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Description
Pp. ix, (3) 150; iv, 172; iv, 176; iv, 180; (4), 175, (3), with 253 fine hand-colored plates, some text-figures. Original elaborately blind-stamped and gilt-decorated red cloth with gilt scene on front covers, sm 4to. Zimmer (pg. 87) states: "Principally an account of the habits of non-British European birds, with brief descriptions and synonymy, forming a sort of sequel to Morris's 'History of British Birds,' 1870". The hand-colored plates are by Fawcett with many illustrations of eggs.
Additional Information
11293
Second
London
George Bell
1875-1876
Near Fine
Small bumps to a few corners, back outer corner of one volume with flecking to the cloth, spines very lightly sunned, the text and plates are bright and clean with mild foxing to the preliminary pages of a few volumes only, a tight, near fine copy in a very attractive binding.
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