[Gray, John Edward] Gleanings from the Menagerie and
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Knowsley, 1850. Folio, one of only c.100 copies, 61 (of 62) lithographed plates (16 hand-coloured), original green cloth gilt, rebacked, endpapers renewed, some foxing to text and plates
Footnote: Note: A companion to Gray's earlier volume, this work covers deer, llamas, zebras and cross-bred species. The artist, Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, illustrated Darwin's 'Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle', and created the famous Crystal Palace dinosaurs in Bromley, London.
Footnote: Note: A companion to Gray's earlier volume, this work covers deer, llamas, zebras and cross-bred species. The artist, Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, illustrated Darwin's 'Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle', and created the famous Crystal Palace dinosaurs in Bromley, London.
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[Gray, John Edward] Gleanings from the Menagerie and
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