The Illustrated Natural History | Three Volumes. Volume 1: Mammalia; Volume 2: Birds; Volume 3: Reptiles, Fishes, Molluscs Etc. [3 / III Volumes]

Wood, The Reverend J. G. (1827-1889) [General Sir Edward Bowater KCH (1787 - 14 December 1861) was a British soldier and courtier, in 1839 Bowater married Emilia Mary, the daughter of Colonel Michael Barne. Their only daughter Louisa became the wife of Rainald Knightley, 1st Baron Knightley]. With New Designs by Wolf, Zwecker Weir, Coleman, Harvey, etc. etc. Engraved by the Brothers Dalziel.

Edité par Published by Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, Farringdon Street, London First Editions (), 1862, 1863. 1859 / 1862 / 1863., 1859

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Uniform matching first editions in half brown leather, spines elaborately hand-tooled, twin morocco labels, marble paper covered boards, page edges and end leaves. Quarto 10'' x 7¼''. Contains [vii] 800; [ii] 786; [ii] 810 printed pages of text each with numerous wood engravings. From the private library of General Sir Edward Bowater with his and his wife's (Emilia Mary), bookplate inside. Light rubbing to the spines, foxing fore and aft, beyond which the text block is without any foxing, hinges and binding firm and robust. Member of the P.B.F.A. NATURAL HISTORY.

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• Titre: The Illustrated Natural History | Three Volumes. Volume 1: Mammalia; Volume 2: Birds; Volume 3: Reptiles, Fishes, Molluscs Etc. [3 / III Volumes]
• Éditeur: Published by Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, Farringdon Street, London First Editions (), 1862, 1863. 1859 / 1862 / 1863.
• Date de parution: 1859
• Reliure: Couverture rigide