Observations on bees / by John Hunter.

[London] : [Sold by Peter Emsly, printer to the Royal Society], [1792]

70 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 27 cm (4to)

"Read before the Royal Society, February 23, 1792"

Half-title only

Reprinted from Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society, v. 82 (1792), p. 128-195

"From the Philosophical transactions"--half title

Collation includes final blank leaf.

Copy 1 Supplier/Donor: Hunt. Soc. Note: Item no. 2 in a vol. of 'Phil. trans.' offprints, probably collected by Everard Home (1756-1832). Binding: Contemp. calf, rebacked preserving original spine. 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

ESTC N493374