| Author | Cuvier, Georges, baron, 1769-1832.
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| Uniform Title | Le règne animal. English 1827-1835
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| Title | The animal kingdom : arranged in conformity with its organization / by the Baron Cuvier, with additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, by Edward Griffith and others.
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| Published | London : Printed for G.B. Whittaker, 1827-1835.
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| Description | 16 v. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
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| General Note | Rev. translation of: Le règne animal.
Some vols. have half-title: The animal kingdom, &c. &c. (varies slightly)
Imprint varies: v. 6-9, 11, 13-15, London : Printed for Whittaker, Treacher, and Co.; v. 10, 12, [16], London : Printed for Wittaker and Co.
Vol. [11] lacks vol. designation; called "Supplementary volume on the fossils."
Title of v. 12-15 varies slightly: by the Baron Cuvier, with supplementary additions to each order by Edward Griffith and others.
Vol. 1-15 have also special t.p.
Contents (con'd): v. 13. The classes Annelida, Crustacea, and Arachnida / arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with supplementary additions to each order by Edward Griffith and Edward Pidgeon. 1833 -- v. 14-15. The class Insecta / arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with supplementary additions to each order by Edward Griffith and Edward Pidgeon, and notices of new genera and species by George Gray. 1832.
Last vol. (unnumbered) has special t.p. only, with title: A classified index and synopsis of The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier ..., with supplementary additions to each order, by Edward Griffith ... and others.
"Alphabetical table of authors quoted in this work": v. [16], p. 283-328.
"A tabular view of the classification of animals adopted by the Baron Cuvier; with specific examples": v. [16], p. i-cxix.
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| Formatted Note | Contents: v. 1-4. The class Mammalia / arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with specific descriptions by Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith and Edward Pidgeon. 1827 -- v. 5. Synopsis of the species of the class Mammalia, as arranged with reference to their organization by Cuvier and other naturalists : with specific characters, synonyma, &c. &c. 1827 -- v. 6-8. The class Aves / arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with specific descriptions by Edward Griffith and Edward Pidgeon, the additional species inserted in the text of Cuvier by John Edward Gray. 1829 -- v. 9. The class Reptilia / arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with specific descriptions by Edward Griffith and Edward Pidgeon. 1831 -- v. 10. The class Pisces / arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with supplementary additions by Edward Griffith and Charles Hamilton Smith. 1834 -- v. [11]. The fossil remains of the animal kingdom / by Edward Pidgeon. 1830 -- v. 12. The Mollusca and Radiata / arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with supplementary additions to each order by Edward Griffith and Edward Pidgeon. 1834.
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| Subjects | Zoology.
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| Other Authors | Griffith, Edward, 1790-1858.
Smith, Charles Hamilton.
Pidgeon, Edward.
Gray, John Edward, 1800-1875.
Gray, George Robert, 1808-1872.
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| Related Titles | A classified index and synopsis of The animal kingdom ...
Supplementary volume on the fossils.
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| LC Card Number | 06-14948 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: QL 45 C992
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