A History of the Rarer British Birds [with] Catalogue of British Birds
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- Collection : A fine ornithological and natural history library
- Publisher : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman
- Published In : London
- Illustrations : 80 woodcuts to text
Description:
First edition. Scarce work with attractive woodcuts to text by J. Marks, in the style of Bewick, whose work on British birds this was intended to supplement. Leaf E1 (pp. 25/26) is a cancel, with added woodcut of the rock grouse, but without the tailpiece found on the original leaf.
Freeman 1157a & 1158; Mullens & Swann p. 203; Nissen IVB 306.
Condition
8vo, orig. cloth, gilt title to spine; minor wear/small chip to rear joint. Hinges cracked and tender. Minor browning to title page and final leaf. Good.
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