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Naturalist's Library: Ornithology - Birds of Great Britain and Ireland (4 Volume Set)
by Jardine, Sir William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
London: Henry G. Bohn. Good with no dust jacket. 1838-1843. Hardcover. Four volume set, The Naturalist's Library: Ornithology - Birds of Great Britain and Ireland, is in good condition, complete with all full-page hand-colored engravings by William Home Lizars. Volumes have red cloth covered boards with blind-stamped borders with gilt-stamped flourish on the front cover and gilt-stamped spines. Back covers are blind-stamped. All volumes have shelfworn covers that are chipping around the edges, bumped corners, soil markings, faded spines and dusty gilt-topped text blocks. They all have lightly toned pages inside, some small soil markings, some bumped or dogeared pages and very faint signs of foxing. Volumes I-III have cracked hinges. But they are all complete, collectible books for birders. Each volume is illustrated with very fine color and black and white engravings and include a fontispiece portait and tribute to a different Scottish naturalist. The engravings are so detailed that they are often sold individually. The 7th Baronet of Applegarth, Sir William Jardine, was a Scottish ornithologist who helped popularize natural history in Victorian society with his well-received books. He was also known as an avid outdoorsman and for his library and personal natural history collection, which were said to be the finest in Britain at the time. Scans available upon request. ; Engravings; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Back of Beyond Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013029
- Title
- Naturalist's Library: Ornithology - Birds of Great Britain and Ireland (4 Volume Set)
- Author
- Jardine, Sir William
- Illustrator
- William H. Lizars
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Henry G. Bohn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1838-1843
- Keywords
- Ornithology, Great Britain, Ireland, Naturalist's Library, Sir William Jardine, Sir Robert Sibbald, William H. Lizars
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Back of Beyond Books
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Moab, Utah
About Back of Beyond Books
Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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- 12mo
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