A History of British Birds In Three Volumes and A History of British Birds Volume IV
by William Yarrell
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€178.52€160.66
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About This Item
London: John Van Voorst, 1845-85. Cloth. Good. 9" by 5.5". Various. This is an illustrated four volume set of this history of British birds. Volumes I-III are second edition with volume IV fourth edition. Illustrated throughout with numerous wood engravings. William Yarrell was an English zoologist, prolific writer, bookseller and naturalist admired by his contemporaries for his precise scientific work. He is best known as the author of The History of British Fishes and History of British Birds, the latter of which went into several editions and was the standard reference work for a generation of British ornithologists. Uniformly bound in blue cloth bindings. Externally, a trifle rubbed, with bumping to extremities and sunning to spines. Boards sunned to volumes I-III. Marks to boards including score marks to boards of volume IV. Hinges tender to all volumes and weak to volume II. Ink inscription and previous owner label to front endpaper of volumes I-III. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places. Pages bright with occasional scattered spots. Ink inscription to half title of volume IV. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SET56-F-3
- Title
- A History of British Birds In Three Volumes and A History of British Birds Volume IV
- Author
- William Yarrell
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Van Voorst
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1845-85
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Birds Illustrated Ornologolgy British Birds Illustrated William Yarrell
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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