A History of British Quadrupeds, Including the Cetacea by Bell Thomas 1792-1880 (Creator) - 2013-01-28

London: John van Voorst, 1874. Hardcover. Very Good. illustrations, 474, (2)p. Original cloth. 22cm. Backstrip faded. Edges of cover slightly faded. This Second Edition was revised and partly re-written by the author, assisted by Robert F. Tomes and Edward Richard Alston -- statement on title-page. Whales and dolphins were covered at pages 373-474.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Van Voorst, 1874. xi, 474, numerous woodcuts. . HB. 8vo, buckram. Sound ex-lib. copy.. 2nd edition..

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: John Van Voorst. This is a Good Only Copy of this book in original publisher's cloth with gilt title lettering to spine.There is a small chip to cloth of approx 8-10mm to head of spine.The book has NO previous names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with just a little stitching showing through to the front and rear gutter hinge joins.Complete with nearly 200 marvellous woodcuts as called for.The internal text block is pretty clean internally with just a little dartkening to the page edges and one ink mark to the final endpaper and edge of rear pastedown,but not significant.Decent copy for the collector 8vo (xviii) 526pp Plus ads at rear dated 1845,copyright page states 1837. . Good. Hardcover. 1837.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: John Van Voorst, 1837. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. .."Illustrated by nearly 200 woodcuts." Bound with leather over the spine and corners, 5 raised bands along the spine, black leather title plate with gilt titles and gilt lines along edges of the raised bands. Green cloth covered boards. Some rubbing to boaards, top layer of leather scraped here and there, including to a small area of the title plate. Marbled page edges all around, and marbled end papers. Hinge and text-block tight. Owner's bookplate inside the front. Silk ribbon attached. Some light foxing to the preliminary pages thereafter remarkably clear, pages smooth and clean, with lovely wood-cuts within text. Artist not named.