A Modern system of natural history
Subtitle: containing accurate descriptions, and faithful histories, of animals, vegetables, and minerals. Together with their properties, and various uses in medicine, mechanics,manufactures, &c
By: illustrated with a great variety of copper-plates, accurately drawn from nature, ,and beautifully engraved; by the Rev. Samuel Ward, Vicar of Cotterstock, cum Glapthorne, Northamptonshire; and others
Publisher: printed for F. Newbery, the corner of St. Paul's Church-Yard, Ludgate-Street
Published: 1775
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 12
Subjects: Mammals; Early works to 1800; Birds; Reptiles; Insects; Fishes; Natural history; Pre-Linnean works
Other titles: Natural history of birds.; Natural history of fishes.; Natural history of reptiles and insects.; Natural history of waters, earths, fossils, minerals, and vegetables.; Ward's natural history.
Notes: Leather bound, gilt spine; marbled end papers.

Binder's title: Ward's natural history.

Vol.1-7 published in 1775; vol. 8-12 published in 1776.

Signatures: Vol. 1-8: B-Q⁶; Vol. 9-12: A-P⁶.

Volumes 5-12 have individual title pages. They are arranged as follows: Vols. 5,6,7,8 : Natural history of birds, v.1,2,3,4 respectively. Vols. 9,10: Natural history of fishes, v. 1,2. Vol. 11: Natural history of reptiles and insects, v.1. Vol. 12: Natural history of waters, earths, fossils, minerals and vegetables.

Index to Natural history of birds is bound following v. 8 on pp. i-li. Index to Natural history of fishes is bound following v.10, pp. i-xv. Index to Natural history of reptiles and insects is bound following v. 11. Index to Natural history of waters, earths, fossils, minerals, and vegetables is bound following v. 12.

Each volume has a varying number of plates and pages.

Access to portions of this material may be restricted.

Roscoe. John Newbery and his successors, J376.
Table of contents: title: V.1-4. [A natural history of quadrupeds]; title: v. 5-8. A natural history of birds; title: v. 9-10. A natural history of fishes; title: v. 11. A natural history of reptiles and insects; title: v. 12. A natural history of waters, earths, fossils, minerals and vegetables.