Coloured Illustrations of British Birds, and their Eggs.

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Near Fine, complete, 7 volumes, 1853-1857, 322 hand coloured lithographs of birds, plus, 105 hand coloured lithographs depicting 270 eggs, plus 8 uncoloured lithographs illustrating 16 figures. Complete, appears to be a variant issue of the 2nd edition. Uniformly bound in contemporary half green morocco over red marbled boards, some gilt tooling, edges, corners rubbed. Spines, decorative gilt tooling & titles, raised bands, some fading, edges rubbed. Internally, Vol 1, 1853, frontis, [4], (iv-vi), [1], 4-230 pp, 65 pls (45 col birds, 14 col egg leaves, 7 B&W figures), ink name to ffep (Alfred Darby). Vol 2, 1853, frontis, iv, [1], 2-233 pp, [1], 58 pls (45 col birds, 13 col eggs), printed by S. & J. Bentley, Wilson, and Fley, Bangor House, Shoe Lane, London. Vol 3, 1854, frontis, iv, [1], 2-240 pp, 60 pls (45 col birds, 14 col eggs), ink name to ffep. Vol 4, 1855, frontis, iv, [1], 2-214 pp, [1], [1], 60 pls (45 col birds, 15 col eggs). Vol 5, 1855, frontis, iv, [1], 2-192 pp, 60 pls (45 birds, 15 eggs), ink name to ffep. Vol 6, nd, frontis, [2], [1], 2-185 pp, 61 pls (46 birds, 15 eggs), ink name to ffep. Vol 7, 1857, frontis, iv, [1], 2-206 pp, [1] errata, 71 pls (52 col birds, 1 B&W figure, 18 col eggs), ink name to ffep. T.e.g., remainder uncut, red marbled endpapers, all with paper guards (except 1!), small Berkelow label to fpds, evidence of removed bookplate to fpds, some v/slight foxing, contemp. ink name to feps (Alfred Darby), printed by S & J Bentley, and Fley. An attractive & complete set, uncommon as such. (220*143 mm). (Nissen p628; Wood, p462. Hale p155).