Zoological Recreations
By W. J. Broderip
Published by Henry Colburn Publisher: London 1849
"William John Broderip (1789 - 1859) was an English lawyer and naturalist. To the Transactions of the Geological Society Broderip contributed numerous papers; but the chief part of his original writings on malacology are to be found in the Proceedings and Transactions of the Zoological Society. Broderip's Account of the Manners of a Tame Beaver, published in the Gardens and Menagerie of the Zoological Society, affords an example of his tact as an observer and power as a writer. His contributions to the New Monthly Magazine and to Fraser's Magazine were collected in the volumes entitled
Zoological Recreations
, 1847, and Leaves from the Note-book of a Naturalist, 1852. He wrote the zoological articles in the Penny Cyclopædia, viz. from Ast to the end, including the whole of the articles relating to mammals, birds, reptiles, crustacea, mollusca, conchifera, pulmonata, &c. Buffon, Brisson, &c., and zoology. His last publication, On the Shark, appeared in Fraser's Magazine, March 1859."
Heavy wear and fading to cover and spine as shown. Text pages age tanned but otherwise clean. Binding is in good order with no loose pages. Good condition overall. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.
