1927. Reprinted. 231 pages. Half bound red leather with red cloth covered boards. School prize binding. Full title: Concerning The Nature Of Things: Six Lectures Delivered At The Royal Institution. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Black and white illustrations and photographic plates throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, half-title page is loose. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning and chipping to leather to spine and edges.