Gleanings of natural history, exhibiting figures of quadrupeds, birds, insects, plants, &c. Most of which have not, till now, been either figured or described. With descriptions of seventy different subjects, designed, engraved, and coloured after nature, of fifty copper-plate prints. By George Edwards, fellow of the Royal Society, and of the Society of Antiquaries, London

People / Organizations

• George Edwards (Author)

Imprint

London : Printed for the author, at the Royal College of Physicians, in Warwick-Lane, MDCCLVIII. [1758]

Publication year

1758-1764

ESTC No.

N18047

Grub Street ID

7519

Description

3v.,plates : port. ; 2°.

Note

Regarded as a continuation of the author's 'Histoire naturelle d'oiseaux'

Parallel French and English texts, with the French translation by J. du Plessis (vols. 1-2) and Edmond Barker (vol. 3)

With an additional titlepage in French, 'Glanures d'histoire naturelle', in each volume

Vols. 2 and 3 are dated 1760 and 1764

With lists of subscribers in volumes 2 and 3.

Uncontrolled note

Subscribers lists noted 08/89 JD ESTC/BL. - ICN notes that the plates are numbered continuously with the plates in the author's 'Histoire naturelle d'oiseaux', i.e.: 211-362. ESTC N/A queried on format and it says "Our copy is a 2?", in reply to NCl's statement that its se is a quarto set. Watch the format point