Smith, George (1812- )

His collections in Natural History, poetry, antiquities, etc. Author's holograph MS. Illustrated with coloured and other drawings of insects, animals, etc. The compiler's date of birth is known from the statement on p. 80 at the end of a poem written Oct. 12, 1828 'Aet: 16'.

1828

1 volume 84 pp. + 9 pp. + 8 ll. + 4 ll. 8vo. 171/2 × 111/2 cm., 16 × 10 cm. Original boards. Bound at the end of the original volume are 3 smaller paper-covered note-books.

Purchased 1934.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).