The natural history of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals
By: by William Swainson ; in two volumes
Contributors: Finden, Edward Francis, 1791-1857, engraver; Goode, G. Brown (George Brown), 1851-1896, former owner; George, Philip, 19th cent.?, former owner; George, Christopher Fripp, former owner
Series: Cabinet cyclopaedia. Natural history / conducted by Dionysius Lardner -- [v. 109, 116]; Cabinet cyclopaedia -- v. 109, 116.
Publisher: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, and John Taylor
Published: 1838
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Fishes; Reptiles; Classification; Amphibians
Other titles: On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles; Lardner's Cabinet cyclopædeia Nat. hist., fishes, amphibians and reptiles; Fishes, amphibians, & reptiles
Notes: Engraved t.p., signed: Swainson del.; E. Finden sc.

Colophon: London : Printed by A. Spottiswoode.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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SCNHRB has 3 copies.

SCNHRB c.1 (39088007331051; 39088007302136) is imperfect: v.1 wanting series t.p.; v.2 wanting engraved and series t.p.'s, which have been replaced by photocopies.

SCNHRB c.1 has stamp on t.p. (v.1): Smithsonian Institution National Museum, Apr. 26, 1933; accession no. 293794.

SCNHRB c.1 has embossed dark brown buckram library binding with gilt-stamped spine.

SCNHRB c.2 (39088010317493; 39088010317204) has armorial bookplate of Philip George; the autograph of a former owner is on series half-title: Christopher Fripp George, Priory Abbot's Leigh.

SCNHRB c.2 has old blind- and gilt-tooled leather binding with yellow endpapers.

SCNHRB c.3 has v.2 only (39088010317220), with extra copy of series t.p.; ink stamp of G. Brown Goode on front free endpaper; and embossed stamp on series t.p.: Smithsonian Institution National Museum; accession no. 173462. Pencil and ink annotations throughout (some affected by cropped margins).

SCNHRB c.3 has brown buckram library binding with faux marbled endpapers and marbled edges.