A Modern system of natural history : containing accurate descriptions, and faithful histories, of animals, vegetables, and minerals. Together with their properties, and various uses in medicine, mechanics,manufactures, &c. /

Each volume has a varying number of plates and pages.

Index to Natural history of birds is bound following v. 8 on pp. i-li. Index to Natural history of fishes is bound following v.10, pp. i-xv. Index to Natural history of reptiles and insects is bound following v. 11. Index to Natural history of waters, earths, fossils, minerals, and vegetables is bound following v. 12.

Volumes 5-12 have individual title pages. They are arranged as follows: Vols. 5,6,7,8 : Natural history of birds, v.1,2,3,4 respectively. Vols. 9,10: Natural history of fishes, v. 1,2. Vol. 11: Natural history of reptiles and insects, v.1. Vol. 12: Natural history of waters, earths, fossils, minerals and vegetables.

Signatures: Vol. 1-8: B-Q⁶; Vol. 9-12: A-P⁶.

Vol.1-7 published in 1775; vol. 8-12 published in 1776.

Binder's title: Ward's natural history.

Leather bound, gilt spine; marbled end papers.

Roscoe. John Newbery and his successors,

Mode of access: Internet.