1792 A New System of the Natural History of Birds Illustrated Very Scarce

Description: Click here to see our other books! A New System of the Natural History of Birds Anonymous 1792 Peter Hill; Thomas Cadell : Edinburgh; London 9" by 5.5" [3], vi-vii, [3], 568pp SUMMARY A very scarce eighteenth century study on ornithology, an illustrated volume, including a chapter focusing on dodos. Leather Binding,Very Scarce Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 1 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 22.99 EU Postage: £ 16.99 European Postage: £ 17.99 Asia Postage: £ 22.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99 DESCRIPTION This is Volume II in 'A New System of the Natural History of Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, and Insects', published in three volumes. ESTC citation number N11120.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and forty-nine plates.Collated, lacking plates numbered II, III, VIII, IX, XIII, XVIII, XIX, XXI, and L. This volume includes three different plates numbered XXII, and has a duplicate of plate XXVIII.An impressive and very scarce work on natural history.This work was published after the incredible success of Buffon's 'Natural History', presenting an extensive study on the natural history of birds from across the globe.Perhaps of most interest in a chapter on the dodo, which became extinct around one-hundred years before this work was published - the last accepted sighting of a dodo was in 1662. In this work no mention of the dodo's extinction is mentioned, as it wasn't recognised they were extinct until the 19th century. This work includes an illustration of a dodo to plate XXXII. CONDITION In a quarter calf binding with marbled paper to the boards, with new endpapers. Externally, smart. Spine is a little faded. Light bumping to the extremities. Some light marks to the leather. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with some spots. Tidemark to the head of the frontispiece, and Plate I. Neat repairs to the margins of a few pages, not affecting text. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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