Horses--Anatomy, Horses--Anatomy--Atlases, Horses breeds, CHR 1886, PRO Pearson, Leonard (donor), SF765 .A45 1886
texte par Eugène Alix ..., dessins d'après nature par Edouard Cuyer. Elaborately illustrated, encyclopedic work on horses. All aspects of the horse... Show moretexte par Eugène Alix ..., dessins d'après nature par Edouard Cuyer. Elaborately illustrated, encyclopedic work on horses. All aspects of the horse are described by Eugène Alix, veterinary, including their appearance, different races, their reproduction, their entire anatomy and their organs, etc. Appealingly illustrated with anatomical colour plates with movable parts by Édouard Cuyer, painter and anatomist at the National Art Academy at Paris and professor of anatomy at the Rouen Academy of Arts. Some foxing throughout, but a nice set in the orginal bindings. Not in Graesse or Brunet. At head of title: E. Cuyer et E. Alix. Plates signed: Ed. Cuyer, del. et pinx.; Imp. Lemercier & Cie., Paris. "Dessins d'après nature par Edouard Cuyer, texte par Eugène Alix, preface par Mathias Duval."--Vol. 2. Atlas. Vol. 2. Atlas has XVI colored plates, cut out, superimposed and movable. Descriptive guard sheets included in pagination of Atlas. "L'ouvrage a été publié en 8 livraisons" --Catalogue général de la librairie française, t. 12, p. 12. Advertisements on verso of half-title on each vol. Main Heritage Shelves General SF765 .A45 1886 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i16220420 BIB-ID: 1463224 Show less
Physical geography, Physical geography--Arabian Peninsula, Wahhābīyah, Railroads, Railroads--Euphrates River Valley, CHR 1881, Description and travel, Description and travel
the cradle of the Arab race. A visit to the court of the Arab emir, and "our Persian campaign." With map, ports., and illus. from the author's... Show morethe cradle of the Arab race. A visit to the court of the Arab emir, and "our Persian campaign." With map, ports., and illus. from the author's drawings. Volume 2. Edited by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt. Appendix: Notes on the physical geography of northern Arabia, by W.S.Blunt. Historical sketch of the rise and decline of Wahhabism in Arabia, compiled principally from materials supplied by Lt.-Colonel E.C.Ross. Memorandum on the Eu. Publisher's catalog dated Oct. 1880 (24 p.) at end of v.2. Show less
Horses--Anatomy, Horses--Anatomy--Atlases, Horses breeds, CHR 1886, PRO Pearson, Leonard (donor), SF765 .A45 1886
texte par Eugène Alix ..., dessins d'après nature par Edouard Cuyer. Elaborately illustrated, encyclopedic work on horses. All aspects of the horse... Show moretexte par Eugène Alix ..., dessins d'après nature par Edouard Cuyer. Elaborately illustrated, encyclopedic work on horses. All aspects of the horse are described by Eugène Alix, veterinary, including their appearance, different races, their reproduction, their entire anatomy and their organs, etc. Appealingly illustrated with anatomical colour plates with movable parts by Édouard Cuyer, painter and anatomist at the National Art Academy at Paris and professor of anatomy at the Rouen Academy of Arts. Some foxing throughout, but a nice set in the orginal bindings. Not in Graesse or Brunet. At head of title: E. Cuyer et E. Alix. Plates signed: Ed. Cuyer, del. et pinx.; Imp. Lemercier & Cie., Paris. "Dessins d'après nature par Edouard Cuyer, texte par Eugène Alix, preface par Mathias Duval."--Vol. 2. Atlas. Vol. 2. Atlas has XVI colored plates, cut out, superimposed and movable. Descriptive guard sheets included in pagination of Atlas. "L'ouvrage a été publié en 8 livraisons" --Catalogue général de la librairie française, t. 12, p. 12. Advertisements on verso of half-title on each vol. Main Heritage Shelves General SF765 .A45 1886 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i23717968 BIB-ID: 1463224 Show less
