An history of the earth, and animated nature /

Index for all volumes: [320] pages at end of volume 8.

Engravings: plates; engraved by and after various artists, including E. Martin, Is. Taylor, De Seve, and B. West.

Last leaves of volume 1, 3 and 5 blank; last page of vol. 6 blank.

Vol. 1: xvii, [3], 374, [2] p., [2] leaves of plates; v. 2: [4], 364 p., [4] leaves of plates; v. 3: [4], 374, [2] p., [24] leaves of plates; v. 4: [4], 328 p., [41] leaves of plates; v. 5: [8], 357, [3] p., [10] leaves of plates; v. 6: [8], 371, [1] p., [12] leaves of plates; v. 7: [4], 388 p., [8] leaves of plates; v. 8: [4], 128, [320] p., [3] leaves of plates.

"The following natural history is written, with only such an attention to system as serves to remove the reader's embarrassment"--Preface, p. xi.

Signatures: v. 1. A¹⁰ B-Q¹² R⁶ S²; v. 2. [A]² B-Q¹² R²; v. 3. [A]² B-Q¹² R⁶ S²; v. 4. [A]² B-O¹² P⁶ Q²; v. 5. A⁴ B-Q¹²; v. 6. A⁴ B-Q¹² R⁶; v. 7. [A]² B-R¹² S²; v. 8. [A]² B-T¹² U⁶ X².

Each volume has separate table of contents.

First published in 1774; cf. Temple Scott. Oliver Goldsmith, p. 329-331.

Mode of access: Internet.