A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS (3 vols) + SUPPLEMENT (1845) + SECOND SUPPLEMENT (1856)

YARRELL, William

Verlag: John Van Voorst, London, 1843

Beschreibung

Main volumes in uniform half leather and marbled boards, these all with gilt lined leather edges and gilt decorated paneled spine with two gilt on black labels, only flaw is very small chip to marbling bottom Vol.1 front edge and tiny similar just above it, all edges and end-papers marbled. Two Supplements in grey cloth as issued with gilt-lettered spines and blind-stamped borderlines. these both clean and unworn bar touch of slight bumping to top outer corners. Vol.1: xxxii + 525, 520 wood engravings in text; this and all other volumes have heraldic bookplate of Arthur Vardon (motto -Omnum Bonum Dei Donum) plus a brown place-marker, no obvious internal faults; Vol.2: 669 pp.520 wood engravings in text; Vol.3: 528 pp. 520wood engravings in text, no obvious faults; Supplement: t.p. (1, Preface), pp. 53 (inc. Prelims) + 4 (pub.list) , 9 un-numbered wood-engraved large head-pieces plus two tail-pieces; Second Supplement: x + 71, 18 wood-engravings; no obvious faults to either of these. 14 cm x 21.5 cms (main vols), 14.5 cm x 22.5 (Supplements). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 012799

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS (3 vols) + ...

Verlag: John Van Voorst, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1843

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fine for age

Auflage: 1st Edition