The Animal Kingdom, The Class Mammalia. Arranged in Conformity with its Organisation, With Additional Descriptions of All The Species Hitherto Named, and of Many Not Before Noticed. With Specific Descriptions by Edward Griffith, Major Charles Hamilton Smith, and Edward Pigeon. With Synopsis. In Five Volumes.

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Verlag: London, Geo. B. Whittaker, 1827 1st edition

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Five Volumes. Hardback, tall 8vo. 9.5 x 6 inches. In maroon full calf leather fine bindings, diced and gilt paneled boards, raised bands and gilt decorations to spines with twin black leather spine labels. Brown speckled page edges, marbled endpapers. In very good condition. Covers rubbed, some surface chips/nicks to leather on edges of boards. Spines and front of vol.5 faded. Also rear of vol.1 with some staining. Small binders label to corner of endpaper in v1. ?W. Cater, Launceston.? Previous owners bookplates to endpapers ?Rev.d Rich.D Gerveys Grylls, Helston, Cornwall.? Some occasional minor handling marks else pages overall very clean and tight throughout. Barring some accumulated dust between top page edges. Colour plates all very clean and bright, with lovely bright colouring. Else an very good set. 5 volumes: 352, 513, 468, 498 & 391pp. Illustrated with 200 engraved plates, 178 coloured, and 23 in B&W. A comprehensive guide to the Animal Kingdom, beginning with Man and the vertebrates. Based on the knowledge available in the late 19th century. Beautiful illustrations by Landseer. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 90743

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Titel: The Animal Kingdom, The Class Mammalia. ...

Verlag: London, Geo. B. Whittaker, 1827 1st edition