Observations on the natural history of the cuckoo / [Edward Jenner].

  • Jenner, Edward, 1749-1823.
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[1788]
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London, [1788]

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2 unnumbered pages, 19 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 22 cm (4to.)

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"Read at the Royal Society, March 13, 1788"-caption title
Reprinted from the Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London, v.78, 1788, pt. 2
Half title only
"From the Philosophical transactions"--half title
Copy 1 Supplier/Donor: Hunt. Soc. Note: Item no. 4 in a vol. of 'Phil. trans.' offprints, probably collected by Everard Home (1756-1832). Binding: Contemp. calf, rebacked preserving original spine. Contemp. marginal annotations in the hand of John Hunter (1728-93). Modern port. of Jenner affixed to half title verso. At end of volume: Modern port. of John Hunter and list of volume's contents for a Sotheby's sale, 1978. MS book label: "This book was presented to William Ingram Keir, M.D. by Edward King ... 1890." Book label of Kenneth Garth Huston (1926-87). From the collection of Haskell F. Norman (1915-96), with his book label. Lot no. 536 in the Christies (N.Y.) sale of his collection, pt. 2, 15-16 June 1998

References note

Lefanu, W. A bibl. of Edward Jenner (2nd ed.), 8.
ESTC N71145

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