Portraits of Rare and Curious Birds, with their Descriptions, from the Menagery of Osterly Park, in the County of Middlesex.
by W. [William] Hayes and Family
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Two volumes in one. Bound in early twentieth century half green morocco over green cloth boards. Five raised bands with gilt particulars to spine. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. From the library of H. Bradley Martin with his modest bookplate to front pastedown. Includes Sotheby's lot-bookmark from the famous sale. As is common, this volume lacks the title preliminaries to volume two. Complete with 101 attractive hand colored full-page plates. Plate 19-26, 35-36, and 83-86 are bound out of order. Other than Bradley's plate, no previous owners' names or other defacements.
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8725
- Title
- Portraits of Rare and Curious Birds, with their Descriptions, from the Menagery of Osterly Park, in the County of Middlesex.
- Author
- W. [William] Hayes and Family
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. and Published for the Authority by R. Faulder
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1794-1799
- Size
- 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ornithology;
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- Morocco
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Spine
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