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[BENNETT, E. T., EDITOR]. The Gardens and Menagerie of the Zoological Society Delineated.
London: Thomas Tegg, 1830-1831. Tall octavo, two volumes, 636 pp, text illustrations. Early binder's quarter cloth and papered boards, a fine set. Volume one: Quadrupeds; volume two: Birds published by John Sharpe. The Zoological society (of London) was founded in 1826 and this is the first publication on the zoo's inhabitants. Most of the drawings are by William Harvey but the Blue and Yellow Macaw (and possibly others) is attributed to Edward Lear. BMNH p. 2398; Wood p. 231.
Offered for AUD 400.00 = appr. US$ 318.80 by: Andrew Isles Natural History Books - Book number: 28167