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1850 · 014884 — London: John Murray 1850. New edition. Small square octavo pp xvi 144 4. publisher's catalogue 8 pages with 12 lithographed plates delicately hand-coloured all edges gilt very clean internally a contemporary signature on the front endpaper Charles H. Hingeston 1852 original blind-stamped cloth gilt lettering on upper cover slightly faded a little worn at the corners very neatly re-backed with a modern cloth spine unlettered. Still a very pleasing copy of a work which is difficult to find in good condition. In many ways a ground-breaking work as was much of Mantell's opus. It alerted the Victorians to an aspect of natural history which had previously largely escaped them and was a remarkable precursor to the germ theory. Cloth. Very Good. John Murray Hardcover