Descriptive Excursions Through South Wales and Monmouthshire, in the year 1804, and the Four preceding Summers.

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Complete with 31 coloured plates, 1st editions, VG 1805 2 volumes in contemporary full calf, decorative gilt edge tooling, edges rubbed. Spines, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles, edges rubbed. Board edges & turn-ins with decorative gilt tooling. Internally; Vol 1, frontis, [3], (iv-xxviii), [1], [1], 2-404 pp, 19 pls. Vol 2, frontis, [3], (iv-xxviii), [1], [1], 2-404 pp, 12 pls. Text block edges marbled blue, plates watermarked J Whatman 1804, armorial bookplate to fpds (Edward Knox), ink dedication to both volumes at ffep (Robert Harvey from Mrs Crawshay Oaklands Park) An very nice example, with very fine colouring. (210*123 mm). (Abbey 518. Graesse 426. Brunet 816. Allibone 513). Donovan, natural historian and artist, whose interest in natural history started with the collecting of shells and preservation of insects, probably before 1788. He was a prolific author and skilled artist who etched and engraved the plates for all his works. He became a fellow of the Linnean Society.