The tallest is 11 in., to include: The Museum of Natural History (Glasgow: William Mackenzie, n.d.), circa 1860, 2 volumes, full calf with gilt, has a magnificent title page with a full color elephant...plus; Wood, J. G. The Illustrated Natural History (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d.) circa 1870, three-quarter leather with gilt and marbled page edges...plus: Johnson's Natural History (New York: A. J. Johnson, 1874), 2 volumes, gilt to boards and spine...plus; Cassell's Popular Natural History (London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, n.d.) owner-signed with 1881 date, three-quarter leather with gilt to spine;

Wear to boards with some losses from use and storage; variously fair to very good condition.