Author: T. A. Coward
Title: The Birds of the British Isles and Their Eggs
Description: London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1928-9. Cloth. Third and fourth editions of this charming pocket guide to British birds and their eggs in the popular 'Wayside and Woodland' series. Third and fourth edition of this work. First and second series only of three, complete in itself. With useful information on the history, habits, plumage, and domestic economy of versatile birds of the British isles and their eggs. First series comprising families Corvidae to Sulidae and second series with families Anatidae to Tetraonidae.  Written by British ornithologist Thomas Coward. Illustrated with one-hundred and fifty nine full page plates to each volume, featuring four-hundred and fifty-five accurately coloured illustrations by Archibald Thornburn and others, as well as photographic plates in black and white by Richard Kearton and others. Third edition of the first series and fourth edition of the second. In the original publisher's uniform full cloth bindings with titles in gilt to spine and front boards. Externally excellent with minor shelf wear, minor bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities. Light spotting to edge. Front free endpaper first series pasted to front pastedown by previous owner. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Archibald Thornburn; Richard Kearton; et al. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: british birds early editions wildlife early editions Archibald Thornburn; Richard Kearton; et al.


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