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CUVIER, Georges Léopold, Baron de (1769-1832). The Animal Kingdom ... with additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed by Edward Griffith. London: G.B. Whittaker, 1827-35.
16 volumes (including the index), 8o (240 x 143 mm). 800 engraved plates, 608 hand-colored, some heightened with gum arabic, 12 of the plain plates folding, folding printed table in volume XI. (Occasional pale spotting and offsetting.) 19th-century green half morocco (twelve volumes rebacked preserving original spines).
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION of this classic work by the great naturalist Baron Cuvier. Various sources and sale records cite different plate counts, making a definitive collation of this edition impossible. This is the most important translation of Cuvier's work, not only for incorporating his own discourse on avian anatomy, but also for the addition of many species not covered in previous editions. Anker 110; Brunet II, 457; Freeman 892; Nissen ZBI 1015; Zimmer pp.153-55. (16)
16 volumes (including the index), 8
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION of this classic work by the great naturalist Baron Cuvier. Various sources and sale records cite different plate counts, making a definitive collation of this edition impossible. This is the most important translation of Cuvier's work, not only for incorporating his own discourse on avian anatomy, but also for the addition of many species not covered in previous editions. Anker 110; Brunet II, 457; Freeman 892; Nissen ZBI 1015; Zimmer pp.153-55. (16)