British Birds

Archibald Thorburn

Verlag: Longmans, Green, and Co 1925-1931, London, 1925

Beschreibung

A bright set of Archibald Thornburn's beautifully illustrated and described study of the birds of Great Britain, illustrated with one-hundred and ninety-six vibrant plates across four volumes. A complete four volume set of the re-set 'New Edition' of Scottish artist Archibald Thorburn's study of birds.First published between 1915 and 1916, Thorburn redrew the plates for this edition.Consisting of:Volume I, in the 1931 second impression of the new edition, with a frontispiece and forty-eight colour plates. The 1925 first impression of the new edition of volume II, illustrated with a frontispiece and forty-eight plates. The 1926 first impression of the new edition of volume III, illustrated with a frontispiece and forty-eight plates. The 1926 first impression of the new edition of volume IV, illustrated with a frontispiece and forty-eight plates.Collated, complete.With the former owner's stamp of W. E. Burridge of Chepstow to each front pastedown. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Fading to back strips, with bumping to spine tails. Fading to head of front board of volume IV. Otherwise, externally very smart. Ownership stamp to front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Very Good Indeed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 852F25

Bibliografische Details

Titel: British Birds

Verlag: Longmans, Green, and Co 1925-1931, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1925

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: Archibald Thorburn

Zustand: Very Good Indeed

Art des Buches: book