Glaucus; or, The Wonders of the Shore by Charles Kingsley (1859) | Illustrated Natural History

Published in 1859, Glaucus; or, The Wonders of the Shore by Charles Kingsley is a richly written exploration of marine life along the British coast. Published by Macmillan and Co., this is the Fourth Edition, corrected and enlarged.

Original green cloth binding with blind-stamped decorative borders along with a gilt illustration to the front board, and ornate gilt sea-creature motifs to the spine. Gilt page edges with brown endpapers. Illustrated with 12 full-page colour plates depicting shells, anemones, and other shoreline life. Binding tight/sound. Glaucus provides information on natural history, seaside study, and 19th-century popular science, making it especially attractive to collectors of botanical and marine subjects alike.

Condition: Very Good +

Size: 5” x 6 1/2”

A Victorian natural history book which would appeal to collectors, scholars, or display within a nature-focused library.