A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS. Fourth Edition, [complete in four volumes]. Illustrated by 564 Wood-Engravings. Revised and Enlarged by Alfred Newton.
by YARRELL, William; Newton, Alfred; Saunders, Howard
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
London: John Van Voorst, 1871. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Fourth Edition. 8vo. Revised and enlarged fourth edition 1871-1874, generally considered to be the best edition; vols. I and II revised by Alfred Newton, vols. III and IV by Howard Saunders; vol. I: 1871-'74; vol. II: 1976- '82; vol. III: 1882-'84; vol IV :1882-'85; pp. vol. I: 646; vol. II; 494pp; vol. III: 684pp; vol. IV: 531.Uniformly bound in in original blue cloth with gilt lettering tothe spines. Bindings good and strong, a few splits tot he cloth along hinges, light rubbing to edges and corners with a little loss. Contents clean and tight; P.T. Clay stamp to each volume, no foxing or marks within text, black endpapers lightly marked, no inscriptions. A good set of this more favored edition..
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- Bookseller
- Loe Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 038350
- Title
- A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS. Fourth Edition, [complete in four volumes]. Illustrated by 564 Wood-Engravings. Revised and Enlarged by Alfred Newton.
- Author
- YARRELL, William; Newton, Alfred; Saunders, Howard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Publisher
- John Van Voorst
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1871
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Birds - British;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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