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History of Quadrupeds
by Thomas Pennant
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$1,460.48A$1,314.43
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About This Item
London: B. and J. White, 1793. Leather. Good. 10" by 8". Various. An important two volume work on natural history from popular naturalist Thomas Pennant. This acclaimed work of Thomas Pennant, a renowned Welsh naturalist of the eighteenth century, was 'originally intended for private amusement' but was quickly expanded from the 'Synopsis of Quadrupeds' in its first edition, to the 'History of Quadrupeds' in this much expanded third edition. A naturalist whose work impressed Carl Linnaeus, Thomas Pennant developed this comprehensive index of quadrupeds over several years and included an array of illustrations of the animals from various illustrators. Inscription to front end paper of both volumes: Pigott. Sticker to front end paper of both volumes: D.S. Macey 1944. Two volumes. Collated, with 109 monochrome plates and the two vignette title pages as called for. Complete. This incredible work of natural history inspired many scientific and artistic minds of the day, and Pennant's legacy of inciting awe has not been lost. Rebound in tree calf, with original spine laid on. Externally, generally sound, with bumping and rubbing to spine and extremities of both volumes. Front board of volume one is held by one cord only and may detach with further handling. Internally, both volumes generally firmly bound, save for first six pages of volume one which are grouped to the front board and are held by one cord only. Pages are generally bright and clean, with some handling marks throughout. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 665H5
- Title
- History of Quadrupeds
- Author
- Thomas Pennant
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- B. and J. White
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1793
- Size
- 10" by 8"
- Keywords
- Natural History Thomas Pennant Quadrupeds Illustrated Thomas Pennant animals
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Vignette
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- Rubbing
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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