A History of British Birds
BEWICK T [Thomas] 1753-1828
Two Vols, 3rd & 2nd editions, 1805, VG, 414 illustrations in total. In Royal Octavo, contemporary speckled full calf, corners & edges rubbed. Spines, decorative gilt tooling, gilt titles to green calf labels. Internally, Vol 1, 1805, 3rd ed,…
A History of British Birds. (Land Birds & Water Birds with Both Supplements)
BEWICK T. [Thomas] 1753-1828. BEILBY Ralph 1743/4-1817
The first edition in which the supplement appeared. VG, 1821. Two volumes in long grain morocco boards, gilt edge tooling, corners & edges rubbed. Both volumes professionally re-spined, raised bands, gilt tooling, gilt titles to dark green…
History of British Birds
BEWICK Thomas 1753-1828
A magnificently-bound example, 1797 & 1804, First Editions, 1st issue. In early twentieth-century red morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf, covers with single fillet border enclosing central panel with floral sprays at canted corners, spines with raised…
Rough Notes on the Birds observed during 20 years shooting and collecting in the British Islands.
BOOTH E.T. Edward Thomas 1840-1890
With 114 Hand Coloured Lithographed Plates 1881-1887, VG, First edition, 3 volumes in the original fifteen parts, collates as per Ellis/Mengel, with 114 hand coloured lithographed plates, two hand coloured maps, and three text figures, printed…
British Birds with their Nests and Eggs
BUTLER Arthur G. [Gardiner] 1844-1925. MATHEW Murray A Rev. FORBES Henry O. CORDEAUX John. TEGETMEIER WB. APLIN OV. MACPHERSON HA Rev. SLATER Henry H Rev.
COMPLETE WITH ALL 342 ILLUSTRATIONS Near Fine, in six volumes, not dated but 1896-98, 24 Coloured, and 318 Black & White illustrations, in the uniform publishers green morocco gilt printed bevelled boards, spines with gilt tooling & titles,…
Onomasticon Zoikon
CHARLETON Walter 1619-1707
VG, 1st ed, 1668, 8 pls, 4 ills. In full vellum, no title. Internally, half title, [20], 194, (165 only), 196-213, [5] 217-309, [1], [34] index, 8 pls (7 folding), 4 illustrations (2 full page), text block edges speckled red, later endpapers,…
The Birds of India being a natural history of all the birds known to inhabit continental India:
JERDON TC [Thomas Caverhill] 1811-1872
VG, 3 vols, 1 st ed, 1862-1864, complete. In modern (1978?) half green morocco over green cloth, some blind tooling. Spines, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, new endpapers, pencil name to tps. Vol 1, 1862, half title, [18],…
Coloured Illustrations of British Birds, and their Eggs.
MEYER H.L. [Henry Leonard] 1797-1865
Complete 7 volumes, 2nd edition, 1853-1857, 422 plates including 324 hand coloured plates of birds, 91 hand coloured plates of eggs & 7 B&W plates. Near Fine. Uniformly bound in contemporary half green morocco over red marbled boards, some…
Illustrations of British Birds
MEYER H.L. [Henry Leonard] 1798-1865
One of the most valuable illustrated works on Ornithology: With over 300 superb Hand Coloured Folio Plates First edition
Ornithological Dictionary; or, Alphabetical Synopsis of British Birds. WITH The Supplement.
MONTAGU George 1751-1815
With Twenty Five Bird Plates First editions, 25 pls (1 hand coloured-complete as listed), 3 vols in 2, ie 2 vol dictionary bound as 1, plus the Supplement Volume, in red half morocco over brown marbled boards, some blind tooling. New spines, old…
British Game Birds and Wildfowl
MORRIS Beverley R. [Robinson] 1816-1883
In contemporary half calf over cloth, some repairs, edges & corners worn. Spine, raised bands, blind tooling, gilt titles to black morocco label. Internally, [3], (iv) only, [1], 2-252 pp, 60 pls (coloured), ink name to fep verso (M Criner),…
A History of British Birds
MORRIS F.O. The Rev [Francis Orpen] 1810-1893
6 complete volumes, attractive gilt bird images, 2nd edition, 1870, 365 hand coloured plates (as called for). VG in the publishers green embossed cloth, spines with gilt titles & decorative tooling, edges lightly bumped. Armorial bookplates to…
A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds
MORRIS F.O. The Rev. [Francis Orpen] 1810-1893
With One Hundred & Fifty Four coloured plates Two volumes in purple cloth, corners rubbed. Spines, gilt titles & library nos, edges bumped. Internally Vol 1, 1864, frontis, [2], (iv), [1], 2-156 pp, 78 pls (coloured), short notice bound in,…
Of A Feather WITH the Exhibition Catalogue
SEE-PAYNTON Colin
An illustrated lexicon of Avian Collective Nouns, Terms of Assembly, Group Names and Associated Terms. In full red buckram with silk head and tail bands and with gold blocking to the spine and front board, the whole housed in a contrasting…
A History of British Birds, with Coloured Illustrations of Their Eggs. (4 Vols)
SEEBOHM Henry 1832-1895
Complete with all 68 chromolithographed plates & 99 illustrations. 4 Volumes in uniform half dark green morocco over dark green cloth, some gilt tooling, edges rubbed. Spines, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles, edges rubbed. Vol 1, 1883, [3],…