Description
Beautiful Seaweeds illustrated by natural specimens. Paisley: J. & J. Cook, 1877 [1880 second issue of 30 copies]. Small 4to, title-page printed in red and black with small seaweed specimen vignette, decorative mounted seaweed specimen frontispiece and 40 mounted specimens, original green cloth gilt, a.e.g., some internal foxing and offsetting, a little rubbing and soiling to covers, some cocking; Seaweed specimen album bound into covers of Treasures of the deep [Glasgow: David Bryce, 1847] 56 mounted seaweed specimens with typed labels and a further 31 mounted specimens with no labels or manuscript labels, some loose, black morocco gilt, title-page lacking, some offsetting, foxing and rubbing; Bryce, David Treasures of the deep... Glasgow: David Bryce, 1847. Over 57 mounted seaweed specimens, manuscript index, original red cloth gilt very worn (3)