The Ornithologist's Text-book: Being Reviews of Ornithological Works : with an Appendix Containing Discussions on Various Topics of Interest |
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... letterpress and figures in these works are almost entirely purloined from other authors , and are wholly devoid of merit . General Zoology ; or Systematic Natural History , by George Shaw , M.D. , F.R.S. 14 vols . 8vo . 1800-1826 ...
... letterpress and figures in these works are almost entirely purloined from other authors , and are wholly devoid of merit . General Zoology ; or Systematic Natural History , by George Shaw , M.D. , F.R.S. 14 vols . 8vo . 1800-1826 ...
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... letterpress . He would then find the work of use in his researches , as it is by no means convenient to use Selby's plates for common reference . Transactions of the Linnean Society . Many 4to . vols . The Linnæan Transactions , as they ...
... letterpress . He would then find the work of use in his researches , as it is by no means convenient to use Selby's plates for common reference . Transactions of the Linnean Society . Many 4to . vols . The Linnæan Transactions , as they ...
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... letterpress ; -the plates now claim our attention . These are executed on " a scale hitherto unattempted " -elephant folio - and are all drawn and coloured from Nature , by the author . Every individual of the families Falconida and ...
... letterpress ; -the plates now claim our attention . These are executed on " a scale hitherto unattempted " -elephant folio - and are all drawn and coloured from Nature , by the author . Every individual of the families Falconida and ...
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... letterpress , written in Mr. Wilson's best manner . This variety of Wolf is very common on the American continent north of Canada , and is found as far northwards as man has been able to penetrate ; varying somewhat in size , according ...
... letterpress , written in Mr. Wilson's best manner . This variety of Wolf is very common on the American continent north of Canada , and is found as far northwards as man has been able to penetrate ; varying somewhat in size , according ...
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... letterpress , which combines scientific and popular detail , is also very good , and occupies the page opposite to each plate . The following extract from his prospectus may perhaps be ac- ceptable to our readers , though - if we ...
... letterpress , which combines scientific and popular detail , is also very good , and occupies the page opposite to each plate . The following extract from his prospectus may perhaps be ac- ceptable to our readers , though - if we ...
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