Dr Goldsmith's Natural History of Animals, viz, Beasts, Serpents, Birds, and Fishes, Insects, with a particular account of the manner of catching whales in Greenland.
London: T Pridden, 1790. 1st Edition. 12mo. Hardcover. pp [4], 207, 92 plates, lacking engraved frontispiece and pp146-148 containing folding plate of the Greenland Whale fishery. Early cloth and attractive calf spine label. The book is in 5 parts with numerous wonderful engravings of animals, birds, fishes, snakes and insects, written for the instruction of children. Very Good. Item #018555
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