the wonders and beauty of creation portrayed by Buffon, chateaubriand, Humboldt, Livingstone, ruskin, duffer, Tennent, etc.
illustrated with forty engravings on wood.
green pictorial cloth binding gilt lettering and gilded edges. spine back edge a little frayed. in very good condition.
awarded as a prize in 1875 with hand written dedication on the fly leaf.
published by gaul & Inglis around 1865
135mm x 185mm