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<dl><dd>Engraved t.p., signed: Swainson del.; E. Finden sc</dd>
<dd>Colophon: London : Printed by A. Spottiswoode</dd>
<dd>Includes bibliographical references and indexes</dd>
<dd>extracted picklist</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB has 3 copies</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB c.1 (39088007331051; 39088007302136) is imperfect: v.1 wanting series t.p.; v.2 wanting engraved and series t.p.'s, which have been replaced by photocopies</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB c.1 has stamp on t.p. (v.1): Smithsonian Institution National Museum, Apr. 26, 1933; accession no. 293794</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB c.1 has embossed dark brown buckram library binding with gilt-stamped spine</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB c.2 (39088010317493; 39088010317204) has armorial bookplate of Philip George; the autograph of a former owner is on series half-title: Christopher Fripp George, Priory Abbot's Leigh</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB c.2 has old blind- and gilt-tooled leather binding with yellow endpapers</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB c.3 has v.2 only (39088010317220), with extra copy of series t.p.; ink stamp of G. Brown Goode on front free endpaper; and embossed stamp on series t.p.: Smithsonian Institution National Museum; accession no. 173462. Pencil and ink annotations throughout (some affected by cropped margins)</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB c.3 has brown buckram library binding with faux marbled endpapers and marbled edges</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Fishes; Amphibians; Reptiles</div>
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<dl><dd>Swainson, William, 1789-1855</dd>
<dd>Finden, Edward Francis, 1791-1857, engraver</dd>
<dd>Goode, G. Brown (George Brown), 1851-1896, former owner. DSI</dd>
<dd>George, Philip, 19th cent.?, former owner. DSI</dd>
<dd>George, Christopher Fripp, former owner. DSI</dd></dl></div>
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