Interesting selections from animated nature : with illustrative scenery / drawn, engraved, and published by William Daniell, A.R.A., no. 9, Cleveland Street, Fitzroy Square, London.

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Daniell, William, 1769-1837, Interesting selections from animated nature , [1809?]

Creator:: Daniell, William, 1769–1837
Title(s):: Interesting selections from animated nature : with illustrative scenery / drawn, engraved, and published by William Daniell, A.R.A., no. 9, Cleveland Street, Fitzroy Square, London.
Published/Created:: [London] : [William Daniell], [1809?]
London : Printed at the Free-School, Gower's Walk, Whitechapel, W. Lovell, master
Physical Description:: 2 volumes ([122] leaves, [120] leaves of plates) : illustrations ; 27 x 38 cm
Holdings:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A 2023 74 Copy 1
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Folio A 2023 74 Copy 2
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Full Orbis Record:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3296972
Classification:: Books
Notes:: Includes plates previously published in: Wood, W. (William), 1774-1857. Zoography, or, The beauties of nature displayed (London: Cadell and Davies, 1807).
BAC Folio A 2023 74 Copy 1: Imperfect: lacks volume 2. Plates are proofs before letters and border, on India paper. Inscribed: "From the author to his friend Henry Sansom Esq." Bound in contemporary calf.
BAC Folio A 2023 74 Copy 2: Inscribed on title page: "To Thomas Daniell Esq. from his affectionate nephew, the author" and "One of three copies printed in this manner." Bookplate: Mary Elizabeth Chaffee, ex libris. Includes note in French, affixed to front endpapers, describing early 20th-century provenance.
Subject Terms:: Animals -- Pictorial works.
Daniell, Thomas, 1749-1840 -- Presentation inscription from William Daniell.
Sansom, Henry -- Presentation inscription from William Daniell.
Form/Genre:: Aquatints.
Authors' presentation inscriptions.
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