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The Book of Baby Birds

by Detmold, E.J. (Illus); Dugdale, F.E.

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Collection : A fine ornithological and natural history library
Publisher : Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press
Published In : London
Illustrations : 19 col plates

Description:

Reprint (originally published 1912). A charming book on the chicks and juveniles of various birds, with attractive mounted plates by Edward Julius Detmold (1883-1957), a prolific British illustrator who did extensive work in watercolour and etchings for natural history works. Descriptions by Mrs Thomas Hardy (Florence E. Dugdale) (1879-1937), second wife of novelist Thomas Hardy and author of several children's books.

Condition

4to (280x233mm), orig. cloth spine, paper covered boards, slightly marked, circular pictorial onlay to front board. Endpapers browned and lightly foxed. Small contemporary gift inscription to endpaper. Good.