The Birds of Breconshire
- Publisher : Printed by West, Newman & Co.
- Published In : London
- Illustrations : engraved frontis
Description:
Originally published as a series of five papers in The Zoologist (1881-1882), and here reprinted in book-form for private circulation. Scarce.
Condition
8vo, orig. green cloth, blind-stamped decorative border to both boards, gilt title to front board. Vg. Inscribed, 'with the author's compliments'. Vg. Bookplate of Robert Washington Oates (1874-1958). Oates was a dedicated naturalist and book collector, and was instrumental in securing the home of Gilbert White as a permanent memorial to the naturalist and author. There he also established the Oates Memorial Museum and Library, which commemorated his cousin, Captain Lawrence Oates (1880-1912), a member of Scott's Antarctic Expedition, and his uncle Frank Oates (1840-1875).
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