Author: David Armitage Bannerman
Title: The Birds of the British Isles
Description: Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd, 1957-1961. First edition. Cloth. Four volumes from this comprehensive ornithological series by David Armitage Bannerman, with colour plates by David E. Lodge. The first editions of Volumes VI, VII, VIII and X of this series in the publisher's original cloth bindings. Volumes VII and X are in the original unclipped dust wrappers; Volumes VI and VIII are in the original price-clipped dust wrappers.A wonderful, alphabetically arranged study of British birds by renowned ornithologist David Bannerman, the Curator of the British Museum of Natural History from 1919 to 1952. Bannerman provides species identification, distribution, migration, and breeding behaviours of each species discussed. For this work, artist George E. Lodge painted three-hundred and seventy-seven images depicting four-hundred and thirty-five species.Illustrated with twenty-six colour plates to volume VI; twenty-seven to volume VII; twenty-six to volume VIII; and twenty-three to volume X. With each plate retaining the original captioned tissue guard. Collated, complete.Lacking a title page to Volume VI; containing instead a duplicated contents page. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. A little sunning to the spines of the dust wrappers to volume VI, VII, and X, but otherwise dust wrappers remain bright. Small closed tear to the front of the wrap to volume VI and VII. Chipping to the head of the spine of the wrap to volume VII and X. Fine . Ill.: David E. Lodge. Fine/Near Fine.
Keywords: Birds Ornithology Bannerman Ornithology David E. Lodge
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Title: The Birds of the British Isles
Description: Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd, 1957-1961. First edition. Cloth. Four volumes from this comprehensive ornithological series by David Armitage Bannerman, with colour plates by David E. Lodge. The first editions of Volumes VI, VII, VIII and X of this series in the publisher's original cloth bindings. Volumes VII and X are in the original unclipped dust wrappers; Volumes VI and VIII are in the original price-clipped dust wrappers.A wonderful, alphabetically arranged study of British birds by renowned ornithologist David Bannerman, the Curator of the British Museum of Natural History from 1919 to 1952. Bannerman provides species identification, distribution, migration, and breeding behaviours of each species discussed. For this work, artist George E. Lodge painted three-hundred and seventy-seven images depicting four-hundred and thirty-five species.Illustrated with twenty-six colour plates to volume VI; twenty-seven to volume VII; twenty-six to volume VIII; and twenty-three to volume X. With each plate retaining the original captioned tissue guard. Collated, complete.Lacking a title page to Volume VI; containing instead a duplicated contents page. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. A little sunning to the spines of the dust wrappers to volume VI, VII, and X, but otherwise dust wrappers remain bright. Small closed tear to the front of the wrap to volume VI and VII. Chipping to the head of the spine of the wrap to volume VII and X. Fine . Ill.: David E. Lodge. Fine/Near Fine.
Keywords: Birds Ornithology Bannerman Ornithology David E. Lodge
Price: GBP 120.00 = appr. US$ 171.36 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 885M25
- Book number: 885M25
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