Lot 234
MacGillivray, William
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 19 June 2018 at 12:00 BST
Description
The Edinburgh Journal of Natural History, and of the Physical Sciences. Edinburgh: for the Proprietor, 1835-40. First edition, 2 volumes in 7 original parts, (all published), complete with 130 hand-coloured engraved plates (as listed in the "Index to the Illustrations of Part A [-G]" pasted onto the front endpapers of each part), tissue guards, original cloth-backed printed boards, uncut, the boards somewhat spotted
Footnote
Note: In each volume, there is a printed list "Index to the Illustrations of Part A [-G]" pasted onto the front paste-down endpaper. All 130 plates listed are present in this set. However engraved plate no 74 in part C ("Merops") is incorrectly listed as plate 94. There are 18 plates in parts A, B, and D-F, 20 plates in parts A and C.