Author: P. H. Gosse
Title: Popular British Ornithology Containing Familiar and Technical Description of the Birds of the British Isles
Description: London, Reeve and Co, 1853. Cloth. The second edition of this uncommon ornithological work by P. H. Gosse, with hand coloured plates. The second edition. Illustrated with a hand coloured frontispiece and nineteen hand coloured plates. Collated complete. An uncommon work. This work was written by English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse, and features a detailed study of British birds. The work describes a variety of bird species, with details on their physical features accompanied with hand drawn illustrations of each species.In the original decorative cloth, re-backed with original spine laid down. In the original decorative cloth, re-backed with original spine laid down. Externally generally smart with fading to the spine, bumping and rubbing to the extremities and marks to the boards. Front free endpaper starting with a binder's label to the rear and marks to the endpapers. Rear hinge cracked. Internally firmly bound with age toned pages and occasional spotting. A closed tear to the plate facing pp. 96. Good . Ill.: None stated. Good .
Keywords: Onithology Natural science Birds Philip Henry Gosse Natural science Illustrated None stated
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Title: Popular British Ornithology Containing Familiar and Technical Description of the Birds of the British Isles
Description: London, Reeve and Co, 1853. Cloth. The second edition of this uncommon ornithological work by P. H. Gosse, with hand coloured plates. The second edition. Illustrated with a hand coloured frontispiece and nineteen hand coloured plates. Collated complete. An uncommon work. This work was written by English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse, and features a detailed study of British birds. The work describes a variety of bird species, with details on their physical features accompanied with hand drawn illustrations of each species.In the original decorative cloth, re-backed with original spine laid down. In the original decorative cloth, re-backed with original spine laid down. Externally generally smart with fading to the spine, bumping and rubbing to the extremities and marks to the boards. Front free endpaper starting with a binder's label to the rear and marks to the endpapers. Rear hinge cracked. Internally firmly bound with age toned pages and occasional spotting. A closed tear to the plate facing pp. 96. Good . Ill.: None stated. Good .
Keywords: Onithology Natural science Birds Philip Henry Gosse Natural science Illustrated None stated
Price: GBP 80.00 = appr. US$ 114.24 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 905Z37
- Book number: 905Z37
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