Thomas Pennant | Indian Zoology, London, 1790

Thomas Pennant

Indian Zoology. London: Henry Hughs, 1790

Second edition, 4to (246 x 193mm.), engraved title with hand-coloured vignette, 16 hand-coloured engraved plates, contemporary brown calf, red morocco label to spine, sprinkled edges, a few marginal closed tears (not affecting text or illustrations), some transfer from plates onto facing leaves, extremities slightly rubbed

On the title-page, this copy bears the ownership inscription of The Reverend Hugh Davies, Fellow of the Linnean Society. In the "Advertisement", Thomas Pennant acknowledges that "the Rev. Mr. Hugh Davies, rector of Aber, in Caernarvonshire, underwent the task of arranging the very numerous subjects of the Indian Faunula" for this work (as well as assisting John Latham with the section on insects).

LITERATURE:

McGill/Wood, p. 516; Nissen IVB 713, 714

PROVENANCE:

Ownership inscription of The Reverend Hugh Davies, F.L.S. (1739-1821); inscribed 'Owen Owen to his son O. Owen A.M.'; bookplate of A.E. Brisco Owen (1858-1926); bookplate of Kenneth A. MacAndrew