Proposals for printing by subscription, A Natural History of spiders, and other curious insects. Beautifully Engrav'd on near Fifty copper-plates, by the Best Hands. All Carefully Drawn from the Life by Eleazar Albin, Author of two Curious Treatises, viz. One a Natural History of Insects, and the other of Birds. To which will be prefixed a Preface, giving some Account of the Work, by W. Derham, Canon of Windsor and F. R. S. Subscriptions are taken in by J. Brindley, at the King's-Arms in New Bond-Street; J. Jackson, J. Jollifee, near St. James's House; J. Stagg, in Westminster-Hall; Olive Payne, in New Round-Court in the Strand; W. Lewis, T. Woodman, in Covent-Garden; R. Montagu, at the Post-Office in Queen-Street, near Drury-Lane; J. Worrall, at the Dove in Bed-Yard; near Lincoln's-Inn; F. Cogan, at the Middle-Temple-Gate; T. Worrall, against St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet-Street; W. Mears, T. Boreman, on Ludgate-Hill, S. Austen, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; R. Willock, in Cornhill; Mr. Wells, at Oxford; Mr. Bonner, at Cambridge; Mr. Leane, at Bath; and Mr. Pote, at Eton: Booksellers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Albin, Eleazar, fl. 1713-1759.

Standardized Title:

Natural history of spiders. Prospectus

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Insects--Great Britain--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800.

Insects.

Spiders--Great Britian--Early works to 1800.

Spiders.

Genre:

Prospectuses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([2]p. )

Other Title:

Proposals for printing by subscription,

Place of Publication:

[London : s.n., 1733]

Notes:

At the head of the titlepage: 'London, March 12, 1732-3'.

Eleazar Albin's 'A natural history of spiders, and other curious insects' was published in 1736.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T61965.

OCLC:

642646298