The Naturalist's Library - Volume I. - Mammalia - Monkeys - Jardine 1833

The Naturalist's Library - Volume I. - Mammalia - Monkeys - Jardine 1833

Jardine, Sir William
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_William_Jardine,_7th_Baronet

Jardine, Sir William was a Scottish naturalist, he edited and issued 40 volumes of The Naturalist Library which was subdivided into 4 main sections - Ornithology, Mammalia, Entomology and Ichthyology with each volume being prepared by a leading naturalist of the day. All plates are hand coloured and Edward Lear was amongst the illustrators.
Monkey, Natural History Monkeys, Hand Color Prints 1833

ARDINE (WILLIAM, editor)
The Naturalist's Library, each with engraved additional titles, 29 hand-colored engraved plates.
Publisher Information:
Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars 1833
Original Hand colored engravings,
 
230 PAGES 29 COLOR ENGRAVINGS

PRINTS:
TROGLODYTES NIGER, PITHECUS SATYRUS 2X, HYLOBATES HOOLOCK, HYLOBATES SYNDACTYLA, HYLOBATES AGILIS, NASALIS LARVATUS, LASIOPYGA NEMEA, SEMNOPITHECUS ENTELLUS
CERCOPITHECUS MONA, CEROPITHERUS RUBER, CEROCEBUS FULIGINOSUS, CERCOCEBUS SABAEUS, MACASUS RHAESUS, INUUS SYLVANUS, PAPIO COMATUS
PAPIO MORMON, PAPIO LEUCOPHAEUS, MYCETUS URSINUS, ATELES PANISCUS, CEBUS FATUELLUS, CEBUS MONACHUS, CALLITHRIX SCIUREUS, AOTES TRIVIRGATUS
PITHECIA SATANUS, PITHECIA MELANOCEPHALA, HAPOLES JACCHUS, MIDAS ROSALIA, MIDAS LEONINA.

Half brown leather.
Good nice condition for this age.
 Size app. 17.5 x 11.5 x 2.5 cm