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The Natural History of the Ordinary Cetacea or Whales.
by JARDINE, Sir William
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
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1837 WHALES Dolphins 1ed Jardine Naturalist Library Mammalia Cetacea Porpoises
A significantly rare first edition of volume six of 'Mammalia' from Sir William Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library' entitled, 'The Natural History of the Ordinary Cetacea or Whales.' Within Jardine provides a fascinating early 19th-century survey on aquatic wildlife. This scientific treatise provides 32 beautifully hand-colored engraved plates depicting a variety of whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Also included is a portrait and memoir of French naturalist, Bernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède.
Item number: #40643
Price: $750
JARDINE, Sir William
The Natural History of the Ordinary Cetacea or Whales.
Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars; London: S. Highley; Dublin: W. Curry, Jun. and Co., 1837. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete
o xv, [2], 18-264, [1], 24, 12
o 32 plates (29 in color)
Includes portrait frontispiece of Lacepede
o Numerous woodcuts
· References: Lowndes 1192
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Brown cloth
· Size: ~7.25in X 4.75in (18cm x 11.5cm)
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40643
- Title
- The Natural History of the Ordinary Cetacea or Whales.
- Author
- JARDINE, Sir William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W.H. Lizars
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1837
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1837 WHALES Dolphins 1ed Jardine Naturalist Library Mammalia Cetacea Porpoises, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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