Ornithological Dictionary of British Birds
- Collection : A fine ornithological and natural history library
- Publisher : Hurst, Chance, and Co.
- Published In : London
- Illustrations : text engravings
Description:
Second edition. With a Plan of Study, and many new Articles and original Observations by James Rennie.
The Ornithological Dictionary, first published in 1802, with its scrupulous standards for observation and descriptions, established George Montague (1753-1815) as the ‘father of British ornithology’ (ODNB).
Nissen IVB, 642; Mullens & Swann, p. 410.
Condition
8vo, orig. cloth, some wear, chipped to head/foot of spine, orig. printed paper title piece to spine, worn/scuffed, with some loss. Edges uncut. Good. Bookplate of wealthy American amateur ornithologist, John Eliot Thayer (1862-1928).
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