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.
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
- xv, [2], 18-264, [1], 24, 12
- 32 plates (29 in color)
- Includes portrait frontispiece of Lacepede
- Numerous woodcuts
- References: Lowndes 1192
- Language: English
- Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
- Brown cloth
- Size: ~7.25in X 4.75in (18cm x 11.5cm)
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40643
Categories
Natural History
Medicine & Science
Authors
JARDINE, Sir William
Printing Date
19th Century
Language
English
Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete