Very good. Contemporaneous brown half morocco and green cloth. Gilt lettering and tooling to spine. Moderate wear. Marbled endpapers. Neatly penned contemporaneous gift inscription to free front endpaper verso. Somewhat thumbed with light foxing throughout. All edges gilt. xxxi prelims, 292pp. 4to. 10". Published by R. Tyas, London, 1841. First edition, first printing. Illustrated by 150 Designs, by Victor Adam. Contains 38 plates of engravings, illustrating 150 birds, each plate exquisitely hand-coloured. A fantastic survey with most plates containing two species, including many rarely illustrated birds, such as the Penguin, Ostrich, Goosander and Swan.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Book of Birds: Edited and Abridged from the Text of Buffon.

Publisher

R. Tyas, London

Publication Date

1841

Language

English

Binding

Hardcover

Illustrator

Victor Adam

Condition

Very Good

Weight

1.32 kilograms

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Animals, Birds

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