Publisher statement varies: v. 1, "Printed by R. Havell ..., published by Baldwin and Cradock ..."; v. 2-3, "Printed by W.J. Sparrow ..., published by Baldwin & Cradock ... and R. Havell ...."

Work consists of hand-colored ill. on 136 leaves of plates, with explanatory text on facing pages and blank guard-sheets. Vol. [1] has [48] plates, v. 2, [42] plates, and v. 3, [46] plates (plates are mostly continuously numbered)

Issued in parts. In some copies, the text and plates have been arranged according to the varieties of animals covered (i.e. birds; insects; and shells)

Plates hand-colored by G. Bayfield (see Preface, v. 3)

A "List of original subscribers" ([1] p.) is bound in at the end of v. 3

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

BM (Nat. hist.)

Zimmer, J.T. Ayer Lib.

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Plates hand-colored

CHMRB and SCNHRB have one copy each

CHMRB copy has barcodes v. 1, 39088007075328; v. 2, 39088007075336; and v. 3, 39088007075344

SCNHRB copy [barcodes v. 1, 39088009154741; v. 2, 39088009178872; and v. 3, 39088009154732] has bookplate: Ex libris William Healey Dall, Division of Mollusks Sectional Library. Vol. 2 has label, "This book was bound through the generosity of the National Capital Shell Club."

SCNHRB copy has a later binding of embossed green cloth with gilt-lettered spine and decorated endpapers; v.1 & v. 3 have all edges gilt

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