Observations on the natural history of the cuckoo / [Edward Jenner].

London, [1788]

2 unnumbered pages, 19 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 22 cm (4to.)

"Read at the Royal Society, March 13, 1788"-caption title

Reprinted from the Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London, v.78, 1788, pt. 2

Half title only

"From the Philosophical transactions"--half title

Copy 1 Supplier/Donor: Hunt. Soc. Note: Item no. 4 in a vol. of 'Phil. trans.' offprints, probably collected by Everard Home (1756-1832). Binding: Contemp. calf, rebacked preserving original spine. Contemp. marginal annotations in the hand of John Hunter (1728-93). Modern port. of Jenner affixed to half title verso. At end of volume: Modern port. of John Hunter and list of volume's contents for a Sotheby's sale, 1978. MS book label: "This book was presented to William Ingram Keir, M.D. by Edward King ... 1890." Book label of Kenneth Garth Huston (1926-87). From the collection of Haskell F. Norman (1915-96), with his book label. Lot no. 536 in the Christies (N.Y.) sale of his collection, pt. 2, 15-16 June 1998

Lefanu, W. A bibl. of Edward Jenner (2nd ed.), 8.

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