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ANGAS, George French. A Ramble in Malta and Sicily. London: Smith, Elder, [1842].
8° in 4's (258 x 180mm). Chromolithographed title, 12 tinted lithographed plates and 2 wood-engravings in text after the author. (Probably lacking printed title, spotting to plate margins.) Contemporary calf with armorial device to upper cover and gilt-panelled spine (extremities rubbed), marbled endpapers and edges.
FIRST EDITION OF THIS SCARCE WORK. George French Angas (1822-86), artist and zoologist, also published accounts of his travels in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Pine-Coffin 8411.
8° in 4's (258 x 180mm). Chromolithographed title, 12 tinted lithographed plates and 2 wood-engravings in text after the author. (Probably lacking printed title, spotting to plate margins.) Contemporary calf with armorial device to upper cover and gilt-panelled spine (extremities rubbed), marbled endpapers and edges.
FIRST EDITION OF THIS SCARCE WORK. George French Angas (1822-86), artist and zoologist, also published accounts of his travels in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Pine-Coffin 8411.