A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds (with 225 color plates) in three volumes, complete
by Morris, F. O
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Leather on spine is a bit mottled, the text is bright and clean; a clean very good copy.
- Seller
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Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
London: Groombridge and Sons, 1853-1856. First edition.. Leather on spine is a bit mottled, the text is bright and clean; a clean very good copy.. Pp. iv, 156; iv, 148; vi, 140; 225 color plates (the plates are numbered 1-232 but plates 11, 55, 56, 60, 69, 94 and 119 were not issued, thus there are a total of 225 plates present). Contemporary one-half black leather over marbled boards, spine with five raised bands with red leather label in one compartment lettered in gilt and with black leather label in another compartment lettered in gilt, original orange endpapers, lg 8vo. Presents accounts of the nesting habits of British birds, with colored plates of nests and eggs (Zimmer, Ayer page 443). Mullins and Swann (p. 417) states that the earlier editions of this work are far superior in coloring to later printings. As this is the first printing, the coloring is bright and distinct. From the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature and name stamp on the front endpapers of each volume. Rare work in the first edition.
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- Bookseller
- Natural History Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9473
- Title
- A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds (with 225 color plates) in three volumes, complete
- Author
- Morris, F. O
- Book Condition
- Used - Leather on spine is a bit mottled, the text is bright and clean; a clean very good copy.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Groombridge and Sons, 1853-1856. First edition.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ornithology;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Natural History Books is an independent, rare book retailer operating out of Iowa City, IA. The business is owned and operated by Noriko and Russell Ciochon. We only sell books through our NHB website and other book service websites. We do not offer books for sale within the state of Iowa.We specialize in rare and hard to find books in all areas of natural history especially ornithology, herpetology, ichthyology, mammalogy, paleontology, botany, evolutionary biology and travel and exploration. Our rare and hard-to-find book section has many fine hand-colored plate books. Our latest acquisition is the ichthyology and aquarium fish collection of Ross Socolof Books of Florida. We are always buying natural history books – if you have a collection to offer, please contact us at noriko@naturalhistorybooks.com or by calling (319) 354-9088.
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