viii, 456 pp. Illustrated with numerous wood engravings of various quadrupeds by Thomas Bewick throughout the text. (8vo) 8x4¾, period full calf, spine elaborately tooled in gilt, rebacked with original spine material laid on. First Edition.

One of Bewick's more popular early works. Ray notes that "Desiring to instruct his readers in an agreeable way, Bewick faithfully depicted each quadruped in proper sequence. Exotic animals like the lion and the hippopotamus, which he took from books, may be unconvincing, but he never fails with the dogs, sheep, and cats, which he drew from life..." Ray, English, 49.