Description: Title:A History of British Birds, With Coloured Illustrations of Their Eggs. Author:Seebohm, Henry Place:London Publisher:For the Author Date:1883-85 Description:4 volumes. With 68 chromolithograph plates of bird eggs. 24.7x16.7 cm (9¾x6½"), rebound in quarter leather over marbled boards, raised bands, spines tooled in gilt; top edges gilt, fresh endpapers. First Edition. "A debatable work on the life-histories, habits, breeding, distribution, variation and classification of British birds. A considerable amount of first-hand information is given from field observations, and the work is valuable for these." (Zimmer). Original wrappers bound in at rear of volumes. Bookplate and ink marks of previous owners on front endpapers. Slight shelf wear to leather. Foxing to edges of text blocks. Very good overall.
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Location: Kohler, Wisconsin
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Binding: Leather
Place of Publication: London
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Region: Europe
Author: SEEBOHM, Henry
Publisher: for the author by R. H. Porter [etc.]
Topic: Ornithology
Subject: Illustrated
Year Printed: 1883
Original/Facsimile: Original
