Spectacle de la nature ; Nature display'd : Being discourses on such particulars of natural history as were thought most proper to excite the curiosity and form the minds of youth youth : illustrated with copper plates /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed for J. and J. Pemberton, ... R. Francklin, ... ; and C. Davis,
1736-37.
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| Item Description: | Title page in red and black; head- and tail-pieces; initials. Edition statements vary: Volume 1. The third edition, corrected. 1736. -- volumes 2-3. The second edition. 1737. Dedicated to the Duke of Cumberland. Vols. I and II both have Humphreys's name as translator but no translator is named for vol. III; John Baptist De Freval is a possibility. Plates engraved by A. Motte, J. Mynde and W.H. Toms. The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature. |
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| Physical Description: | 3 volumes : illustrations, plates (chiefly folded) ; 21 cm (8vo) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Place of Publication: | England -- London. |