London: W. H. Lizars, 1838. Duodecimo, uncoloured frontispiece of Aldrovand1 and uncoloured half title; 34 handcoloured plates. Handsome contemporary full blindstamped calf with gilt spine, all edges gilt, contents slightly shaken.

The second issue of the first edition, from The Naturalist's Library.

The Naturalist's Library, edited by William Jardine, was completed in forty volumes with a number of printings and a later edition.