{"product_id":"the-sea-and-its-living-wonders-dr-g-hartwig-1st-presentation-copy","title":"The Sea and Its Living Wonders, Dr. G. Hartwig — 1st Presentation Copy","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"13\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"13\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"15\" data-end=\"811\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good\u003c\/strong\u003e: Publisher’s original cloth binding shows mild wear with curling to corner tips and minor rubbing at the head and foot of the spine. Small surface scuffs visible along the spine; gilt slightly blemished but remains legible. Rubbing along the joints noted, though structurally sound. Binding slightly shaken but firm. Boards clean overall, with blind-stamped borders well defined and gilt decoration still bright and attractive. Ex-libris label to the front pastedown, with inscription and library stamps to the endpapers. Internally, contents show only light handling wear; tipped-in illustrations remain fully intact, with coloured plates and numerous woodcut illustrations clean and well preserved. Original publisher’s catalogue retained at the rear. A sound and well-preserved copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"828\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"828\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"1228\"\u003eFirst presentation edition, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, London, 1860. Illustrated with twelve coloured plates and numerous woodcuts by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eGottlieb Hartwig\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Early presentation copies of this richly illustrated Victorian natural history work are scarce, particularly when retaining the publisher’s catalogue and complete illustrative programme, enhancing collector appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1230\" data-end=\"1408\"\u003eA Victorian popular science work exploring marine life, ocean environments, and natural history, written to introduce contemporary scientific discoveries to a general readership.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53233610522963,"sku":"3258-RM-F-VG-33","price":98.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_c9d8ab0a-2244-4ab9-9ac5-725e0cbb6eeb.jpg?v=1773848550","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-sea-and-its-living-wonders-dr-g-hartwig-1st-presentation-copy","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}