General zoology or systematic natural history by George Shaw, ... With plates ... engraved principally by Mr. Heath. ...

People / Organizations

• George Shaw (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for G. Kearsley [by Thomas Davison], 1800-26.

Publication year

1800-1826

ESTC No.

T153436

Grub Street ID

197795

Description

14v.,plates ; 8⁰

Note

Vols.1-8 by George Shaw; vols.9-14 by James Francis Stephens under the editorship of William Elford Leach.

The plates to vols.1-5 engraved by Charles Heath, vol.6 jointly by Charles Heath and Mrs. Griffith, vol.7-14 by Mrs. Griffiths.

Each volume is in two parts, each with an engraved titlepage (except for vol.14, part 2) and an additional letterpress titlepage; the pagination and registers of second parts continue those of first parts, apart from vols.12-14, whose second parts have separate pagination and registers.

Imprints vary from vol.8 onwards.