Complex sentence: However when he saw Catton's work he thought the prints were feeble and the book was considerably overpriced--when "Quadrupeds" was published in 1790 it was "greeted with delight".
Split into simpler sentences: However when he saw Catton's work he thought the prints were feeble and the whole thing was considerably overpriced. When "Quadrupeds" was published in 1790 it was "greeted with delight".