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Darton,, 1801. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Poor. page 145-6 missing foxed

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Lond1836: Darton and Harvey. Good/No DJ. Hard Cover. 12mo WAKEFIELD, Priscilla (Bell), 1751-1832. Instinct displayed exemplifying the extraordinary sagacity of various species of the animal creation. Faded embossed original cloth, bright gilt titling on spine. Previous owner's inscription on ffep. A little foxing. Frontis plate. Illustrated title page. xvi, 303 pages clean and tight. .

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London: Printed for Darton, Harvey, and Darton, 1814. Second edition, 8vo, xviii, 311, [1]pp., without half-title, early ownership signature to head of title, cont. half calf, marbled boards, a little rubbed but still a very good copy. Darton, G995 (2).

London: Darton, Harvey and Darton, 1814. 2nd edition. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. 327 12mo. Green leather-covered boards, gilt titles (early 20th century binding?). The introduction is addressed to the authors' grandsons, and the volume is written as a series of letters between two friends, recounting episodes that throw light on instinctive behaviour in animals, as well as some pointing up instances where the behaviour seems the result of learning or reason. Condition notes: Considerable foxing to some pages. After the front free end paper, contents are title page, one leaf of dedication [v], vi, then the Preface, numbered [vii] viii, ix, x, xi, xii, then the Contents up to xviii, then the text. Binding firm and sound, with just a little rubbing to the spine.

London: Darton and Harvey, 1818. Third edn. 8vo, pp. 311 + adv. Bound in original paper backed boards (front cover separate, rear loose), uncut. A clean copy. Wakefield (1751-1832) was the founder of one of the earliest savings banks. She had a great deal of knowledge about biology and nature and she incorporated this into her books for children. This is a discussion of the differences between reason and instinct in different species. From her Preface, "The harmonising beauty of creation and the interesting objects it presents, have been my delight from childhood; and the enjoyments, as well as the advantages, I have received from this taste, have made me desirous of communicating it to others, by relating a few well authenticated facts of the exact coincidence of the instinctive powers with the necessities of animals . I thought more likely to arrest the attention of the young, when combined in the form of letters, rather than a long string of detached anecdotes .