THE WONDERS OF NATURE AND ART. VOL. XII

Authors: Smith, Thomas

Categories: Non-fiction

Reference

Year: 1804

Publisher: Printed for J. Walker, No. 44, Paternoster-Row; J. Harris, corner of St. Paul’s Church-Yard; Vernor and Hood, in the Poultry; T. Hurst, Paternoster-Row; and Crosby and Co. Stationers-Court

Pagination: [i-iii]-iv, [1]-254

Dimensions: 14.5 x 9 cm

Illustrations: Engravings

City: London

Document Type: Book

Language: English

Printer: Bryer, Printer, Bridge-Street, Blackfriars

Other Content: [iii]-iv ‘CONTENTS.’

Index: [121]-252 ‘GENERAL INDEX.’

Other Content: [253-254] ‘DIRECTIONS TO THE BINDER FOR PLACING | THE ENGRAVINGS.’

Binding: Brown, half calf. Front and back covers marbled board. SPINE: [gilt-tooled] ‘(decorative design) | (decorative emblem) | (lines) | WONDERS | OF NATURE | AND ART | (lines) | (decorative emblem) | (lines) | VOL | 12 | (lines) | (decorative emblem) | (lines) | (decorative design)’.

Edges: Trimmed, marbled

Notes:

Full title: THE WONDERS OF NATURE AND ART; OR, A CONCISE ACCOUNT OF WHATEVER IS MOST CURIOUS AND REMARKABLE IN THE WORLD; WHETHER RELATING TO ITS ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, AND MINERAL PRODUCTIONS, OR TO THE MANUFACTURES, BUILDINGS, AND INVENTIONS OF ITS INHABITANTS, COMPILED FROM HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL WORKS OF ESTABLISHED CELEBRITY, AND ILLUSTRATED WITH THE DISCOVERIES OF MODERN TRAVELLERS.