Nouvelles Illustrations de Zoologie; New Illustrations of Zoology, containing fifty coloured plates of new, curious, and non-descript Birds, with a few Quadrupeds, Reptiles and Insects with chapters authored by international

with chapters authored by international leaders in the field (from the rear cover blurb)

15 full page chromolithograph plates (1 ornate chromolithograph title page + 14 chromolithographs of butterflies and moths

30 full page plates - many are black-and-white photos

The work is especially valuable for its accurate treatment of Mediterranean species and for providing the first zoological accounts of the manatee and sperm whale" (modified after Norman 1848)

Nouvelles Illustrations de Zoologie; New Illustrations of Zoology, containing fifty coloured plates of new, curious, and non-descript Birds, with a few Quadrupeds, Reptiles and Insects with chapters authored by internationalIn two complete volumes (one hand colored volume and one proof copy with monochrome plates) Pp. (8), 1 136, 50 hand colored lithograph plates + Pp. (8), 50 monochrome lithograph plates, pp. 1 136. Early 20th century full calf leather, spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt in one compartment on a red morocco title label and with elaborate gilt decorations in the other five compartments, base of spine of each volume has gilt lettered date of