Vivarium naturæ or the naturalist's miscellany. [...].
George Shaw (1751-1813)
Category
Books
Date
1790 - 1813
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3048065.1
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.1.,plates (colour) . 8vo.. Not identified in 1768 catalogue. Has the additional engraved title page. Provenance: manuscript inscription on front flyleaf: J. Grey Chester. [Probably John Grey (1743-1802)?] Bookplate on front pastedown: Armorial, Grey only with mullet; 'Harry Grey'[Probably Harry Grey (1783-1860), not the third son (as indicated by the mullet) but the third child of John Grey, in turn the third son of the 4th earl of Stamford?].. Binding: Red calf; double gilt ruled; spine double gilt ruled.
Makers and roles
George Shaw (1751-1813) Frederick Polydore Nodder (fl.1770 - d.1800) Richard Polydore Nodder (fl.1796-1820)