Fauna antiqua sivalensis, being the fossil zoology of the Sewalik Hills, in the north of India / by Hugh Falconer and Proby T. Cautley ; edited by Hugh Falconer ; Proboscidea

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Notes: Cover titles.; The work was to be complete in 12 parts, but only parts 1-9 of the plates (1845-1849) and part 1 of the text (part 1. Proboscidea) were published.; "Stewart and Murray"--Cover title of text.; "Jan. 1846"--Cover title of text.; "Price, with descriptive letter-press, one guinea."--Cover of atlas of plates.; Plates signed: G.H. Ford or Lithog. from nature by G. Scharf, Hullmandel & Walton lithographers.; Plates with guard sheets.; Also available online.; Elecresource; SCNHRB copy (39088007390016, 39088007389422) stamped on original cover: Office Library of the Smithsonian Institution [manuscript accession no.] 5116.; SCNHRB copy three-quarters binding of green sheepskin and marbled paper boards, gilt-decorated spine, marbled endpapers; original green wrappers bound-in. Text laid-in an archival portfolio.; SCNHRB copy bound with: Falconer, Hugh. Description of the plates of the Fauna antiqua sivalensis. London : Robert Hardwicke, 1867. Bound together subsequent to publication.

author: Falconer, Hugh 1808-1865; Cautley, Proby T (Proby Thomas) Sir 1802-1871
editor: Falconer, Hugh 1808-1865
lithographer: Ford, G. H (George Henry); Scharf, George 1788-1860
printer of plates: Hullmandel & Walton
publisher: Smith, Elder, and Co.
printer: Stewart and Murray

Physical description: 64 pages ; 23 cm + 1 atlas of plates (92 [that is, 107] leaves of plates : chiefly illustrations ; 52 cm)