A Book For The Sea-side.
£30.00
Publisher
The Religious Tract Society; Depository, 56 Paternoster Row, and 65, St. Paul's Churchyard.
Place
London
Date
[n.d.,c. 1852]
Synopsis
With numerous engravings.
Item Description
12mo. 6.5 x 4.5 inches. vii + 275 pp. + [4] pp. publisher's advertisements. Bound in original green cloth, gilt, front board with blind stamped decorated borders enclosing gilt block. Extremities worn, including head and tail of spine, which is darkened and some staining of front board, with front hinge starting to crack. A little browning of margins and occasional foxing. Copy lacks blank first free endpaper. Faded early signature at head of title. Illustrated throughout by wood engravings, including frontispiece (Margate) and chapter heading vignettes. An example of the improving literature for children and young adults published by the Religious Tract Society, founded by Christian Evangelicals in 1799. A study of seashore life, attractively illustrated with wood engravings of plant and animal life, fishing scenes and seaside views, including, Margate, Dover and Pevensey Bay.
[Stock No. 28121]
