Mammalia. Vol. II. The Natural History of Felinae

Jardine, William

Published by W. H. Lizars, Edinburgh, 1834

Language: English

Condition: Good Hardcover

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William Jardine, The Natural History of Felinae, ed. by William Jardine (Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars, 1834), pp. 276. 8vo. Half leather, with marbled boards, end papers and all edges, spine divided into five compartments with labels and gilt decoration, volume numbered II in Roman numerals on the spine (numbered according to its position in Jardine's 'Mammalia' series as opposed to the Naturalist's Library as a whole). Top of the spine scuffed, leather edges slightly worn, boards ever so slightly warped. Slight foxing to some pages throughout. Contemporary bookplate of George Jacob Bosanquet Esq. at the first end paper. A good copy with minor faults. 36 hand-coloured plates, 1 b/w title page, 1 b/w frontispiece portrait (of George Cuvier). 2 of the hand-coloured plates are after drawings by Edward Lear. The lettering on the spine reads: 'Jardine's Naturalist's Library. Mammalia. II'. Seller Inventory # 034140

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Title: Mammalia. Vol. II. The Natural History of ...

Publisher: W. H. Lizars, Edinburgh

Publication Date: 1834

Binding: Half-Leather

Illustrator: Stewart, James Hope; Lear, Edward

Condition: Good

Edition: First

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