Graves, George

British Ornithology: being the history... of every known species of British birds. 3 Vols.

Skilfully-drawn coloured plates of birds with great period charm.

London, 1821

Printed for the author by W. and S. Graves with 144 hand coloured etched plates, 3 volumes, octavo (9 x 5.5 inches) finely bound in uniform nineteenth-century full green calf, spines richly decorated in gilt, red labels, gilt rules on covers, marbled end-papers. With the armorial bookplate of Henry Francis Making in each volume.

A little light foxing and a few very minor signs of use to the bindings with very slight weakness in the hinges of one volume otherwise a fine set in a very handsome binding. The binder has discarded the index leaf to volume 1.

The second edition. First published in 1811, both editions are rare.

£2900.00

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