A History of the Earth and Animated Nature: complete 2 vol set
by Goldsmith, Oliver
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good+
- Seller
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Biologie, Geïllustreerd, Geschiedenis, Natuurlijke historie, Ornithologie, Verzamelwerken - Aantal: 2 - Handgekleurde illustraties
Object: Boek (Meer kavels)Aantal boeken: 2
Onderwerp: Biologie, Geïllustreerd, Geschiedenis, Natuurlijke historie, Ornithologie, VerzamelwerkenAuteur/ Illustrator: Oliver Goldsmith
Boektitel: A History of the Earth and Animated NatureStaat: Zeer Goed
Publicatiejaar oudste item.: 1852Druk: Geïllustreerde druk
Taal: EngelsOorspronkelijke taal: Ja
Uitgever: Blackie & Son - Queen St Glasgow, Edinburgh, LondonBand: Halfleer
Extra's: Handgekleurde illustratiesAfmetingen: 25,5×16 cm
- Oliver Goldsmith- A History of the Earth and Animated Nature - Volume 1 and 2 (complete matching & very handsome set, newly bound, very tight)
- Blackie & Son Queen St Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, 1852- Vol I; lxii, 564 pp with a portrait frontispiece and a color title page, 14 full page black&white plates, 13 hand colored full page plates
- Vol II; xci, 663 pp with a portrait frontispiece and a color title page, 21 full page black&white plates, 23 hand colored full page plates and a page with "directions to the binder"- total 35 black and white plates, 36 hand colored plates and numerous illustrations in text.
- Contemporary newley bound Q. Leather - Calf - over matching marbled boards with gilt letters on brown leather plate on spine.- 25 x 18 x 4,5 cm / 8to
- Condition: missing last text page (no 567) , some spotting and marginal tears, a bit of page 376 is stuck to the opposite page. See this page and all plates as in the pictures for the condition.
Volumes of uniform size 26 x 18 cm.
72 hand-coloured full-page plates. Hand coloured frontispiece and title vignette.
"With an Introductory View of the Animal Kingdom by Baron Cuvier; Copious Notes of Discoveries in Natural History and a Life of the Author by Washington Irving."
Synopsis
A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature is a fascinating work of natural history. It was first published in 1774 in eight volumes, these volumes brought together a history of the earth with a description of its geographical features and species. Oliver Goldsmith was a novelist, poet and journalist as well as the author of many works of natural history. He is now best known for his 1766 novel, The Vicar of Wakefield .
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- PSM Wiki Shop (NL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- b187
- Title
- A History of the Earth and Animated Nature
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver
- Illustrator
- Oliver Goldsmith
- Format/Binding
- Newly bound q calf
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Blackie and Son
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1852
- Pages
- 564 + 663
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 6.61 lbs
- Keywords
- Oliver Goldsmith
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Title Page
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- Calf
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- Vignette
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