Animal Physics; Or, The Body And Its Functions, Familiarly Explained By Dionysius Lardner, D.C.L., Formerly Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy, in University College, London. With Five Hundred And Twenty Illustrations.
[Half-t., frontis., t.p.] - [Note] - Table Of Contents - List Of Principal Illustrations - Errata - [Text] - Index; [colophon] - [Publishers' advertisement].
Responsibility Note
Most illustrations are unsigned; some are signed by E. Salle. The title-page vignette is signed as drawn by Forest and engraved by E. Salle.
Summary Note
The illustrations show details of animal physiology. The title-page vignette incorportes the motto 'Progress & Diffusion'.
The text is followed by a fourteen-page publishers' advertisement, 'Walton And Maberly's Catalogue Of Educational Works, And Works In Science And General Literature'.
Provenance
The half-title is inscribed in ink, 'For the Library of the Royal Academy. from Richard Partridge Novr. 1868'. Richard Partridge was Professor of Anatomy in the Royal Academy from 1852 to 1873.
Binding Note
19th-century brown cloth-covered boards, upper and lower covers decorated in blind; rebacked in 20th century retaining earlier spine-piece decorated in gilt and lettered 'Animal Physics. - Lardner.'
Subject
Zoology - Physiology - Anatomy
Treatises - Reference books - Publishers' catalogues - Great Britain - 19th century
Pictorial works - Great Britain - 19th century