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A treatise on the order Ruminantia of the Baron Cuvier (Pecora of Linneus) by Major Charles Hamilton Smith, F.R.S

Catalog Data

Author:
Smith, Charles Hamilton  Search this
Former owner:
Afzelius, Adam 1750-1837 DSI  Search this
Kellogg, Remington 1892-1969 DSI  Search this
Author:
Cuvier, Georges baron 1769-1832 Règne animal Mammifères English Selections  Search this
Griffith, Edward 1790-1858  Search this
Linné, Carl von 1707-1778  Search this
Inscriber:
Smith, Charles Hamilton DSI  Search this
Physical description:
[3], 34-428 pages, [51] leaves of plates illustrations 22 cm, in box 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1827
Notes:
"Published in the English edition of the 'Regne Animal' of Cuvier, edited by Ed. Griffith "
Partial reprint[?] from volume 4 of The class Mammalia. Appears to have been issued as a separate title. Lacks both the series title page for The animal kingdom and the sub-series title page for The class Mammalia, as well as the Cetacea portion of volume 4, the errata, and the list of plates
SCNHRB copy 39088015652969 has bookplate: In memory of Remington Kellogg, 1892-1969 ...; with stamps on front free endpaper: Remington Kellogg; Division of Mammals. Stamp on title page: Smithsonian Libraries, Jul. 25, 1980. There a few brief handwritten annotations
SCNHRB copy has inscription handwritten in ink on title page: To Professor Afzelius, &c. &c. &c. from the author
SCNHRB copy has a later red cloth binding (very faded), with title inked on spine: Smith's Ruminantia. Housed in a later archival box, 25 cm
Topic:
Mammals  Search this
Ruminants  Search this
Call number:
QL737.U5 S65 1827
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_967131