Lightfoot revd (1 Ergebnisse)
Weitere BilderVerlag: 1st. Ed. Pub. for B. White, London. 1777 1777
- Hardcover
Anbieter: C. Arden (Bookseller) ABA, Hay-on-Wye, Vereinigtes KönigreichC. Arden (Bookseller) ABA
Verkäufer/-in kontaktierenVerkäufer/-in mit 5 SternenZustand: Gebraucht
EUR 588,43
EUR 26,26 VersandVersand von Vereinigtes Königreich nach USAAnzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbTwo volume set with printed title-pages, two illustrated title-pages and 35 fine copper engraved plates (9 being fold-out). 8vo. Hardbacks. Some spotting, o/w. contents fine. Marbled fore-edges. Early quarter calf binding with gilt floral decoration in good to vg. condition - externally the hinges show some wear, internally they… are fine. The "only professedly complete work on the plants of Scotland until 1821" (Henrey). The work begins with a section on the fauna of Scotland, a sketch of 'Caledonian Zoology' as Lightfoot called it in his Preface. The author of this part of the work was Thomas Pennant. Five of the fine copper engraved plates are ornithological depicting an Osprey, Hooded Crow, Knot, Sand-piper, Long-legged Plover, Black Headed Gull and Black Gull. The remainder are fine botanical.
