6 volumes. First edition 1893-96.
72 chromolithographs with tissue-guards.
Sixteen hundred engravings.
Publishers original pictoral cover.
Gilt title with large vignette.
Gilt title and decorative panels.
Gilt title with vignette to spine.
Coloured endpapers.
Mottled page-blocks.
Volume I.
xvi, 583 pages.
12 full-page colour plates with tissue-guards.
In-text engravings.
Volume II.
xii, 583 pages.
12 full-page colour plates with tissue-guards.
In-text engravings.
Volume III.
xv, [1], 584 pages.
12 full-page colour plates with tissue-guards.
In-text engravings.
Volume IV.
xv, [1], 583 pages
12 full-page colour plates with tissue-guards.
In-text engravings.
Volume V.
xv, [1], 584 pages.
12 full-page colour plates with tissue-guards.
In-text engravings.
Volume VI.
xv, [1], 580 pages
12 full-page colour plates with tissue-guards.
In-text engravings.
"Richard Lydekker died in April 1915 and has left behind
an enviable and enduring legacy in these volumes."
Shipping weight 12000g.
Shipped and insured by recorded delivery.
- Binding Condition: Very good
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: 27 x 18 cm
