1839 SEA MONSTERS Amphibious Walrus Seals Manatee WHALES Kraken Leviathan 2v

1839 SEA MONSTERS Amphibious Walrus Seals Manatee WHALES Kraken Leviathan 2v

Sir William Jardine was a 19^th-century Scottish naturalist most known for his extensive series of books on natural history, ‘The Naturalist’s Library’.

This 1839 edition of Jardine’s ‘Mammalia’ is beautifully color illustrated with 33 engravings of various species of amphibious carnivora edited by Robert Hamilton. The plates from Jardine’s works are exceedingly desirable and are found framed and displayed by themselves. These volumes showcase illustrations and descriptions of the walrus, seal, sea-lions, Manatee, sea-serpent, and more.

Item number: #26621

Price: $750

JARDINE, Sir William

The Naturalist’s Library. Vol. VIII & XXVI. Mammalia.

Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars; London: S. Highley, T. Nelson; Dublin: W. Curry, Jun. and Co., 1839-52. 1^st edition

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • VIII – xiv, [3], 18-336
    • 33 engraved plates, including frontispiece and vignette title page
  • XXVI – 264
    • 32 engraved plates, including frontispiece and vignette title page
  • References: Lowndes 1192
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Hardcover; secure
    • Red cloth
  • Size: ~7in X 4.5in (17.5cm x 11.5cm)

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