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GOLDSMITH, Oliver.
A History of the Earth and Animated Nature.
A comprehensive look at nature, including many domesticated and wild animals, reptiles, insects, birds, fish, and marine life, compiled over 6 volumes.
- Published
- London & Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co., [1868]
- Plates
- 75
- Binding/Size
- M=4to
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London & Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co., [1868]
- Ref
- 68
6 vols: ill; 4to. (22 cm). Colour plates. Green cloth boards stamped in blind and gilt. Gilt-stamped to spine, corners rubbed, spines 'pulled' but otherwise in good condition. MS signature of "Catherine M. Thomas, June and December 1884" to front free endpapers in vols 1 and 2. Coloured plates in order: Volume 1. 1. Title page. 2. Horses; (1) Race Horse (2) Cart Horse. 3. Zebra: Datiw (female) 4. Zebra: Dziggtai. 5. Zebus: (1) Common Zebu (male) (2) Common Zebu (female) (3) Small Zebu. 6. Cattle: (1) Suffolk Ox (2) Herefordshire Bull. 7. Alpaca Sheep: (1) Vieugna of Peru (2-3) Argali or Big Horn. 8. Antelopes: (1) Addax Antelope (2) Sable Antelope. 9. Deer: (1) Long-tailed Deer (2) Virginian Deer (3) Fallow Deer. 10. Hogs: (1) Babyronessa (2) Chinese Hog (3) White-lipped Hog (4) Collared Hog. 11. Big Cats: (1) Tiger (2) Puma (3) African Lion (4) Lioness and Cubs. Volume 2. 12. Jaguar. (female) 13. Leopards: (1) Leopard (2) Neuwied Cat (3) Clouded Tiger (4) Ocelot (5) Sumatra Cat. 14. Jackal & Wolves: (1) Cape Jackall (2) American Grey Wolf. 15. Dogs: (1) English Setter (2) Old English Setter (3) Cocker (4) King Charles Spaniel (5) Comforter. 16. Weasels: (1) Weasel (2) Ermine (winter) (3) Pine Martin (4) Vison. 17. Dogs: (1) Skye Terrier (2) Blood Hound. 18. Weasels: (1) Zibet (2) Fossane (3) Malacca Genet. 19. Weasels: (1-2) Ermine (winter) (3) Harwick's Weasel (4) Java Ferret. 20. Squirrels: (1) Fire-footed Squirrel (2) Hottentot Squirrel. 21. Squirrels: (1) American Black Squirrel (2) Chickapee Squirrel (3) Grey Squirrel. 22. Hedgehogs: (1) Silky Tenrec (2) Half-spined Tenrec (3) Prickly Tenrec (4) White-fronted Hedgehog (5) Common Hedgehog. 23. Hedgehogs: (1)Swarthy Tendrac (2) Long-eared hedgehog (3) Armed Tenrec. Volume 3. 24. Bats: (1) Cayenne Bat (2) Notch-eared Bat (3-4) Slender Bat (5-6) Rufous Bat. 25. Bats: Tonga Rougette. 26. Seals: (1-2-3) Common Seal (4) Fetid Seal. 27. Monkeys: (1) Royal Howler (2) Golden-tailed Howler. 28. Monkeys: (1) Black Howler (female and young) (2) Black Howler (male) (3) Ursine Howler. 29. Galagos and Tarsiers: (1) Little Galago (2) Podje Tarsier (3) Senegal Galago. 30. African Elephant (young). 31. Couscoos: (1) Rapouna Couscoos (2) Cook's Couscoos. 32. Bears: (1) Black Bear of America (2) Brown Bear of Europe (3) Polar Bear. 33. Jerboas: (1) Ass-eared Jerboa (2) Broad-tailed Jerboa (3) Flat-tailed Jerboa. Volume 4. 34. Birds: Frontispiece. (1) Reinwardst's Coureuconi (2) Flower Coureuconi (3) Flower Coureuconi (female). 35. Title page. 36. White-headed Eagle. 37. Trogons: (1) Duvancel's Trogon (2) Narina Trogon. 38. Shrikes: (1) Green Thrush Shrike (2) Bacbakiri Shrike (3) White-throated Thrush-Shrike. 39. Eagle: New Zealand Caracara. 40. Long-eared Owl. 41. Partridges: (1) Large-footed Partridge (female) (2) Large-footed Partridge (male). 42. Woodpeckers: (1) Black-breasted Woodpecker (2) Hairy Woodpecker (3) Red-cockaded. 43. Quails: (1) Long-tailed Quail (2) Montezumas Quail. 