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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Shaw, George, 1751-1813. General zoology, or, Systematic natural history. London : Printed for G. Kearsley [by Thomas Davison], 1800-26 (OCoLC)718109869 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
George Shaw; James Francis Stephens; William Elford Leach; James Heath; Griffith, Mrs.; Moses Griffith |
| OCLC Number: | 1239838 |
| Notes: | Title and imprint vary. Vol. 14, pt. 2 lacks engraved t.p., but has volume and part numbers on signature line. Vol. 8: Publication date on engraved t.p.: 1812; on letterpress t.p.: 1811. Vol.13: Publication date on engraved t.p.: 1825; on letterpress t.p.: 1826. Vols. 1-8 by George Shaw; v. 9-14 by James Francis Stephens under the editorship of William Elford Leach. The plates to v. 1-5 engraved by Mr. Heath (i.e. James Heath?), v. 6 jointly by Mr. Heath and Mrs. Griffith, v. 7-14 by Mrs. Griffith (t.p. for v. 9 has: Mrs. Griffiths). Nissen identifies engraver as Moses Griffith (1747-1819). Each volume is in two parts, each with an engraved t.p. (except for v. 14, pt. 2) and an additional letterpress t.p.; the pagination and registers of second parts continue those of first parts, apart from v. 12-14, whose second parts have separate pagination and registers. Includes indexes |
| Description: | 14 v. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | v. 1-2. Mammalia. (1800-1801) -- v. 3. Amphibia. (1802) -- v. 4-5. Pisces. (1803-1804) -- v. 6. Insecta. (1806) -- v. 7-14, pt. 1. Aves. (1809-1826) -- v. 14, pt. 2. General index to the zoology by G. Shaw and J. F. Stephens. (1826) |
| Other Titles: | General zoology Systematic natural history |
| Responsibility: | by George Shaw ; with plates from the first authorities and most select specimens, engraved principally by Mr. Heath. |
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