| Description |
8 v. : ill. ; 18 cm |
| Edition |
A new edition. |
| Note |
"The following natural history is written, with only such an attention to system as serves to remove the reader's embarrassments, and allure him to proceed." Cf. Preface (v. I, p. xi). |
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Each volume has a separate table of contents. |
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Engravings: plates; engraved by and after various artists, including E. Martin, Is. Taylor, De Seve, G. Stubbs, and B. West. |
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Vol. 1: xvii, [3], 374, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 2: [4], 364 p., [5] leaves of plates; v. 3: [4], 374, [2] p., [24] leaves of plates; v. 4: [4], 328 p., [42] leaves of plates; v. 5: [8], 357, [3] p., [10] leaves of plates; v. 6: [8], 371, [1] p., [12] leaves of plates; v. 7: [4], 388 p., [8] leaves of plates; v. 8: [4], 128, [320] p., [3] leaves of plates. |
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Signatures: v. 1. A¹⁰ B-Q¹² R⁶ S²; v. 2. [A]² B-Q¹² R²; v. 3. [A]² B-Q¹² R⁶ S²; v. 4. [A]² B-O¹² P⁶ Q²; v. 5. A⁴ B-Q¹²; v. 6. A⁴ B-Q¹² R⁶; v. 7. [A]² B-R¹² S²; v. 8. [A]² B-T¹² U⁶ X². |
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Last leaves of volume 1, 3 and 5 blank; last page of vol. 6 blank. |
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Temple Scott provides a full bibliographical description for the 1st ed. of this title (published by Nourse in 1774), on p. 329-331 of his book, Oliver Goldsmith, bibliographically and biographically considered. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
Index for all volumes: [320] p. at end of v. 8. |
| Indexed In |
ESTC (RLIN) T146100 |
| Subject(s) |
Zoology -- Early works to 1800.
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Physical geography -- Early works to 1800.
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| Alternate Author |
Wingrave, F. (Francis), publisher.
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Martin, Elias, 1739-1818, engraver.
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West, Benjamin, 1738-1820, illustrator.
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Sève, Jacques Eustache de, illustrator.
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Taylor, Isaac, 1730-1807, engraver.
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Stubbs, George, 1724-1806, artist.
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