Coloured Illustrations of the Eggs of British Birds: With descriptions of their nests and nidification
by Hewitson, William C
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
8vo. The third edition. Two volumes. Pp. xvi + 532 + 16 adverts. Recent quarter blue calf, gilt titles, marbled boards, new endpapers. Bookplates. (Robert Stirling Newall). With 148 hand-coloured plates. (Two plates are numbered 51, two 53 & two 90). There are signs of former use, page edges are lightly discoloured, there is some minor discolouring in the text. A very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Isabelline Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3014
- Title
- Coloured Illustrations of the Eggs of British Birds
- Author
- Hewitson, William C
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Van Voorst
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1856
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Hewitson Eggs British Birds
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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