A Modern system of natural history. Containing accurate descriptions, and faithful histories, of animals, vegetables, and minerals. Together with their properties, and various uses in medicine, mechanics,manufactures, &c / illustrated with a great variety of copper-plates, accurately drawn from nature, ,and beautifully engraved; by the Rev. Samuel Ward, Vicar of Cotterstock, cum Glapthorne, Northamptonshire; and others.
- Ward, Samuel
- Date:
- 1775-1776
- Books
About this work
Publication/Creation
London : printed for F. Newbery, the corner of St. Paul's Church-Yard, Ludgate-Street, 1775-1776.
Physical description
12 volumes in 6 : plates, illustrations ; (12mo)
Contributors
Notes
Binder's title: Ward's natural history
Vol.1-7 published in 1775; vol. 8-12 published in 1776
Signatures: Vol. 1-8: B-Q⁶; Vol. 9-12: A-P⁶
Volumes 5-12 have individual title pages. They are arranged as follows: Vols. 5,6,7,8 : Natural history of birds, v.1,2,3,4 respectively. Vols. 9,10: Natural history of fishes, v. 1,2. Vol. 11: Natural history of reptiles and insects, v.1. Vol. 12: Natural history of waters, earths, fossils, minerals and vegetables
Index to Natural history of birds is bound following v. 8 on p. i-li. Index to Natural history of fishes is bound following v.10, p. i-xv. Index to Natural history of reptiles and insects is bound following v. 11. Index to Natural history of waters, earths, fossils, minerals, and vegetables is bound following v. 12
Each volume has a varying number of plates and pages
References note
Roscoe. John Newbery and his successors J376
ESTC T111259
Roscoe, J376 (1)
Languages
Holdings
- Complete set
Where to find it
Vol. 1
Location Status Access Closed storesEPB/A/53228.v1Vol. 2
Location Status Access Closed storesEPB/A/53228.v2Vol. 3
Location Status Access Closed storesEPB/A/53228.v3Vol. 4
Location Status Access Closed storesEPB/A/53228.v4Vol. 5
Location Status Access Closed storesEPB/A/53228.v5