Beeton's Book of Birds: Showing How to Rear and Manage Them in Sickness and in Health

Samuel Orchart Beeton

Published by Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, London, 1880

About this Item

A smart copy of this illustrated book of advice on looking after pet birds, from English publisher Samuel Orchart Beeton. Scarce work. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, five colour plates, and numerous in-text figures. Collated complete. A guidebook for those who are interested in the pleasure of "keeping" birds. With advice and tips on how to manage and care for all manner of birds during their health and any sickness. With information on such birds as the cockatoo, the goldfinch, the mocking-bird, the nightingale, and the raven, amongst many others. Written by Samuel Orchart Beeton, an English publisher, best known as the husband of Mrs Beeton (Isabella Mary Mayson) and publisher of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management. He also founded and published Boy's Own Magazine, the first and most influential boys' magazine. Illustrated by British artists Harrison Weir and Richard Huttula. With publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound with page v/vi loosening slightly. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Good.

Seller Inventory # 966T30

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beeton's Book of Birds: Showing How to Rear and Manage Them in Sickness and in Health
• Publisher: Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, London
• Publication Date: 1880
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: Not Stated
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: book