THE NATURAL HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS (3 Volumes, Complete) Translated from the French. With an Account of the Life of the Author. Illustrated with above 200 Engravings of Animals.
Published by Thomas Nelson and Peter Brown in Edinburgh 1830
SKU: 54274
£90.00
First Thus. 3 Volumes. 8vo. hardbacks in half black morocco, gilt, with black buckram-covered boards. All edges speckled red. Vol. I: xvi, 415pp. with engraved portrait frontispiece. Vol. II: ii, 429pp. with Plate no. 1 (of 20) as frontispiece. Vol. III: iii, 426pp. Plate no. 2 as frontispiece and remaining 18 plates at end. A clean set with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Stain to top of first few pages of Vol. I including frontispiece and title page (please see photos) and occasional light foxing through all three volumes. Some wear and rubbing to tops and bases of spines and corners. Light soiling to boards. Overall a Good+ Set.