Author: Bewick, Thomas.
Title: A GENERAL HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. The Figures Engraved on Wood by T. Bewick.
Description: Newcastle upon Tyne: printed by and for S. Hodgson ..., 1800. 4th Ed. Demy 8vo. 13 x 20.5cm. 224 figures, 109 vignettes tail pieces &c., 1 text figure. [i] Advert. + x + 525pp. + [i] Errata. With the bookplate and signature across t.p. of Catherine Elizabeth Coote, some browning, speckled calf boards, some minor loss to edges and marking, rebacked with much of original spine laid down, gilt ruled spine with gilt lettered title label. ¶ Thomas Bewick (1753–1828) English wood-engraver and natural history author. Roscoe 4c variant A. 1000 copies. 302 descriptions of quadrupeds, &c. including animals from Adive to Zorilla. It is particularly thorough on some of the domestic animals: the first entry describes the horse.

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