A Familiar History of Birds

Description:

New Revised edition. Edward Stanley (1779-1849), rector of Alderley, Cheshire for 32 years, and later Bishop of Norwich. This work, first publishished in 1835, and appearing in a number of editions, contains observations on both British and foreign birds.

Condition

8vo, orig. red cloth, stamped in gilt and black to front board and spine (faded); patterned endpapers. Slight foxing to endpapers and half-title, prize bookplate and single ink stamp to verso of title. Vg.