Pennant (Thomas) Indian Zoology, second edition, by Henry Hughs, 1790 [but 1791].
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Pennant (Thomas) Indian Zoology, second edition, hand-coloured engraved title vignette, 16 engraved plates, one hand-coloured, one or two plates working loose, light spotting and offsetting, front free endpapers detached, contemporary half calf, rather worn, [Anker 395; Fine Bird Books p.131; Nissen IVB 714; Wood p.516], 4to, by Henry Hughs, 1790 [but 1791].*** Issued with "An essay on India' and 'On the birds of paradise and the phoenix' translated from J.R. Forster's 'Indische Zoologie' by J. Aikin and 'The Indian faunula' by J. Latham and H. Davies. An unusual copy with another hand-coloured plate, this aside from the hand-coloured title vignette.
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Pennant (Thomas) Indian Zoology, second edition, by Henry Hughs, 1790 [but 1791].
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