Francis, John George (1859)

Beach Rambles | In Search Of | SeaSide Pebbles | And | Crystals. | With Some Observations On The Origin Of The | Diamond And Other Precious Stones. | London: | Routledge, Warne, And Routledge, | Farringdon Street; | And 56, Walker Street, New York. | 1859.
Full-colored lithographed title page (in addition to the printed title page): Beach-Rambles | In Search Of | Sea-Side Pebbles And Crystals. | By | J. G. Francis, B.A. | [col. ornament] | London: | Routledge, Warne, And Routledge, | Farringdon Street.

Collation: 8°: [2] [3] iv [1] 2-186 [2] p., 8 chromolithographed plates

Plates: chromolithographic frontispiece plate and 7 unsigned chromolithographic plates numbered: "Plate I-VII"

Page size: 125 x 161 mm.

Binding: original publisher's cloth binding with blindstamped ornaments and gilt drawing on front cover as well as gilt text and ornaments on spine. A printed label attached to the lower left of the inside back cover states "Bound By | Westleys | &C° | London"

Provenance: no marks of provenance

Other editions: 1861, reprint called "new edition" (Sinkankas 2209)

References: Sinkankas 2208

Collection: private collection