The Natural History of Birds, from the works of the best authors, antient and modern: embellished with numerous plates Accurately Coloured from Nature
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/N
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Bungay: Printed and published by Brightly & Childs. Published also by T Kinnersley, 1815 A good 2 volume set in new half calf and marbled board bindings with 148 of 152 hand-coloured plates. This work is extremely rare and, as is usual with the Bungay publications, the paper quality is poor, tending to attract dirt and staining. The collation of this work is generally haphazard and the plates are not numbered. The bindings are in fine condition with leather title labels and gilt lines to spines. Contents: Vol I: title; introduction i - xxxv; text pp 1-586 with 67 of 71 plates. Vol II: title dated 1820; text pp 1-700 with 81 plates, Finis. The paper in both volumes is toned to varying degrees with some areas of offsetting, marking or staining. Some page corners have been turned over. There is the occasional side edge tear and there is professional paper repair to the title page of Vol I and initial pages where there has been some worming. There is slight worming in the margin of xiii-xvi. The plates in these volumes are cleaner, with better and more detailed colouring than usual and the plate paper is in better condition than the text paper. The plate of the Spoonbill in Vol II has some black ink splots on it - as does the opposing text page no 333. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images to better assess condition.
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- Bookseller
- E C Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033188
- Title
- The Natural History of Birds, from the works of the best authors, antient and modern: embellished with numerous plates Accurately Coloured from Nature
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed and published by Brightly & Childs. Published also by T Kinnersley
- Place of Publication
- Bungay
- Date Published
- 1815
- Size
- 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- early nineteenth century bird books; ornithology; bungay;
- Bookseller catalogs
- NATURAL HISTORY; birds;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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