Author: Hewitson, William C.
Title: Coloured illustrations of the eggs of British birds, with descriptions of their nests and nidification. Third edition. [Complete two volume set].
Description: London, John Van Voorst, 1856. 2 vols. XVI,289, [5],290 - 532 pp. [149] handcol. lithographed plts (including 4 bis plates: XLV* , LI* , LIII*, XC*). Contemp. unif. giltlettered and blindstamped blue clolth. 8vo. - Both vols. htitle and verso final textleaf browned; vol.1 newspaper clipping pasted on upper pastedown; spines sunned.# Mullens & Swann, p. 294; Nissen IVB, 442. - Complete set of the third edition, originally published in 38 seperate parts between 1853 and 1856. - - William Chapman Hewitson (1806 - 1878) was a British naturalist. A wealthy collector, Hewitson was particularly devoted to Coleoptera (beetles) and Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) and, also, to birds' nests and eggs.

Keywords: Birds Oology Vogels Oölogie Oologie