The Natural History of Dogs, volume II [domestic dogs]. The Naturalist's Library. Mammalia Vol X

EDINBURGH: W H Lizars, S Highley et al, 1840 A good copy of the scarcer second volume of Dogs in the original publisher's cloth binding. This volume covers the domestic breeds of dog (as well as some feral) and has additional plates because some were omitted from Dogs Vol I. With 36 hand coloured plates and 4 plain plates. With volume listing; half title; frontispiece portrait of Don Felix D'Azara; black and white vignette title page with portrait of 'Fury'; 2 further title pages; advertisement; contents listing; note of additional contents to be added to Vol 26 in the series (Bees); errata note for Bees; Memoir; text; errata; note on plates omitted from Vol I; and plates bound at the rear. The plates number to 31 but there is a 15*, 18*, 21*, 22* and 23*. The binding is complete and clean. The spine and board edges are faded with general scuffing to the board cloth. There is pulling to spine ends, with some fraying at the top which extends to spine joints where the cloth is thin. Corners turned with light wear. The original green endpapers are present and are clean. Contents are clean - text pages are lightly toned towards the edges; plates are very clean - again with some toning at the edges. Tissue guards with occasional marking - one loose with damaged side edge. The stitching is wobbly in the text block, but holding. The plates are stitched in groups (presumably reflecting the original parts in which they were sold) and the stitching is visible between the groups.