William yarrell edited sir john (4 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good-. Third Edition. 1859. Third edition in two volumes. With a little loss - detailed below. xxxviii, 675pp. and a frontispiece portrait of the author in volume 1, iii, 670pp. in volume 2, and a total of 522 in-text wood engravings between the two volumes. William Yarrell (1784-1856) was an English zoologist, prolific writer, bookseller and naturalist admired by his contemporaries for his precise scientific work. A History of British Fishes is one of his best known works, originally serialised in nineteen parts from 1835, and then published bound in two volumes in 1836. It is a handbook or field guide systematically describing every type of fish found in the British Isles, with an article for each species. This third edition, published posthumously, has been edited by explorer and naturalist Sir John Richardson and includes a Memoir of William Yarrell. The books are near-uniformly bound in dark blue cloth covered boards with gold titling on the spine (the cloth on volume 2 is slightly different and may be a well matched recasing). The cases of the books are in very good condition with shelf wear and some soiling and a little light staining on the boards and some light stains on the spines. The boards of volume 2 have patchy brown damp marking, most noticeably on the rear board. The spines of both volumes are bumped with some 1/8" to 1/4" splits in the cloth at the spine ends of volume 1. The contents are tight and clean with (NB) the last page of volume 1 (page 675) missing a large part from around the top corner that has taken part of two lines of text and part of an illustration. This page also has some damage and a hole near the middle of the spine edge. The last page of volume 2 has a tear near the top of the spine edge. There is no inscription in either volume. PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavy set weighing over 2.1 Kg. and extra postage will apply.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. Third Edition two Volume Set in Very Good Full Brown Leather Victorian Bindings.There are red and black moroccan title labels to the 2nd and 4th Compartments to spine.Five Raised bands.Inner gilt dentelles and with gilt lined borders to both volumes.Some wear noted to head of spines and along spine.Rather sumptious coloured marbled endpapers with previous owner's armorial bookplates to both endpapers.Small bookseller's ticket to the bottom edge of both volumes to the front pastedown.This handsome set was bound by Sotheran's of Sackville St London.All the page edges are elaborately adorned in gilt.Illustrated by 522 wood engravings most of which are set within the Text.Both bindings are firm with NO hinge weaknesses.Contents remain clean internally with just a littlelight spotting to the pre-lims and endpapers.Slight offsetting (browning) to the title page of Volume One.Ownership inscription in ink to the blank fly-leaf.It's a handsome set of two volumes that would adorn any bookshelf in full Calf.Originally serialised in nineteen parts from 1835, and then published bound in two volumes in 1836.This is the Third Edition edited by Sir John Richardson.It is a handbook or field guide systematically describing every type of fish found in the British Isles, with an article for each species. Yarrell was a London bookseller and newsagent with the time and income to indulge his interest in natural history. He was able to draw on his own extensive library and collection of specimens, his wide network of like-minded naturalist friends, and his access to major libraries.The History of British Fishes followed the example of Thomas Bewick's natural history books in its combination of up-to-date scientific data, accurate illustrations, detailed descriptions and varied anecdotes. The wood engraving illustrations were superbly drawn by Alexander Fussell and engraved by John Thompson.8vo Vol 1 (xxxviii) 675pp Vol 2 670pp Third Edition [1859].…

THREE VOLUMES. 8vo. 9 x 6 inches. Vol. I, xxxviii + 675 pp.; Vol. II, [iv] + 670 pp.; Vol. III, xxiii + [i] + 30 + [1] pp. Bound in original dark blue cloth, gilt (Vol. III in green). Top edges rough cut. A little wear to extremities. light foxing of edges, browning of flyleaves and hinges just starting to crack; otherwise a very good set with clean interiors. Illustrated by portrait frontispieces with facsimile signatures, Vol. I, protected by tissue guard, and Vol. III, by text vignettes of all the fish species and their details and by ornamental tailpiece vignettes. Decorated by armourial title page vignettes, Vols. I-II. A systematic survey of British fish species by William Yarrell (1784-1856), Zoologist, which includes a Memoir of Yarrell and a List of his writings. The first edition was published 1835-36 and this expanded third edition is edited by Sir John Richardson (1782-1865), Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and Arctic explorer. Yarrell also published A History of British Birds (1843 and later editions). This work is Illustrated with the splendid wood engravings of John Thompson, designed by Alexander Fussell. The Supplement contains details of additional species discovered since 1839. NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE FISHING NATURAL HISTORY FISHES 19TH CENTURY ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE.…

London. John Van Voorst, Paternoster Row. 1860. First Edition. 8vo. (9 x 6). xxiii, 70 pp. Engraved frontispiece of William Yarrell. Text illustrations of fish species. 'This supplement is published for the use of the purchasers of Mr. Yarrell's First and Second editions of his History of British Fishes, and contains all the species that have been discovered in the British Seas since the year 1839, as far as they have come to the knowledge of the Editor.' The book is bound in its original green cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Light corner wear, armorial bookplate to the front paste down, otherwise very good.…