British Land Birds

Language: English

Published by The Religious Tract Society, London

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Rebacked crimson cloth with gilt pictorial bird emblems and ‘colored plates’ to upper boards, embossed ornithological and foliate design, decorative gilt titled spine. New endpapers, lacking original FFEP. Some staining to original covers, bumping to corners and some general surface abrasions. Some thumb marks to page edges and light toning to page edges as expected. Sporadic small marks throughout, but plates executed and preserved beautifully. 2cm tear to head of p211. Hand coloured engraved plates under tissue guards: frontis + 11 others. Frontis + 5 others marked ‘ W Dickes’ [William Dickes [1815-1892] was an English illustrator, engraver, printmaker and lithographer. Dickes worked as apprentice to the wood engraver Robert Edward Branston, Allen Robert Branstons son, in about 1831. He studied at the Royal Academy Schools in 1835 and displayed examples of oil-colour printing at the Great Exhibition.] Scarce on crimson boards, usually found in blue boards and without the additional text to upper board. The only copy found (as of 17/06/2026) held at The University of California. There is an error within - The illustration listed as page 263 in the index (namely the Partridge, The Quail and The Bustard) actually appears on page 265.Hardcover. pp282, 16mo. Plus List of engravings, publisher’s catalogue to rear. All edges gilt.…

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Title
British Land Birds
Author
Anon
Publisher
The Religious Tract Society, London
Condition
Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
William Dickes

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