General zoology or systematic natural history.
Shaw, George.
London: Thomas Davison, 1800-1825.
Octavo, engraved plates. Fourteen volumes (bound in twenty), contemporary full diced calf with tooled spine, some shelf wear, two volumes with spines repaired, some spotting and paper oxidation throughout, nonetheless a sound acceptable set.
"After the death of Dr Shaw the text for Aves, vols IX-XIV, was written by J. F. Stephens. The 505 plates for this portion of the work were engraved principally by Mrs Griffiths" (Wood p. 566).
Wood p. 566; Zimmer p. 586-587.
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