Thomas Pennant Indian Zoology. London: Henry Hughs, 1790 Second edition, 4to (246 x 193mm.), engraved title with hand-coloured vignette, 16 hand-coloured engraved plates, contemporary brown calf, red morocco label to spine, sprinkled edges, a few marginal closed tears (not affecting text or illustrations), some transfer from plates onto facing leaves, extremities slightly rubbed On the title-page, this copy bears the ownership inscription of The Reverend Hugh Davies Fellow of the Linnean Society. In the "Advertisement", Thomas Pennant acknowledges that "the Rev. Mr. Hugh Davies rector of Aber, in Caernarvonshire, underwent the task of arranging the very numerous subjects of the Indian Faunula" for this work (as well as assisting John Latham with the section on insects). LITERATURE:McGill/Wood, p. 516; Nissen IVB 713, 714 PROVENANCE:Ownership inscription of The Reverend Hugh Davies F.L.S. (1739-1821); inscribed 'Owen Owen to his son O. Owen A.M.'; bookplate of A.E. Brisco Owen (1858-1926); bookplate of Kenneth A. MacAndrew
Thomas Pennant Indian Zoology. London: Henry Hughs, 1790 Second edition, 4to (246 x 193mm.), engraved title with hand-coloured vignette, 16 hand-coloured engraved plates, contemporary brown calf, red morocco label to spine, sprinkled edges, a few marginal closed tears (not affecting text or illustrations), some transfer from plates onto facing leaves, extremities slightly rubbed On the title-page, this copy bears the ownership inscription of The Reverend Hugh Davies Fellow of the Linnean Society. In the "Advertisement", Thomas Pennant acknowledges that "the Rev. Mr. Hugh Davies rector of Aber, in Caernarvonshire, underwent the task of arranging the very numerous subjects of the Indian Faunula" for this work (as well as assisting John Latham with the section on insects). LITERATURE:McGill/Wood, p. 516; Nissen IVB 713, 714 PROVENANCE:Ownership inscription of The Reverend Hugh Davies F.L.S. (1739-1821); inscribed 'Owen Owen to his son O. Owen A.M.'; bookplate of A.E. Brisco Owen (1858-1926); bookplate of Kenneth A. MacAndrew
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