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Title: Arctic Zoology Author: [Pennant, Thomas] Place: London Publisher: Henry Hughs Date: 1784-85 Description: 2 volumes. [10], cc, (6), 185, [1 blank]; [2], (187)-586, [12], 1 errata pp. Engraved frontispiece, title vignettes and 23 plates. (4to) 24x19 cm. (9½x7½"), modern calf-backed marbled boards, morocco lettering pieces. First Edition. Without the separately-issued supplement (1787). "This famous treatise... was at first intended to bear a title indicating a study of the fauna of King George's dominions in North America. However, about this time the American colonies separated from the mother country, and the author adopted the above rather misleading caption." -- Wood. "Pennant also had a talent for observation and organization. He was able to combine his own observations with information from Thomas Hutchins, Ashton Blackburn, Alexander Garden, Benjamin Smith Barton, and Peter Simon Pallas, and thus to produce his classic work, 'Arctic Zoology.'" DSB X, page 509. Lot Amendments Condition: Some foxing and browning; internally very good in fine modern bindings. Item number: 210492