On the Anatomy of Vertebrates. Vol. I-III

Description:

Vol. I: Fishes and Reptiles (1866); Vol. II: Birds and Mammals (1866); Vol. III: Mammals (1868).

Scarce. 'The most important book on the subject since Cuvier. It is based entirely on personal observations.' (Garrison Matthews, 336)

Condition

3 vols, 8vo, later full tree calf, prize binding with crest of Eton College to front and rear boards, marbled edges and endpapers. Fine bindings in excellent condition. A little foxing to endpapers, otherwise clean. Inscribed to W. Percy Orde-Powlett. Eton School Biology Prize, 1912. William Orde-Powlett (1894-1915), was educated at Eton followed by Trinity College Cambridge where he studied science and biology. He joined the 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant in September 1914. He fought at Ypres in the First World War and was killed in action May 1915, aged 21.