AN HISTORY of the Earth and Animated Nature (in Eight Volumes)
by Goldsmith, Oliver
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
London: Printed for J. Nourse, in the Strand, Bookseller to His Majesty, 1774. Book. Very Good-. Full Leather. First Edition. 8vo. A nice copy of this handsome first edition in original leather binding, having sprinkled edges, two spine-labels, gilt fleurons along backstrip, and gilt dentelles. Gilt on labels in very good shape, but some loss of gilt to fleurons and to dentelles. Some shelfwear-rubbing to covers, some rubbing to corners, several joints and hinges starting but still holding solidly, some mild foxing throughout, some tanning to pastedown margins and to prelims and final pages, and a suggestion of dampstain to several pages of vol 1 only (not affecting legibility). Covers to volume viii loose but present. [ Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine 2. Near Fine 3. Very Good 4. Good 5. Fair ].
Synopsis
A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature is a fascinating work of natural history. It was first published in 1774 in eight volumes, these volumes brought together a history of the earth with a description of its geographical features and species. Oliver Goldsmith was a novelist, poet and journalist as well as the author of many works of natural history. He is now best known for his 1766 novel, The Vicar of Wakefield .
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- Bookseller
- Montreal Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017194
- Title
- AN HISTORY of the Earth and Animated Nature (in Eight Volumes)
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for J. Nourse, in the Strand, Bookseller to His Majesty
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1774
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science; Nature & Animal World (see Also Ornithology);
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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