Lloyd‘s Natural History [Sixteen volumes, the complete set]
Henry O Forbes, R Bowdler Sharpe, Richard Lydekker, W F Kirby, W R Ogilvie-Grant, Lloyd's Natural History [Sixteen volumes, the complete set], London: Edward Lloyd, 1896-97
Original half leather bound with gilt text at the spine (each)
7.25 x 5 x 1 in (18.5 x 13 x 3 cm) (each)
Uniformly bound complete set of Lloyd’s Natural History edited by English zoologist, ornithologist, and curator of the bird collection at the British Museum of Natural History, Richard Bowdley Sharpe (1847-1909).
Thousands of pages and over 400 chromolithographs with additional black and white illustrations in the text covering all manner of creatures from around the world. The 16 volumes are comprises of:-
R Bowdler Sharpe, A hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain, four volumes with 124 colour plates, 1896-97
Volume I: xii + 340 pages including 31 colour chromolithographic plates, 1896
Volume II: xi 308 pages including colour chromolithographic plates from no.32 till 58, 1896
Volume III: xii + 338 pages including colour chromolithographic plates from no.59 till 93, 1896
Volume IV: xvi 314 pages including colour chromolithographic plates from no.94 till 124, 1897
W R Ogilvie-Grant, A hand-book to the Game Birds, two volumes with 42 colour plates, 1896-97
Volume I: xiv + 304 pages including 21 colour chromolithographic plates, 1896
Volume II: xiv 316 pages including colour chromolithographic plates from no.22 till 42, 1897
W F Kirby, A hand-book to the Order Lepidoptera, five volumes with 158 colour plates, 1896-97
Volume I: lxxiv + 261 pages including 37 colour chromolithographic plates, 1896
Volume II: xx + 332 pages including colour chromolithographic plates from no.38 till 68, 1896
Volume III: xxvii + 308 pages including colour chromolithographic plates from no.69 till 95, 1897
Volume IV: xlii + 246 pages including colour chromolithographic plates from no.70 till 126, 1897
Volume V: xii 332 pages including colour chromolithographic plates from no.71 till 158, 1897
Henry O Forbes, Handbook to the Primates, two volumes with 49 colour plates and a few folding maps, 1896-97
Volume I: xiv + 286 pages including 25 colour chromolithographic plates, 1896
Volume II: xiv + 302 pages including colour chromolithographic plates from no.26 till 49, 1897
Richard Lydekker, Handbook to the British Mammalia, 1896
Volume I: xi + 339 pages including 32 colour chromolithographic plates, 1896
Richard Lydekker, Handbook to the Marsupialia and Monotremata, 1896
Volume I: xv + 320 pages including 38 colour chromolithographic plates, 1896
Richard Lydekker, Handbook to the Carnivora, 1896
Volume I: vii + 312 pages including 32 colour chromolithographic plates, 1896
Lloyd's Natural History is a notable work in the field of natural history. Published in London by Edward Lloyd between 1896 and 1897, this comprehensive sixteen-volume series was edited by Richard Lydekker. The series encompassed a wide array of topics within natural history, including mammals, birds, reptiles, fishes, insects, and more. Each volume was dedicated to a specific group of organisms, offering detailed descriptions, illustrations, and information about their behavior, habitats, and distribution.
Richard Lydekker, a distinguished British naturalist and geologist, was well-regarded for his extensive contributions to vertebrate paleontology and zoology. Although not among the most illustrious figures in the annals of zoogeographical research, he did delve into the field on a regular basis, typically as a result of his research on vertebrate palaeontology. He began his career as a young man with the Geological Survey of India, where he conducted in-depth research that helped him later on in his career at the British Museum of Natural History. Upon his return from India, the Museum tasked him with creating catalogues for its fossil vertebrate collections, a task he completed in under ten years. In his later years, Lydekker had a growing interest in public spaces, helping to alter the Museum's exhibit design and penning numerous works with a more popular orientation.
His expertise and meticulous research are reflected in the detailed content of Lloyd's Natural History. The series remains a seminal book and a valuable historical resource for researchers, scholars, and enthusiasts interested in the natural world of the late 19th century.
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