Author: Franklin, J.
Title: La vie des animaux. Histoire naturelle biographique et anecdotique des animaux. Ouvrage entièrement nouveau, traduit de l’Anglais par E. Esquiros. Poissons - Mollusques.
Description: Paris, Collection Hetzel, Librairie de L. Hachette, [N.D. but ca. 1880]. 8vo (18.2 x 12.0 cm). 340 pp. Original quarter Morocco over embossed, pebbled cloth. Spine with four raised bands; compartments with gilt vignettes and title. Front board with large gilt vignette ‘Lycée du Prince Impérial’. Marbled endpapers. Finely sprinkled edges. = The text states that this work was originally published in English, and part of a larger series with other volumes on, e.g., mammals, and birds; but English editions are entirely unknown, and nothing is known about the author, "Jonathan Franklin". Apparently, this is a pirated edition, and the "author" does not really exist! (A. Kabat, pers. comm.). A beautifully preserved, clean copy. Near mint. Quite rare.

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