Ornithological Dictionary; or, Alphabetical Synopsis of British Birds. WITH The Supplement. MONTAGU George 1751-1815 Publisher: J. White Publish Year: 1802 Publish Place: London: Fleet Street Illustrator: Unknown Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 007721 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Jacket Condition: Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: 1st Edition Inscription: Unknown £500.00 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information 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 laid down, raised bands, gilt tooling, titles in gilt to green calf labels. Internally, Vol 1, 1802, frontis, [2], [1], (ii-xlii), [1], B1-Y2, 1 pl (hand coloured). (Vol 2), 1802, [2], B2-Y8. Supplement Vol, 1813, [3], (iv-vi), [2], B-Ff8, [1] errata, [1] advert, 24 pls (B&W). Both vols with new endpapers, book pl to fep (Oscar Boulton), & fpd of Vol 2, removed bookplate to fpd of Vol 1, margin tear with loss to R8, V1. (199*127 mm). A Very Good set Vol 2 of the Dictionary contains the Catalogue of the Principal Authors referred to in this work.
