A description of the teeth of the Anarrhichas lupus Linnaei, and of those of the Chaetodon nigracans of the same author : to which is added, and aattempt to prove that the teeth of cartilaginous fishes are perpectually renewed / By William Andre ; communicated by Sir Joseph Banks.

London, 1784]

9 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 3 unnumbered folded leaves of plates : illustrations (engravings) ; 28 cm (4to)

Caption title

"Read at the Royal Society, March 18, 1784"

Reprinted from the Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society.

Copy 1 Supplier/Donor: Hunt. Soc. Note: Item no. 5 in a vol. of 'Phil. trans.' offprints, probably collected by Everard Home (1756-1832). Binding: Contemp. calf, rebacked preserving original spine. At end of volume: Modern port. of John Hunter and list of volume's contents for a Sotheby's sale, 1978. MS book label: "This book was presented to William Ingram Keir, M.D. by Edward King ... 1890." Book label of Kenneth Garth Huston (1926-87). From the collection of Haskell F. Norman (1915-96), with his book label. Lot no. 536 in the Christies (N.Y.) sale of his collection, pt. 2, 15-16 June 1998

ESTC T218932