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John Latham: A general synopsis of birds   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Author
John Latham  (1740–1837)  wikidata:Q334364 s:en:Author:John Latham
 
John Latham
Alternative names
Latham
Description British biologist, ornithologist, zoologist, illustrator, naturalist and writer
Date of birth/death 27 June 1740 Edit this at Wikidata 4 February 1837 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Eltham Winchester
Authority file
author QS:P50,Q334364
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Title
A general synopsis of birds
Volume vol. 3, pt. 2 (1785)
Publisher
London: Printed for Leigh & Sotheby
Description
Preface (p. vi, v. 1) signed John Latham
The plates are by the author
Illustrated etched t.p
Issued in three numbered volumes each with separate part title pages but continuous pagination and register. Vol. 1, pt 1 is dated 1781; v. 1, pt. 2 is dated 1782; v. 2, pts. 1 and 2 are dated 1783; v. 3, pts. 1 and 2 are dated 1785. The plates are numbered continuously throughout
Vols. 2 and 3 have imprint: London: Printed for Leigh & Sotheby. Vol. 2, pt. 1 with imprint: Prnited [sic] for Leigh & Sotheby
Supplement to the General synopsis of birds was published in 1781 and Supplement II to the General synopsis of birds in 1801 or 1802. A companion to the second supplement 'Supplementum indicis ornithologici' was probably issued with Supplement II
Includes bibliographical references ("A catalogue of the principal authors referred to in this work": v. 3, pt. 2, p. [637-647]) and indexes
Zimmer, J.T. Ayer Lib.
Anker, J. Bird books
extracted picklist
SCNHRB has two copies, copy 2 appears to be an early issue
SCNHRB c. 1 plates hand-colored
SCNHRB c. 1 has bookplates of Jonathan Dwight Jr. [1858-1929, former owner. DSI] and Smithsonian Institution Libraries, gift of Marcia Brady Tucker [former owner. DSI]. With the pencilled Tucker collational note on the t.p.s
SCNHRB c. 1 bound in diced Russia, gilt decorative roll at edges of boards, rebacked, green edges and marbled endpapers
SCNHRB c. 2 plates are uncolored. Variant in v. 1, pt. 1: no numbering on t.p.; v. 1, pt. 2 has "vol. II" on t.p
SCNHRB c. 2 imperfect: lacking p. 321-328 in v. 3, pt. 2
SCNHRB c. 2 has bookplate of the Library of Congress, Smithsonian Deposit
SCNHRB c. 2 stamped in red on t.p.: Smithsonian Institution [pencilled acc. no.] 6316-18. Stamped in red on last leaf: Oct. 16 1836
SCNHRB c. 2 has occasional ink and pencilled ms. notes in margins
SCNHRB c. 2 bound in old red library buckram, title in gilt on spine
Subjects: Birds;
Language English
Publication date 1785
publication_date QS:P577,+1785-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Current location
IA Collections: biodiversity
Accession number
generalsynopsi3211785lath
Notes no TOC
Authority file  OCLC: 1045598892
Source
https://archive.org/details/generalsynopsi3211785lath
https://archive.org/download/generalsynopsi3211785lath/generalsynopsi3211785lath.pdf

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