Only known copy of Thomas Boreman book in public hands
The English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC) provides extensive descriptions and holdings information for letterpress materials printed in Great Britain or any of its dependencies in any language – as well as for materials printed in English anywhere else in the world from the beginnings of print to 1800. At present it records items from over 2,000 libraries worldwide, and this Glasgow 1794 edition of Thomas Boreman's popular book A description of above three hundred animals is one of three items in the Moir Rare Book Collection that are the only publicly held copies known to ESTC.
Image: Thomas Boreman. A description of above three hundred animals, viz. beasts, birds, ... and insects. With a particular account of the manner of catching whales in Greenland. Glasgow, 1794. [NLS shelfmark: MRB.66]