Zoological illustrations, or, Original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities v. 2

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Publisher statement varies: v. 1, "Printed by R. Havell ..., published by Baldwin and Cradock ..."; v. 2-3, "Printed by W.J. Sparrow ..., published by Baldwin & Cradock ... and R. Havell ...." Work consists of hand-colored ill. on 136 leaves of plates, with explanatory text on facing pages and blank guard-sheets. Vol. [1] has [48] plates, v. 2, [42] plates, and v. 3, [46] plates (plates are mostly continuously numbered) Issued in parts. In some copies, the text and plates have been arranged according to the varieties of animals covered (i.e. birds; insects; and shells) Plates hand-colored by G. Bayfield (see Preface, v. 3) A "List of original subscribers" ([1] p.) is bound in at the end of v. 3 Includes bibliographical references and indexes BM (Nat. hist.) Zimmer, J.T. Ayer Lib. extracted picklist Plates hand-colored CHMRB and SCNHRB have one copy each CHMRB copy has barcodes v. 1, 39088007075328; v. 2, 39088007075336; and v. 3, 39088007075344 SCNHRB copy [barcodes v. 1, 39088009154741; v. 2, 39088009178872; and v. 3, 39088009154732] has bookplate: Ex libris William Healey Dall, Division of Mollusks Sectional Library. Vol. 2 has label, "This book was bound through the generosity of the National Capital Shell Club." SCNHRB copy has a later binding of embossed green cloth with gilt-lettered spine and decorated endpapers; v.1 & v. 3 have all edges gilt
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