| Item Description: | First edition. One of four subseries within the 40-volume "Naturalist's library" edited by William Jardine and first published from 1833 to 1843. Arrangement and numbering of volumes was altered when the "Naturalist's library" was completed in 1843, and in later reissues of the series. See C. Nissen, Zoologische Buchillustration, page 504
Volumes have an added, engraved, series title page (undated) with part-colored vignette; a dated letterpress title page with series at head of title, and short form of volume title; and a dated letterpress title page for individual volume title. |
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