Author: [Boreman, Thomas].
Title: A COMPENDIUM OF ZOOLOGY, Being a Description of More Than Three Hundred Animals. Confirmed by actual and personal observations, with Original Remarks, and Interesting Quotations from Ancient and Modern Authors; To which is subjoined An Appendix, on Allegorical and Fabulous Animals.
Description: London: Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, 1818. New Ed., carefully Revised and Corrected. Sm. 8vo. [xx] + 366pp. + [xx] index and adverts. Frontis., profusely illus. throughout by accurate figures engraved on wood. Sporadic light browning and spotting, fore-edge of frontis. sl. shaved?, sm. closed tear repaired to tail of gutter margin of title page, contemporary half calf with marbled boards, boards browned and rubbed with some loss of paper to lower board, corners sl. bumped, couple of gatherings sl. protruding, gilt lettered leather title label and some gilt decoration to spine.

Keywords: NATURAL HISTORY; BIOLOGY, ZOOLOGY, EVOLUTION


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