Author: JARDINE, WILLIAM
Title: The Natural History of the Birds of Great Britain and Ireland. Part I. Birds of Prey
Description: Edinburgh: W H Lizars, 1838. First Edition. Patterned hardback board cover with leather spine. 180mm x 110mm (7" x 4"). 315pp. B/w frontispiece engraved portrait, half-title page vignette, b/w engravings, and 33 [of 34] hand coloured plates by Mr. Stewart. Missing plate 34; Snowy Owl. Includes a memoir of Sir Robert Sibbald.. G: in good condition. Rebound cover with edge-wear. Spine cracked and scuffed, with loss to top end. Outer hinges split. Occasional inner hinge cracking. Sporadic thumbing and marking. Page edge browning. Some tape strengthening to rear corners of portrait, gutter of title page, and rear corners of plate 33. Missing pages 15 & 16. Plate 34 missing .

Keywords: Birds Natural History 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian


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