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RICHARDSON, John, Sir (1787–1865), et al. The Museum of Natural History… London, et al: William Mackenzie, 1859–62.
8 volumes, royal 8vo. 130 steel–engravings, 78 of which are hand–colored, numerous black and white vignettes. Prospectus slip tipped–in Volume VII. Original publisher’s brown pictorial cloth gilt, all edges gilt (extreme ends gently frayed, corners rubbed, joints tender; some cracked, Volume I upper cover worn with loss to central gilt device, front free endpaper sprung in Volume VIII).
FIRST EDITION, rarely seen in the original 8 divisions. Nissen ZBI 3385.