Author: Gosse, Philip Henry
Title: A Manual of Marine Zoology for the British Isles. Part I-II
Description: John van Voorst 1855-1856 xi, 203, [5], 16-publisher's catalogue; iv, 239, [5], 335 + 339 woodcuts. . HB. 2 vols, sm. 8vo, orig. cloth, rubbed, minor wear with small chips to spine ends. Vg. Armorial bookplate of Nigel Ronald (sic virescit virtus) to both volumes.. 'The first attempt at a comprehensive list of the British marine fauna ... Each genus is described briefly and its species listed, and each is illustrated by a simple woodcut drawn by Gosse himself often from living specimens. For its early date it is a remarkable undertaking and is the forerunner of our modern lists.' (Freeman & Wertheimer). Freeman & Wertheimer, 66, case a (*but with 16-page publisher's ads dated December 1860 to rear of Part I)..

Keywords: Britain; Marine Zoology


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