Goldsmith, Oliver

A History of the Earth and Animated Nature [4 volumes]

Henry Fisher, 1822. Leather Binding. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Very Good / No Jacket. Item #00520533

4 volumes, complete as issued. Bound in period 3/4 brown polished calf over marbled boards, spines with raised bands, paired black morocco labels and decorative tooling in blind (some rubbing to spines and boards; some foxing to text). Engraved frontis portrait; hand-colored engraved title page, plus plates. Total plate count is 40 hand-colored plates plus frontis and engraved title (42 total plates). Although sometimes cited with a publication date of 1822, the engraved plates in this edition have dates frrom 1822 to 1826.Color Plates.

Price: $350.00