A HISTORY OF THE EARTH AND ANIMATED NATURE. By Oliver Goldsmith. Division I.
# (1774) ND (1851) 1st edition thus. Small 4to (170 x 260mm). Ppii,lvi,144. With 10 hand-coloured plates of mammals, coloured title-page vignette, engraved frontispiece portrait. Publisher's prospectus at front. Original green cloth, titled and decorated in gilt and blind-stamped.
# It seems that this volume was an introduction to the series, with prospectus and order form and examples of coloured plates. A second title-page before the text states "A HISTORY OF THE EARTH AND ANIMATED NATURE. By Oliver Goldsmith. 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."
# It seems that this volume was an introduction to the series, with prospectus and order form and examples of coloured plates. A second title-page before the text states "A HISTORY OF THE EARTH AND ANIMATED NATURE. By Oliver Goldsmith. 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."
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58041
| Author | Goldsmith (Oliver) |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 58041 |
| ISBN | B005HMZ1HS. |
| Book Description | Foxing of preliminary pages, inner hinged tender, but a nice clean copy. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1859 |
| Publisher | A. Fullarton and Co. |
| Place | London and Edinburgh. |