A History of British Birds. Vols. I to VIII.

Morris, Rev. F.O.

Verlag: Pub. Groombridge and Sons, London. [1888]

Beschreibung

Eight volume cabinet edition with 358 hand coloured plates. Small 8vo. TEG. Spotting to fore-edge of text-block, a little spotting to blank margins of a handful of plates and a very minor amount elsewhere, o/w. contents fine. Original decorated red cloth binding, spines showing some even sunning, o/w. nr. fine. A very pleasing set of the cabinet edition. With two newspaper articles (dated 1889 and 1887 respectively) loosely inserted. The first talks about a French man, M. Jean Desbouvrie, who had been training Swallows as carriers or winged messengers . The second titled The Nightingale in Yorkshire talks about how the Nightingale was more widespread across the County than previously thought and names sighting locations. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 63841

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A History of British Birds. Vols. I to VIII.

Verlag: Pub. Groombridge and Sons, London. [1888]

Einband: Hardcover