General zoology or systematic natural history by George Shaw, ... With plates ... engraved principally by Mr. Heath.

People / Organizations

• George Shaw (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for G. Kearsley [by Thomas Davison], 1800-26.

Publication year

1800-1826

ESTC No.

T153436

Grub Street ID

197795

Description

14v.,plates ; 8°.

Note

Vols.1-8 by George Shaw; vols.9-14 by James Francis Stephens under the editorship of William Elford Leach

The plates to vols.1-5 engraved by Charles Heath, vol.6 jointly by Charles Heath and Mrs. Griffith, vol.7-14 by Mrs. Griffith

Each volume is in two parts, each with an engraved titlepage (except for vol.14, part 2) and an additional letterpress titlepage; the pagination and registers of second parts continue those of first parts, apart from vols.12-14, whose second parts have separate pagination and registers

Imprints vary from vol.8 onwards

Printer's name from additional letterpress titlepages

Between 1800 and 1804 a volume was annually published; vol.6 is dated 1806, vol.7 1809, vol.8 1812, vol.9, part 1 1815, part 2 1816, vol.10 1817, vol.11 1819, vol.12 1824 and vols.13-14 1826

The engraved titlepage to vol.8 is dated 1812, the additional letterpress titlepage 1811; to vol.13 1825 and 1826 respectively.