For your consideration is a beautiful, complete two-volume set of Johnson’s Natural History (Animal Kingdom) by S.G. Goodrich, published in 1874. This monumental work was one of the most comprehensive Victorian guides to zoology, featuring over 1,500 high-quality wood engravings throughout the text.
Features of this Set:
Author: S.G. Goodrich (Peter Parley), with contributions from Professor Alexander Winchell and others.
Binding: Original deluxe half-leather binding with pebbled cloth boards.
Detail: Intricate gold-gilded lettering and decorative stamping on the spines.
Edges: Stunning three-side gold gilt page edges (all-edges gilt).
Illustrations: Hundreds of detailed engravings of mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish.