Publisher:
London, G. W. Nickisson: 1842
First octavo edition. Complete in seven volumes, with 322 bird and 102 egg plates in colour, and 8 in outline; with tissue guard to nearly all. Issued 1842-50. Appealing contemporary half leather, with marbled endpapers; all edges gilt. Armorial bookplate of Edward F. Studd to front pastedown of each; small recent ownership signature to front blank of Volume 1 only - this most recent owner purchased the set from Wheldon & Wesley, 1990. Foxing to first few and final few leaves in each, with an occasional spot throughout, and heavier foxing to two plates and facing leaf (these without tissue gua...
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