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Clarke, Rev. C. C.
The Hundred Wonders of the Modern World, and of the Three Kingdoms of Nature, Described According to the Best and Latest Authorities, and Illustrated by Numerous Engravings.
Publisher: Printed for Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, London;
Date of Publication: 1837
Stock Code: 8099
NEW EDITION, enlarged and improved. 12 mo; pp. xi, [1], 120, 107*-120*, 121- 668, [24] catalogue. 40 plates including frontispiece of the Porcelain Tower at Nankin. Full tan calf with gilt ruling to spine. Covers worn with minor loss at spine tips and corners, with cracked joints and weak inner hinges. Library number and inscription to front paste-down; a little scattered foxing. A Fair copy. Description of the many natural wonders of the world including the Great Lakes, mountains and volcanoes, as well as man-made structures including the Pyramids, Stonehenge and the Great Wall of China, and inventions such as the Air Balloon, Steam Engine and Gas Light. £50.00