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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.
by WATSON, Frederick
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EARLY ILLUSTRATED ACCOUNTS OF WHALE AND HERRING FISHERIES
12mo, xii, 283, [5] pp., with 18 full-page engravings and two engraved fold-out plates. Bookplate of John Leith Ross of Arnage & Bourtie glued to upper pastedown, a newspaper cutting dated in pen "Septr 1828" reporting on the flight of the rare hoopoe bird over the estate of Callander, Scotland. Leith Ross's autograph, dated 1763, pencilled on recto of flyleaf. Light marginal browning throughout, short tears at folds of folding plates, one of which has been skilfully repaired. Bound in full English calf, gilt lettering on red morocco label to spine. A very good copy of this rare work, difficulty found complete of all the 20 plates. Second corrected and enlarged edition, immensely scarce in its complete form.
The first edition appeared just the earlier year, in 1754, in small 8vo format and was illustrated with 18 plates. This book has 20 plates, showing four categories of animals: I. Birds, II. Beasts, III. Fishes, IV. Serpents. The two charming additional fold-out engravings represent scenes of herring fishing and whaling, provided with accounts of C18th fisheries dedicated to catching these marine animal species. Furthermore, most copies lack the third plate since it illustrated the section entitled "Animals resembling the human form". Indeed, it was considered inappropriate to compare man with animals like monkeys, oran outangs, and even the mythical satyrs, whose engraved images with human-like faces appear in the controversial illustration. The book was also translated into Dutch by Cornelius Nozeman in 1761.
Broke Freeman. British Natural History Books, 1495-1900: A Handlist, 3911; Jenkins, Bibliography of whaling, in "Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History," November 1948, vo. 2, No. 4 : pp. 71-166; ESTC N33312; cf. Nissen 4341 (1st ed.). First Dutch Edition. Translated from the English by Cornelius Nozeman. The 1754 English edition included only 18 plates. Plates depict various mammals, fish, and birds. Scarce.
12mo, xii, 283, [5] pp., with 18 full-page engravings and two engraved fold-out plates. Bookplate of John Leith Ross of Arnage & Bourtie glued to upper pastedown, a newspaper cutting dated in pen "Septr 1828" reporting on the flight of the rare hoopoe bird over the estate of Callander, Scotland. Leith Ross's autograph, dated 1763, pencilled on recto of flyleaf. Light marginal browning throughout, short tears at folds of folding plates, one of which has been skilfully repaired. Bound in full English calf, gilt lettering on red morocco label to spine. A very good copy of this rare work, difficulty found complete of all the 20 plates. Second corrected and enlarged edition, immensely scarce in its complete form.
The first edition appeared just the earlier year, in 1754, in small 8vo format and was illustrated with 18 plates. This book has 20 plates, showing four categories of animals: I. Birds, II. Beasts, III. Fishes, IV. Serpents. The two charming additional fold-out engravings represent scenes of herring fishing and whaling, provided with accounts of C18th fisheries dedicated to catching these marine animal species. Furthermore, most copies lack the third plate since it illustrated the section entitled "Animals resembling the human form". Indeed, it was considered inappropriate to compare man with animals like monkeys, oran outangs, and even the mythical satyrs, whose engraved images with human-like faces appear in the controversial illustration. The book was also translated into Dutch by Cornelius Nozeman in 1761.
Broke Freeman. British Natural History Books, 1495-1900: A Handlist, 3911; Jenkins, Bibliography of whaling, in "Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History," November 1948, vo. 2, No. 4 : pp. 71-166; ESTC N33312; cf. Nissen 4341 (1st ed.). First Dutch Edition. Translated from the English by Cornelius Nozeman. The 1754 English edition included only 18 plates. Plates depict various mammals, fish, and birds. Scarce.
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- 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.
- Author
- WATSON, Frederick
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Publisher
- Printed for R. Baldwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1755
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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