44. Toucans: Toco Toucan (2) Tocard Toucan (3) Blue-billed Toucan. 45. Parrakeets: (1) Slender Parrakeet (2) Iris Parakeet. 46. Common Hoopoe. 47. Parrakeets: (1) Tiriba Parrakeet (2) Coquette Parrakeet (female). Volume 5. 48. Pigeons. (1) Purple-crowned Pigeon (2) Red-collared Pigeon. 49. Summer Birds: (1) Araponga Summer Bird (female) (2) Red-breasted Fruit Crow. 50. Thrushes: (1) Black-headed Oriole (2) Black-cheeked Oriole. 51. Thrushes: (1) Horsfield's Eurylaime (male) (2) Horsfield's Eurylaime (female). 52. Warblers: (1) Yellowthroat Warbler (2) Maryland Yellow-throat Warbler (male) (3) Kentucky Warbler (4) Maryland Yellow-throat Warbler (female). 53. Bee-eaters: (1) Red-winged Bee-eater (2) Blue-headed Bee-eater. 54. Crossbills: (1) White-winged Crossbill (female) (2) American Crossbill (female). 55. Crossbills: American Crossbill (male) (2) White-winged Crossbill (male). 56. Humming Birds: (1) Azure-crowned Humming Bird (young) (2) Azure-crowned Humming Bird (male) (3) White-striped Humming Bird (female) (4) Temmick's Humming Bird. 57. Gnat Catchers: (1) Selby's Gnat-catcher (2) Yellow-tailed Gnat-catcher (male) (3) Yellow-tailed Gnat-catcher (female). 58. Storks: (1) Papillated Ibis (2) White Ibis (3) Metallic Ibis. 59. Humming Birds: (1) White-eared Humming Bird (2) Crested Humming Bird (3) Sapphire Humming Bird (female) (4) Mango Humming Bird (5) Violet eared Humming Bird (female) (6) Tufted necked Humming Bird (male). 60. Albatrosses: (1) Common Albatross (2) Sooty Albatross (3) Black-eyed Albatross. 61.Breves: (1) Macklots Breve (2) Giant Breve. Volume 6. 62. Swans; (1) Berwick's Swan (2) Black-necked Swan. 63. Whales: (1) Common Porpoise (2) Caing Whale (3) White Whale (4) Narwhal or Sea Unicorn. 64. Fishes: (1) Anableps Surinamensis (2) Zeus Insidiator (3) Gymnetrus Hawkenii (4) Raia Marginata (5) Chimaera Montrossa. 65. The True Whale. 66. Shells: (1) Acute Agate Shell (2) Variegated Agate (3) Turbo Scalarts or Wentle Trap (4) Zebra Agate (5) Fiery Agate (6) Chestnut Agate (7) Virgin Agate (8-9) White-lined Agate (10) Patched Cassis (11) Diana's Ear Strombus (12) Knotty Procera (13) Roseate Harpa. 67. Crocodiles etc.: (1) Crocodile of the Nile (2) Ornamented Tupinambis (3) Dragon Lizard (4) Common Guana. 68. Serpents: (1) Boa Constrictor (2) Common Viper (3) Banded rattle Snake. 69. Fishes: (1) Scorpena Antemata (2) Chetodon Rostratas (3) Pimelpterus Bosquii (4) Chetadon Cornutus. 70. Butterflies: (1) Painted Lady Butterfly (2-3) Amphinome Butterfly (4) merry Butterfly (5) Oriental Emperor Butterfly (6) Elm Butterfly. 71. Shells: (1) Tait's Cone (2) Diviner's Cone (3) Fumigated Cone (4) Plated Cone (5) Punctured Cone (6) Geographic Cone (7) Franciscan Cone (8) Striated Cone (9) Matchless Cone (10 & 12) Stone-cutter Cone (11) Flea-spot Cone (13) Fumigated Cone. 72. Beetles: (1) Gigantic Beetle (female) (2) Hercules Beetle (3) Shining Beetle (4) Macleay's Beetle (5) Prodigal Beetle (6) Elephant Beetle (7) Fairy Beetle (8) Clubbed Beetle (9) Gigantic Beetle. 73. Shells: (1) General Cone (2-3) Hebrew Cone (4) Ornamented Cone (5) Marbled Cone (6) Jasper Cone (7) Ceylon Cone (8) Bridal Cone (9) Music Cone (10) Ornamented Cone (11) Matchless Cone (12) Tesselated Cone. 74. Beetles: Kangaroo Beetle (2) Atlas Beetle (3) Peruvian Beetle (4) Goliath Beetle (5) Hieroglyphic Beetle (6) Golden Beetle. 75. Butterflies: (1-2) Royal Butterfly (3-4) Azure-blue Butterfly (male) (5) Azure-blue Butterfly (female) (6) Mazarine Butterfly (7) Silver Streak Butterfly (8-9) Nicippe Butterfly (10) Merry Butterfly.
