of the Victorian era’s enthusiasm for the natural sciences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis volume contains an extraordinary variety of articles and illustrations, including studies of wildflowers, lichens, butterflies, birds, fossils, starfish, microscopic organisms, geological formations, and scientific apparatus. Particularly appealing are the decorative chapter headings, elaborate engraved initials, and numerous full-page and in-text illustrations that bring the natural world vividly to life. The breadth of subjects represented makes this an excellent reference for collectors of natural history, Victorian science, botany, geology, and scientific illustration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBound in its original blue cloth with gilt titling. Binding tight. Pages clean. Numerous illustrations throughout. A handsome and well-preserved Victorian scientific volume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very Good\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approximately 10 1\/4” x 7”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wonderful addition to any collection of Victorian natural history, scientific illustration, botany, geology, or natural science literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Honey Bee Mill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53610856841515,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/7086\/5251\/files\/IMG_3218.jpg?v=1780255714","url":"https:\/\/honeybeemill.com\/products\/science-gossip-book","provider":"Honey Bee Mill","version":"1.0","type":"link"}