THE NATURAL HISTORY OF HUMMING-BIRDS.
by JARDINE, Sir William.:
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Edinburgh, W. H. Lizars, and Sterling and Kenney, 1833.. FIRST EDITION 1833, complete set, Naturalist's Library series. Small 8vo, approximately 180 x 100 mm, 7 x 4 inches, portrait frontispiece to each volume of Linnaeus and Pennant, hand-coloured vignette on each engraved title page, and 64 hand-coloured plates with tissue guards engraved by W. H. Lizars, who was a painter and engraver as well as publisher, plus memoirs of Linnaeus and Welsh zoologist Thomas Pennant, original wrapper in front of first volume. Pages: Volume 1: [16], 147, plus 40 pages of adverts; Volume 2: [4], iv, [3], 1-166 including index, plus 46 pages of adverts, both title pages are duplicated in Volume 2, pagination of prelims in Volume I slightly erratic but collated and guaranteed complete, rebound in quarter green morocco over marbled sides, gilt title and decoratiolns to spines, new endpapers. Slight offsetting from portraits onto engraved titles, ink name (James Drummond) on both half-titles dated 1862, very occasional small fox spot, pale offset to tissue guards, bindings tight and firm, a very good set housed in a green cloth slip case. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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- Roger Middleton (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45737
- Title
- THE NATURAL HISTORY OF HUMMING-BIRDS.
- Author
- JARDINE, Sir William.:
- Format/Binding
- Rebound in quarter green morocco over marbled sides
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh, W. H. Lizars, and Sterling and Kenney, 1833.
- Date Published
- 1833
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Humming-birds natural history hand coloured books Jardine's naturalist's library ornithology
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