Author: BUTLER, ARTHUR G; MATHEW, MURRAY A; FORBES, HENRY O AND OTHERS; FROWHAWK, F W [ILLUS.]
Title: British Birds with Their Nests and Eggs. 6 Volume Set
Description: Hull: Brumby & Clarke Ltd, [1898]. First edition thus. Yellow hardback cloth cover. 320mm x 250mm (13" x 10"). 208pp; 192pp; 175pp; 219pp; 178pp; 252pp + plates. 24 coloured plates of eggs & over 300 monochrome plates of birds. Volumes I and II - 'Order Passeres' by Arthur G. Butler; Volume III - 'Order Picariae' by Arthur G. Butler, 'Order Striges' and 'Accipitres' by Rev. Murray A. Mathew and 'Order Steganopodes' by Henry O. Forbes; Volume IV - 'Orders Herodiones and Odontoglossae' by Henry O. Forbes, 'Order Anseres' by John Cordeaux and 'Orders Columbae and Pterocletes' by W. B. Tegetmeier; Volume V - 'Orders Gallinae', Fulicariae and Alectorides' by W.G. Tegetmeier and 'Order Limicolae' by Rev. Henry H. Slater; Volume VI - 'Order Gaviae' by Henry O. Forbes, 'Order Pygopodes' by O.V. Aplin and 'Order Tubinares' by Rev. H.A. Macpherson. Very heavy set significant extra shipping needed for overseas.. G : in good condition. Covers rubbed with some marks .

Keywords: Birds Natural History Sets of Books 1850 - 1900 Antiquarian


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