1842 Jardine Mammals Naturalist LION Skunks Raccoon Bats Illustrated Capybara

JARDINE, Sir William

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Sir William Jardine was a 19th-century Scottish naturalist most known for his extensive series of books on natural history, ‘The Naturalist’s Library’.

 

This fine 1842 edition of Jardine’s ‘Naturalist’s Library’ is beautifully illustrated with 32 color engravings of the world’s mammals! The plates from Jardine’s ‘Mammals’ are exceedingly desirable and are found framed and displayed by themselves. This volume of British Quadrupeds covers a wide variety of lesser-known animals such as the Banded Civet, Capybara, and Echinda, as well as more common mammals including the lion, skunk, raccoons, anteaters, squirrels, wallaby, fox, and bat.

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1842 Jardine Mammals Naturalist LION Skunks Raccoon Bats Illustrated Capybara

 

Sir William Jardine was a 19th-century Scottish naturalist most known for his extensive series of books on natural history, ‘The Naturalist’s Library’.

 

This fine 1842 edition of Jardine’s ‘Naturalist’s Library’ is beautifully illustrated with 32 color engravings of the world’s mammals! The plates from Jardine’s ‘Mammals’ are exceedingly desirable and are found framed and displayed by themselves. This volume of British Quadrupeds covers a wide variety of lesser-known animals such as the Banded Civet, Capybara, and Echinda, as well as more common mammals including the lion, skunk, raccoons, anteaters, squirrels, wallaby, fox, and bat.

 

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JARDINE, Sir William

 

The naturalist’s library: Mammalia, introduction [series vol xiii]

 

Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars; S. Highley, London, 1842.

 

Details:

  • Collation: Complete with all pages
    • xiii, 313, [1]
    • 32 hand-colored plates
  • References: Lowndes 1192;
  • Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – Thomas Conolly
    • Thomas Conolly (1823 – 1876) was an Irish Conservative Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Donegal from 1849 until his death in 1876.
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Leather; tight & secure
    • Visible repair at front inner hinge
  • Size: ~6.75in X 4.5in (17cm x 11cm)

 

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13311

Category

Natural History

Authors

JARDINE, Sir William

Printing Date

19th Century

Language

English

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Excellent

Collation

Complete