Ornithology. Parrots. From the Naturalist's Library, edited by Sir William Jardine
by Selby, Prideaux John. Jardine , William
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good condition
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars, 1836. Hardcover. Very good condition. 30 fine copper engravings of parrots with original hand color. Many parrots illustrated are Australian and are after Edward Lear including the Leadbeater cockatoo. 12mo, 187pp, 4, plus wraps, 36 pp adds with prospectus. Frontispiece portrait , color illustrated, engraved title & 30 fine hand colored steel engravings of parrots. Original brown cloth boards, text loose in boards, spine defective with large chip at top. A very wide margined copy, sold as a collection of plates, in very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11513
- Title
- Ornithology. Parrots. From the Naturalist's Library, edited by Sir William Jardine
- Author
- Selby, Prideaux John. Jardine , William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- W.H. Lizars
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1836
- Bookseller catalogs
- AUSTRALIA; BIRDS; PLATE BOOKS; NATURAL HISTORY;
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Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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Garrison, New York
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