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The Natural History of Parrots. The Naturalist's Library. Ornithology. Vol VI by Prideaux J Selby, Sir William Jardine [editor] - 1836

by Prideaux J Selby, Sir William Jardine [editor]

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The Natural History of Parrots. The Naturalist's Library. Ornithology. Vol VI by Prideaux J Selby, Sir William Jardine [editor] - 1836

The Natural History of Parrots. The Naturalist's Library. Ornithology. Vol VI

by Prideaux J Selby, Sir William Jardine [editor]

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EDINBURGH: W H LIZARS, 1836 A good copy of the first edition with 30 hand coloured plates engraved from drawings by Edward Lear. In original publisher's cobbled brown (originally purple) cloth binding with gilt titles to spine. The binding has been rebacked retaining the original spine and is sound and clean. There is some fading to spine and board edges and slight bumping to corners. The original green endpapers are present with the bookplate of Francis Hemming, the noted entomologist to the front pastedown. The fep has some fraying and damage and the endpaper joints have been repaired. Contents: half title; black and white frontispiece portrait of Thomas Bewick and tissue guard; hand coloured vignette title page with 2 parrots; 2 further title pages; an advertisement extolling the virtues of Edward Lear's pictures; contents listing; Memoir of Thomas Bewick (by the Reverend Turner); text with 30 hand coloured plates; and publisher's catalogues bound at the rear. One of these is a prospectus for the Naturalist's Library and advertises the next 2 volumes to be published: Birds of West Africa. A large number of the text pages are unopened. There is browning to top margins and general light toning to paper. The plates are generally bright and clean - plate 1 has a small mark to the side. All the plates have tissue guards - some have considerable offsetting from the plates. There is a very slight musty/smokey smell when the book is opened.
  • Bookseller E C Books GB (GB)
  • Illustrator Edward Lear
  • Format/Binding Decorative Cloth
  • Book Condition Used - Good
  • Jacket Condition N
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher W H LIZARS
  • Place of Publication EDINBURGH
  • Date Published 1836
  • Size 16mo - over 5� - 6�" tall
  • Keywords Edward Lear; naturalist's library; william jardine; parrots; nineteenth century natural history
  • Size 16mo - over 5� - 6�" tall

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The Natural History of Parrots. The Naturalist's Library. Ornithology. Vol VI
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The Natural History of Parrots. The Naturalist's Library. Ornithology. Vol VI

by Prideaux J Selby, Sir William Jardine [editor]

  • Used
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  • Hardcover
  • first
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EDINBURGH: W H LIZARS, 1836 A good to very good copy of the first edition with 30 hand coloured plates engraved from drawings by Edward Lear. In the original publisher's cobbled brown (originally purple) cloth binding with gilt titles to spine. The binding has a faded spine and fading towards the edges of the boards. There is a paler faded area around the middle of the front board. The corners have wear with some fraying of the cloth. The spine ends are pulled and there is some scuffing down the front spine joint. The original green endpapers are present and are clean. Contents: volume listing; half title; black and white frontispiece portrait of Thomas Bewick and tissue guard; hand coloured vignette title page with 2 parrots; 2 further title pages; an advertisement extolling the virtues of Edward Lear's pictures; contents listing; Memoir of Thomas Bewick (by the Reverend Turner); text with 30 hand coloured plates; and publisher's catalogues bound at the rear. One of these is a prospectus for the… Read More
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