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THE NATURALIST OF THE SEA-SHORE: THE LIFE OF PHILIP HENRY GOSSE

by Edmund Gosse

Published by William Heinemann. 1st thus. 1896

Almost very good condition. Great Lives & Events series. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w portraiture frontis. viii and 387 pages including index.

Spine faded and browned, top & tail lightly shelf-worn. Board edges rubbed. Boards a little scuffed. 'Ex Libris' and signature in red ink to front pastedown. Joints starting to crack. Endpapers and text block browned. Preface is present but detached from the binding (1 page). One or two minor marks to contents else clean.

Stock no. 1208941

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Contents

  • I. CHILDHOOD (1810-1827)
  • II. NEWFOUNDLAND (1827,1828)
  • III. NEWFOUNDLAND (1828-1835)
  • IV. CANADA (1835-1838)
  • V. ALABAMA (1838)
  • VI. LITERARY STRUGGLES (1839-1844)
  • VII. JAMAICA (1844-1846)
  • VIII. LITERARY WORK IN LONDON (1846-1851)
  • IX. WORK AT THE SEASHORE (1852-1856)
  • X. LITERARY WORK IN DEVONSHIRE (1857-1864)
  • XI. LAST YEARS (1864-1888)
  • XII. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
  • APPENDIX I
  • APPENDIX II

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