Edward Lear's Birds by Hyman, Susan - 1980-09-03

First Edition, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1980 27 colour plates, 7 double-page; 10 other colour illustrations; 54 black & white illustrations; Introduction by Philip Hofer; Hardback: blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine, grey end-papers, folio; Near fine in slightly dirtied dustwrapper.

Littlehampton Book Services Ltd. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1980. Hardback. 0297778293 . Please note that this is a heavy item and may require extra postage for international shipping.; Dust jacket stiff and clean, lightly worn and toned at the edges, 3 cm tear and crease at the head of the spine; Boards firm, bound in fine blue cloth with bright gilt titles and sharp corners; Internally clean, no ownership mark or annotation, illustrated generously with large colour reproductions of Lear's watercolours, sketches and doodles; Binding tight. Overall an attractive, sturdy copy of this wonderfully produced book. ; 14.3 X 10.3 X 0.9 inches; 96 pages .

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1980. 96, 20 col + 50 b/w illus. 365x265mm. HB. Fine in d/w. Loosely inserted is a prospectus for the Johnson Reprint/Pion Ltd. edition (1978) of 'Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots', by Lear.. Study of Lear's ornithological work.. [9780297778295]

London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 96 p. ; ill. (some col.) ; 49 cm. Notes; Bibliography: p.9-93. - Includes index. Subjects; Lear, Edward (1812-1888). Birds ; Pictorial works. Artists Great Britain ; Biography. Ornithological illustration. Birds in art. English lithographs Lear, Edward Special subjects Birds Critical studies. Birds - Art. Animal Subject in art. Lear, Edward (1812-1888) Biography Portrait. Lear, Edward (1812-1888) Bibliographies. Birds Depictions 19th century. Genre; Illustrated.

UK,slim Folio HB+dwdj,1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price.These are generally believed to be export editions, issued/distributed before the trade release in the country of its origin.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,wrap-around white background with a colour pictorial artwork illustration by Edward Lear,of a pair of Culmenated Toucans illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with capitalised black-lettered title, black-lettered author name and introduction credit, spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered title+ author name and publisher's name at foot of same,rear panel with a thumbnail coloured Runcible Bird illustration at its centre. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no major tears or splits present and any inevitable or age-acquired scoring/indents are minor, minimal and superficial without penetration to boards beneath.ath.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and… Read More