The Animal World Display'd. Or, the nature and qualities of living creatures described, under the denominations of I. Birds, II. Beasts, III. Fishes, IV. Serpents. In which all the necessary and useful knowledge, contained in the many learned works, written on this subject, in different languages, is familiarly conveyed to the English reader; and the gross errors of ignorant compilers are carefully avoided.
by Frederick Watson
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: R. Baldwin. Very Good. 1755. Full modern brown morocco by F.L. Wood with gilt title to spine & date to foot. Five gilt double-ruled raised bands. Nineteen engraved plates, two of which "Herring Fishery" & "Whale Fishery" are folding. Bottom half of plate 3/page 10 removed (as usual) as was found to be offensive, but represented in facsimile by plate from different (less explicit) edition. An otherwise very nice, clean copy without previous owners' names or other markings. ; 16mo ; xii, [i], 283, [v] pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3778
- Title
- The Animal World Display'd. Or, the nature and qualities of living creatures described, under the denominations of I. Birds, II. Beasts, III. Fishes, IV. Serpents. In which all the necessary and useful knowledge, contained in the many learned works, written on this subject, in different languages, is familiarly conveyed to the English reader; and the gross errors of ignorant compilers are carefully avoided.
- Author
- Frederick Watson
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- R. Baldwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1755
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Natural History, 18th century, Folding plates
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...