{"product_id":"a-philological-essay-concerning-the-pygmies-of-the-ancients-by-edward-tyson-1894","title":"A PHILOLOGICAL ESSAY CONCERNING THE PYGMIES OF THE ANCIENTS BY EDWARD TYSON 1894","description":"\u003cp\u003e[TYSON, EDWARD]. \u003cstrong\u003eA Philological Essay Concerning the Pygmies of the Ancients. Now Edited with an Introduction Treating of Pigmy Races and Fairy Tales by Bertram C. A. Windle. \u003c\/strong\u003eLondon: David Nutt, MDCCCXCIV. [1894].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNEW EDITION, limited to five hundred and fifty copies. Leather-bound; hardcover; octavo (20 x 13 x 2.5 cm); pp. civ, 103. English text. Handsomely rebound in half calf; spine in compartments with gilt bands and black morocco lettering-piece; marbled paper-covered boards; fore and bottom edges remain untrimmed (uncut) as issued; half-title [with series: 'Bibliotheque de Carabas. Vol. IX.']; printed footnotes. Condition: NEAR FINE. The binding is remarkably tight, square, and structurally secure. Exterior boards and spine are exceptionally well-preserved with minimal wear. Text block is clean and bright, free of previous owner inscriptions, signatures, or bookplates, with trivial, faint, and intermittent foxing, largely confined to the margins. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes: An exceptional, well-preserved copy of David Nutt’s coveted 1894 reprint. This volume pairs the groundbreaking 1699 comparative anatomy text by physician Edward Tyson with an extensive 104-page introductory study by Bertram Windle. Windle masterfully bridges early scientific observation with folklore, mythology, and the origins of fairy tales.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFR Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57362473517431,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0456\/6872\/8995\/files\/SAM_3358_26aa4776-654b-49fa-a387-b618def39727.jpg?v=1786239251","url":"https:\/\/rarebooksboutique.com\/products\/a-philological-essay-concerning-the-pygmies-of-the-ancients-by-edward-tyson-1894","provider":"MFR Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}