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The wonders of science, or, young Humphrey Davy (the Cornish apothecary's boy who taught himself natural philosophy, and eventually became president of the Royal Society) : the life of a wonderful boy / written for boys by Henry Mayhew.

Accession number
PML 146928
Creator
Mayhew, Henry, 1812-1887.
Published
London : David Bogue, 1855.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Illustrated with wood engravings after John Gilbert.
Publisher's advertisements (2, 14 p.) at front and end of text.
"London : Printed by G. Barclay, Castle St. Leicester Sq."--Colophon.
Description
2, xvi, 424, [14] p. [7] leaves of plates : ill. (wood engraving) ; 17 cm
Inscriptions/Markings
Signature of former owner on front flyleaf: Victoria Van De Weyer 1855.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Publisher's purple cloth decorated in gold and blind.
Classification
Department