Birds' Nests Eggs and Egg-Collecting

R. Kearton

Verlag: Cassell & Company, Limited, London, 1893

A smart copy of this brightly illustrated ornithological work from British naturalist Richard Kearton. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and fifteen colour plates. Collated complete. An interesting work on identifying birds' nests and their eggs, with tips for egg collecting and preservation. Includes commentary on colouring of birds, nesting places, number of eggs, and more, with details of popular and common species. Written by Richard Kearton, a British naturalist and one of the world's earliest wildlife photographers along with his brother Cherry. With publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original red pictorial cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards and a tide mark to the rear board. A minor split in the cloth at the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Minor staining from the cloth to the rear few pages. Age toning to the endpapers. Very Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 919T67

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Birds' Nests Eggs and Egg-Collecting
Verlag: Cassell & Company, Limited, London
Erscheinungsdatum: 1893
Einband: Cloth
Illustrator: Not Stated
Zustand: Very Good
Art des Buches: book