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The natural history of British fishes : including scientific and general descriptions of the most interesting species, and an extensive selection of accurately finished coloured plates, taken entirely from original drawings, purposely made from the specimens in a recent state, and for the most part whilst living / by E. Donovan ..

Catalog Data

Author:
Donovan, E (Edward) 1768-1837  Search this
Former owner:
Chanler, Robert Winthrop 1872-1930 DSI  Search this
New York Hospital DSI  Search this
Binder:
Bailer Bros. (Firm) DSI  Search this
Physical description:
5 v., [120] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
1802
1808
1802-1808
Notes:
Publication dates for each v.: v. 1, 1802; v. 2, 1803; v. 3, 1804; v. 4, 1806; v. 5, 1808.
Vol. 5 has imprint: Printed for the author, and for F., C. and J. Rivington.
Hand-colored illustrations; plates accompanied by blank tissue guard-sheets.
Nissen, C. Zoologische Buchillustration, Bd. I, Nr. 1141
BM (Nat. hist.), v. 1, p. 473
Topic:
Fishes  Search this
Call number:
QL633.G7 D6 1802X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_727161