The Naturalist's Repository, or Miscellany of Exotic Natural History: Consisting of Seventy-two Elegantly Coloured Plates, with Appropriate Scientific and General Descriptions of the most Curious, Scarce and Beautiful QUADRUPEDS, BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS, SHELLS, MARINE PRODUCTIONS,aND OTHER INTERESTING OBJECT OF NATURAL HISTORY. True First Edition. Incomplete.
Published by London: PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR AND W. SIMPKIN AND R. MARSHALL, STATIONERS' HALL COURT, LUDGATE STREET., 1823
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Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Wittenborn Art Books
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Condition: Used - Good
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15+ x 24.5 cm. 2 vols. as issued. Original embossed green cloth. Covers detached due to gutta percha binding. This is the original 2 volume edition from 1823, not the 5 volume 1834 edition, often erroneously described as the first editionThis copy is lacking 14 of 36 plates from Vol. 1 and 4 of 36 plates from Vol. 2. 54 plates are present.Lacking are: Vol. I: 2, 4, 8, 15, 17-20, 24-28, 33. Vol. II: 42, 45, 47, 64Nissen, Die Illustrierten Vogelbücher. Ihre Geschichte und Bibliographie, Nr. 259; Sitwell and Buchanan, Fine Bird Books, p. 91 (for the later edition).OCLC Number:770347960 for the 1834 edition. No copies of the 1823 edition in World Cat.
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- Title
- The Naturalist's Repository, or Miscellany of Exotic Natural History: Consisting of Seventy-two Elegantly Coloured Plates, with Appropriate Scientific and General Descriptions of the most Curious, Scarce and Beautiful QUADRUPEDS, BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS, SHELLS, MARINE PRODUCTIONS,aND OTHER INTERESTING OBJECT OF NATURAL HISTORY. True First Edition. Incomplete.
- Author
- Donovan, Edward (1768-1837)
- Publisher
- London: PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR AND W. SIMPKIN AND R. MARSHALL, STATIONERS' HALL COURT, LUDGATE STREET.
- Publication year
- 1823
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- Natural History
Wittenborn Art Books
San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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We deal in antiquarian books, prints, posters, paintings and other art related material. We are also a publisher and distributer of art reference books, primarily catalogues raisonnés. We are related to Alan Wofsy Fine Arts and Dow & Frosini. Look for us at www.art-books.com
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Art Reference Books, Mexican Movie posters, Picasso, Books with original graphics, San Francisco and California, Leonard Baskin, Judaica graphics and the Haggadah, Original prints and posters, Bibliographies, Silver and Decorative Art booksSeller's business information
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