Synopsis methodica avium & piscium opus posthumum : quod vivus recensuit & perfecit ipse insignissimus author : in quo multas species, in ipsius ornithologia & ichthyologia desideratas, adjecit : methodumque suam piscium naturæ magis convenientem reddit : cum appendice & iconibus

Book Description

London: : William Innys, , 1713.. First edition. Contemporary calf. Very Good. 8vo( 20 cm). 2 volumes in one. Edited by W. Derham. Contemporary calf with new back. 2 parts in 1 vol. Collation: [2], 198, [18] 166 [12] p. + 4 folding engraved plates. Advertisements for books published by W. Innys at end of volume 2. Main title soiled and stained, plates browned and offset, T7 & 8 with cuts (no loss). S. Dillon Ripley copy. Provenance: Bookplate of S. Dillon Ripley, former director of Smithsonian Institution of Washington. (Wood, 1713).Ripley was former dir. Smithsonian Inst. Wash. Significant. This is a significant posthumous work by Ray on birds and fishes. “This classic treatise complestes (with the Synopsis Quadrupedum et Serpentini) the author’s contributions to vertebrate zoology, a series that should form part of every first-class library of natural history.” (Wood, 1713)

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