40 vols. Illustrated with approx. 1261 steel-engravings by W.H. Lizars, most of which are hand-colored; plus added steel-engraved pictorial title-pages, many of which are hand-colored; most volumes with steel-engraved frontispieces. 6½x4¼, half calf & marbled boards, spines tooled & lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, t.e.g.
The Naturalist's Library with many fine hand-colored engraved plates by W.H. Lizars with four main groups including: Entomology (7 vols.), Ichthyology (6 vols.), Mammalia (13 vols.), and Ornithology (14 vols.); further detailing on butterflies & moths, hummingbirds, bees, various fishes, whales, cats & dogs, horses, marsupials, monkeys, and more. Thought to be complete, not collated, sold as is.
Condition:
Most of the boards are detached, many of the spines chipped with pieces flaked off; occasional light foxing, plates fine, else good to about very good overall, sold w.a.f.