Things not Generally Known 1859 by  John Timbs FSA  Kent and Co. X ix Very good vintage condition. spine has small cut.
Things Not Generally Known, Familiarly Explained: A Book for Old and Young by John Timbs, F.S.A., published in 1859 by Kent and Co., is a delightful Victorian compendium of popular science, curious historical anecdotes, and everyday scientific wonders compiled by one of the 19th century's most prolific science popularizers.

Delve into the fascinating curiosities of Victorian intellect with this 1859 edition of Things Not Generally Known by John Timbs, F.S.A., published in London by Kent and Co. Bearing vintage collector catalog markings (X, ix) and preserved in very good vintage condition (noting a small professional cut to the spine cloth), this charming mid-19th-century volume is packed with obscure scientific facts, historical trivia, inventions, and natural phenomena designed to educate and amuse nineteenth-century readers. Bound in classic Victorian blind-stamped cloth with gilt spine lettering, this delightful pocket of antiquarian ephemera is a prized find for collectors of Victorian literature, antique reference books, and history of science curiosities.