A general synopsis of birds
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A general synopsis of birds
- by
- Latham, John, 1740-1837; Dwight, Jonathan, 1858-1929, former owner. DSI; Tucker, Marcia Brady, former owner. DSI; Library of Congress, former owner. DSI
- Publication date
- 1781
- Publisher
- London : Printed for Benj. White
- Collection
- biodiversity
- Contributor
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Language
- English
- Volume
- v.3:pt.1 (1785)
Preface (p. vi, v. 1) signed John Latham
The plates are by the author
Illustrated etched t.p
Issued in three numbered volumes each with separate part title pages but continuous pagination and register. Vol. 1, pt 1 is dated 1781; v. 1, pt. 2 is dated 1782; v. 2, pts. 1 and 2 are dated 1783; v. 3, pts. 1 and 2 are dated 1785. The plates are numbered continuously throughout
Vols. 2 and 3 have imprint: London: Printed for Leigh & Sotheby. Vol. 2, pt. 1 with imprint: Prnited [sic] for Leigh & Sotheby
Supplement to the General synopsis of birds was published in 1781 and Supplement II to the General synopsis of birds in 1801 or 1802. A companion to the second supplement 'Supplementum indicis ornithologici' was probably issued with Supplement II
Includes bibliographical references ("A catalogue of the principal authors referred to in this work": v. 3, pt. 2, p. [637-647]) and indexes
Zimmer, J.T. Ayer Lib.
Anker, J. Bird books
extracted picklist
SCNHRB has two copies, copy 2 appears to be an early issue
SCNHRB c. 1 plates hand-colored
SCNHRB c. 1 has bookplates of Jonathan Dwight Jr. and Smithsonian Institution Libraries, gift of Marcia Brady Tucker. With the pencilled Tucker collational note on the t.p.s
SCNHRB c. 1 bound in diced Russia, gilt decorative roll at edges of boards, rebacked, green edges and marbled endpapers
SCNHRB c. 2 plates are uncolored. Variant in v. 1, pt. 1: no numbering on t.p.; v. 1, pt. 2 has "vol. II" on t.p
SCNHRB c. 2 imperfect: lacking p. 321-328 in v. 3, pt. 2
SCNHRB c. 2 has bookplate of the Library of Congress, Smithsonian Deposit
SCNHRB c. 2 stamped in red on t.p.: Smithsonian Institution [pencilled acc. no.] 6316-18. Stamped in red on last leaf: Oct. 16 1836
SCNHRB c. 2 has occasional ink and pencilled ms. notes in margins
SCNHRB c. 2 bound in old red library buckram, title in gilt on spine
The plates are by the author
Illustrated etched t.p
Issued in three numbered volumes each with separate part title pages but continuous pagination and register. Vol. 1, pt 1 is dated 1781; v. 1, pt. 2 is dated 1782; v. 2, pts. 1 and 2 are dated 1783; v. 3, pts. 1 and 2 are dated 1785. The plates are numbered continuously throughout
Vols. 2 and 3 have imprint: London: Printed for Leigh & Sotheby. Vol. 2, pt. 1 with imprint: Prnited [sic] for Leigh & Sotheby
Supplement to the General synopsis of birds was published in 1781 and Supplement II to the General synopsis of birds in 1801 or 1802. A companion to the second supplement 'Supplementum indicis ornithologici' was probably issued with Supplement II
Includes bibliographical references ("A catalogue of the principal authors referred to in this work": v. 3, pt. 2, p. [637-647]) and indexes
Zimmer, J.T. Ayer Lib.
Anker, J. Bird books
extracted picklist
SCNHRB has two copies, copy 2 appears to be an early issue
SCNHRB c. 1 plates hand-colored
SCNHRB c. 1 has bookplates of Jonathan Dwight Jr. and Smithsonian Institution Libraries, gift of Marcia Brady Tucker. With the pencilled Tucker collational note on the t.p.s
SCNHRB c. 1 bound in diced Russia, gilt decorative roll at edges of boards, rebacked, green edges and marbled endpapers
SCNHRB c. 2 plates are uncolored. Variant in v. 1, pt. 1: no numbering on t.p.; v. 1, pt. 2 has "vol. II" on t.p
SCNHRB c. 2 imperfect: lacking p. 321-328 in v. 3, pt. 2
SCNHRB c. 2 has bookplate of the Library of Congress, Smithsonian Deposit
SCNHRB c. 2 stamped in red on t.p.: Smithsonian Institution [pencilled acc. no.] 6316-18. Stamped in red on last leaf: Oct. 16 1836
SCNHRB c. 2 has occasional ink and pencilled ms. notes in margins
SCNHRB c. 2 bound in old red library buckram, title in gilt on spine
Notes
irregular page numbering. no TOC.
- Addeddate
- 2012-06-27 14:43:02
- Associated-names
- Dwight, Jonathan, 1858-1929, former owner; Tucker, Marcia Brady, former owner; Library of Congress, former owner
- Call number
- 39088015714744
- Camera
- Canon 5D
- External-identifier
- urn:oclc:record:1045600293
- Foldoutcount
- 0
- Identifier
- generalsynopsi3111785lath
- Identifier-ark
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- Identifier-bib
- 39088015714744
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- Pages
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- Possible copyright status
- NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT
- Ppi
- 300
- References
- Zimmer, J.T. Ayer Lib., p. 371-2; Anker, J. Bird books, no. 277
- Republisher_date
- 20120627155417
- Republisher_operator
- associate-daniel-euphrat@archive.org
- Scandate
- 20120627150145
- Scanner
- scribe1.washingtondc.archive.org
- Scanningcenter
- washingtondc
- Title_id
- 97758
- Worldcat (source edition)
- 3180970
- Year
- 1781
- Full catalog record
- MARCXML
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