1890 Ashton's Curious Creatures in Zoology (Edwin Morgan / Claud Lambton) Myths

Curious Creatures in Zoology 

By John Ashton

ONCE BELONGING TO CLAUD LAMBTON'S LIBRARY AND LATER OWNED BY SCOTTISH POET EDWIN MORGAN

Published by John C. Nimmo, London, 1890. Limited Edition. Limited to 210 copies of which this is copy number 80. Hardback, quarter leather binding with cloth sides and with gilt stamp to upper board and gilt title to spine. Book measures 27 x 18 cm. pp xi, 348. With 130 illustrations.

A very good copy. Binding good with some light rubbing to the leather spine. Endpapers very good and inner joints sound with no cracking. All contents present and pages very clean throughout. Overall a very good copy with interesting provenance.

PROVENANCE
With the bookplate of Claud Lambton pasted to the inside front board. The Lambton family are connected to the legend of the 'Laidley Worme of Lambton' which is mentioned on page 296 in the book.

The front endpaper of the book carries the signature of Scottish poet Edwin Morgan who must have acquired this book after it was disposed off from the Lambton estate. Edwin Morgan was very interested in mythology and published his translation of Beowulf in 1952. He also wrote about mythical creatures such as the Loch Ness Monster.

Edwin George Morgan was a Scottish poet and translator associated with the Scottish Renaissance. He is widely recognised as one of the foremost Scottish poets of the 20th century. In 1999, Morgan was made the first Glasgow Poet Laureate. In 2004, he was named as the first Makar or National Poet for Scotland.

Curious Creatures in Zoology is a collection of zoological curiosities compiled by John Ashton, featuring 130 illustrations throughout the text. The book explores various strange and fascinating animals, drawing from historical accounts and naturalists' writings to engage readers with the wonders of the animal kingdom.

CONTENTS

AMAZONS
PYGMIES
GIANTS
EARLY MEN
WILD MEN
HAIRY MEN
THE OURAN OUTAN
SATYRS
THE SPHYNX
APES
ANIMAL LORE
THE MANTICORA
THE LAMIA
THE CENTAUR
THE GORGON
THE UNICORN
THE RHINOCEROS
THE GULO
THE BEAR
THE FOX
THE WOLF
WERE-WOLVES
THE ANTELOPE
THE HORSE
THE MIMICK DOG
THE CAT
THE LION
THE LEONTOPHONUS—PEGASUS—CROCOTTA
THE LEUCROCOTTA—THE EALE—CATTLE FEEDING BACKWARDS
ANIMAL MEDICINE
THE SU
THE LAMB-TREE
THE CHIMÆRA
THE HARPY AND SIREN
THE BARNACLE GOOSE
REMARKABLE EGG
MOON WOMAN
THE GRIFFIN
THE PHŒNIX
THE SWALLOW
THE MARTLET, AND FOOTLESS BIRDS
SNOW BIRDS
THE SWAN
THE ALLE, ALLE
THE REMORA
THE DOG-FISH AND RAY
THE SEA DRAGON
THE STING RAY
SENSES OF FISHES
ZOOPHYTES
SPONGES
THE KRAKEN
CRAYFISH AND CRABS
THE SEA-SERPENT
SERPENTS
WORMES AND DRAGONS
THE CROCODILE
THE BASILISK AND COCKATRICE
THE SALAMANDER
THE TOAD
THE LEECH
THE SCORPION
THE ANT
THE BEE
THE HORNET
INDEX

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