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A History of British Birds.
by YARRELL, William
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1845 British BIRDS Ornithology Aviary Illustrated 3v 500+ Woodcut Engravings
William Yarrell's 'A History of British Birds' was first published in three volumes in 1843, having been serialized, three sheets every two months, over the previous six years. It is not a history of ornithology but a natural history, a handbook or field guide systematically describing every species of bird known to occur in Britain. Yarrell had been much impressed with Bewick's format a generation earlier and determined to illustrate his own work with engravings of suitable quality.
This EXQUISITE 3 volume set is illustrated with 535 woodcut engravings!
Item number: #24653
Price: $750
YARRELL, William
A History of British Birds.
London: John Van Voorst, 1845.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes
o Vol. I – xxxviii, 587 (i.e., 589), [1]
o Vol. II – [2], 655, [1]
o Vol. III – [2], 651, [1]
o 535 woodcut engravings
· Provenance:
o Armorial bookplate – Revd. George Bethune
George Washington Bethune (1805–1862) was a hymnist and prominent preacher-pastor in the Dutch Reformed Church, and avid outdoorsman. He was an outspoken Democrat in politics, opposed to slavery but oddly unsympathetic to abolitionism. worked anonymously on five of the US editions of Izaak Walton's The Compleat Angler under the pseudonym The American Editor.
o Handwritten – [Erin Vardon, 1845]
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~9in X 5.75in (22.5cm x 14.5cm)
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- Title
- A History of British Birds.
- Author
- YARRELL, William
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Van Voorst
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1845
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1845 British BIRDS Ornithology Aviary Illustrated 3v 500+ Woodcut Engravings, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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