Buy this book on-line Sir William Jardine : The Naturalist’s Library. Mammalia. Vol. V. / The Natural History of Pachydermes, or, Thick-Skinned Quadrupeds; Consisting of the Elephant, Rhinoceros, Hippopotamus, Tapir, Hog, &c. Illustrated by Thirty-Two Plates, with Memoir and Portrait of Sir Hans SloaneW.H. Lizars, Edinburgh, 1836
Contemporary full red morocco boards with alternating blind- and gilt-tool lined borders and gilt edges, spine in five compartments of raised gilt bands, gilt text in two and four, all edges speckled, and with decorative endpapers. , Edges rubbed, spine faded, otherwise a very good copy, text and plates are clean and crisp, bound in decorative period full morocco., 12mo, P. half-title, frontis, engraved title, blank, title, printer’s imprint, advertisement xi-xiii, blank, contents xv-xvi, memoir 17-92, pachydermes 93-248., Complete with frontispiece portrait of Sir Hans Sloane, engraved title, and 30 plates (26 hand-coloured), 32 in total. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Sir William Jardine : The Naturalist’s Library. Mammalia. Vol. V. / The Natural History of Pachydermes, or, Thick-Skinned Quadrupeds; Consisting of the Elephant, Rhinoceros, Hippopotamus, Tapir, Hog, &c. Illustrated by Thirty-Two Plates, with Memoir and Portrait of Sir Hans Sloane. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including first editions, out-of-print books, collectables, used books and livres d'occasion. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |