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Gosse, P.H. - Popular British Ornithology, containing a familiar and technical Description of the Birds of the British Isles

Title: Popular British Ornithology, containing a familiar and technical Description of the Birds of the British Isles
Description: Reeve and Co. 1853 viii, 320, 20 hand-col plates. . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig. green, blind-stamped cloth, gt dec. to spine and front board, some wear to head/foot of spine, split to top of rear joint; trace of old damp stain to rear board. Occasional spotting/foxing. Good.. Second edition. Scarce. Charming hand-coloured lithographic plates by the author. This edition differs from the first (1849) only by the addition of a half-title and list of plates.Freeman & Wertheimer 37; Mullens & Swann p. 239..

Keywords: Birds; Ornithology; Britain; Hand-coloured plates

Price: GBP 85.00 = appr. US$ 121.38 Seller: Pemberley Natural History Books
- Book number: A53689

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