Holloway, William, active 1790-1812, The British Museum, or, Elegant repository of natural history , 1803-1804
- Title(s):
- The British Museum, or, Elegant repository of natural history / by William Holloway and John Branch, A.M.
- Additional Title(s):
British Museum
Elegant repository of natural history- Published/Created:
- London : Printed by J.D. Dewick, Aldergate-street, for John Badcock, Paternoster-Row, 1803-1804.
- Physical Description:
- 4 volumes in 1 : illustrations ; 15 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsQH48 .H65 1803Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/12913518
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Each volume has an added engraved title page, with vignette.
Osborne Collection of early children's books, 1566-1910, page 2
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf. With contemporary book box, to house all four volumes. Autograph: B. Ashburnham. 1804. - Subject Terms:
- Ashburnham, B. -- Autograph, 1804.Birds -- Juvenile literature.British Museum (Natural History)Fishes -- Juvenile literature.Insects -- Juvenile literature.Mammals -- Juvenile literature.
- Form/Genre:
- Engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1803-1804.
- Export:
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- Volume 1-2. Quadrupeds
- Volume 3. Fishes, insects
- Volume 4. Birds.
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