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A History of British Birds
William Yarrell; Alfred Newton [ed]
1871-85
John Van Voorst : London
9" by 5.5"
viii, 646; 494; 684; viii, 531pp. xvi, (16)
SUMMARY
The fourth enlarged edition of William Yarrell's important illustrated ornithological work on British Birds.
Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 4 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The fourth edition, revised and enlarged by Alfred Newton and Howard Saunders.
Illustrated with monochrome vignette engravings.
A four volume complete set.
Written by William Yarrell, an English zoologist, prolific writer and naturalist. Yarrell is best known as the author of 'The History of British Fishes' and 'The History of British Birds', the latter of which went into several editions and was the standard reference work for a generation of British ornithologists. Yarrell's work features a field guide systematically describing every species of bird known to have occurred in Britain throughout history. Due to the depth of research, Yarrell's series quickly overtook Thomas Bewick's work of the same name to become the standard reference work for a generation of British ornithologists.
In the publisher's original cloth. The title page and contents to Volume I are bound to the rear of 'Vol IV'.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth. Externally smart with fading to the spines with chipping to the spine labels, slight bumping to the extremities, minor marks to the boards, closed tears to the tail of the spine to 'Vol II' and 'I', and damp staining to the front board to 'Vol I'. Front hinge tender to 'Vol III' and to the rear to 'I', and starting to the rest. Internally generally firmly bound with slight strain in places. Pages lightly age toned with spotting to the front and rear, generally clean throughout.
Overall Condition: Very Good
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Overall Condition
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