Mrs. Hugh Blackburn; Jemima Blackburn - Birds Drawn from Nature

Edinburgh, Edmonston & Douglas, 1862. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition volume of plates depicting birds of Britain, all drawn from nature by Jemima Blackburn. The first edition of this very scarce work. This copy is the issue with lithographs, another issue was published with hand-coloured plates.A charming volume of plates of birds, striking drawn from nature by Jemima Blackburn. Illustrated with an engraved title, and twenty-two plates. Collated, complete.The plates in this volume include depictions of the Solan Goose, Black Guillemot, Sandpipers, Fieldfare, Song Thrush, Heron, Willow Warbler, and more. Blackburn was a Scottish painter, who is best known for this work, which was followed by a second, expanded edition, in 1868. In a rebacked quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Boards are rubbed, with loss to the extremities. Light age-toning and marks to the boards. Hinges have been reinforced. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with scattered spots. Good . Ill.: Mrs. Hugh Blackburn; Jemima Blackburn. Good .

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