The Naturalist's Library: Ichthyology Treating of the Nature, Structure, and Economical Uses of Fishes by Jardine, William - 1835

E-140: W. H. Lizars, and Stirling & Kenney. Very Good. 1835. Hardcover. Hardcover. 12mo. W. H Lizars, Edinburgh, Scotland. 1840. Xi + 219 p. + 31 plates + 4 pgs of advertising. Illustrated with an engraved portrait & engraved title page plus 31 hand-colored engraved plates of fish. Bound in cloth with titles present to the spine. Boards have wear present to the extremities of the boards (boards are scuffed, stained and worn, with a closed tear present to the spine). No ownership marks present. Light foxing present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Bushnan (c.1808-1884) , a prolific medical writer, published this study as a contribution to 'The Naturalist's Library' edited by Sir William Jardine (volume 35). The portrait is of the Italian 16th century scholar Hippolito Salviani who, together with Rondelet, pioneered the study of modern ichthyology. E-140; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 219 pages .