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[Hand-colored plates]. The Feathered Tribes of the British Islands

[Hand-colored plates]. The Feathered Tribes of the British Islands

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[Hand-colored plates]. The Feathered Tribes of the British Islands

by Mudie, Robert

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Good plus in publisher's brown blind-stamped cloth with gilt spine, sunned, rebacked with original back strip, rubbed and soiled
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London: Henry G. Bohn, 1841. Third Edition. Good plus in publisher's brown blind-stamped cloth with gilt spine, sunned, rebacked with original back strip, rubbed and soiled, corners bumped, plates clean and contents generally clean and tight though with a few pages with margins restored or repaired tears, occasional light spotting and finger-soiling, dampstaining to pastedowns, and vol. II with spine lean.. Third edition of Mudie's study of the birds of Britain, which features 19 handsome engraved hand-colored plates plus additional woodcut illustrations. Artist William Strutt's copy, with his ownership inscriptions and date in each volume.

8vo. 2 vols. xxiv, 379pp., [1]; [2], 391pp., [1]; plus plates as called for.

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Bookseller
Nelson Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
268
Title
[Hand-colored plates]. The Feathered Tribes of the British Islands
Author
Mudie, Robert
Book Condition
Used - Good plus in publisher's brown blind-stamped cloth with gilt spine, sunned, rebacked with original back strip, rubbed and soiled
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Third Edition
Publisher
Henry G. Bohn
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1841

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