A History of the Birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles
Charles Robert Bree
From ecbooks, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 26 August 1999
From ecbooks, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 26 August 1999
About this Item
A good set of the 5 volume second edition in the original decorative cloth binding. With 252 hand coloured plates of birds and eggs. The bindings have slight fading to spines, bumping and wear to corners and are slightly shaken (most noticeable in vols III-V), but all are sound. The contents are generally in very good clean condition. There is occasional spotting - most pronounced in Vol IV. Vol I: 150 pp plus publisher's catalogue; 53 plates; small faded area to fep, small chip to spine, text and plates very clean. Vol II: 171pp plus publisher's catalogue; 53 plates; some text pages unopened, text and plates very clean. Vol III: 176pp plus publisher's catalogue; 50 plates; some text pages unopened, a little brown spotting. Vol IV: 180pp plus publisher's catalogue; 51 plates; some spotting - noticeable on around 8 plates. Vol V: 175pp inlcuding list of European Birds and index, with publisher's catalogue; 45 plates; a little light spotting but generally clean. A nice set. Seller Inventory # 031863
Bibliographic Details
Title: A History of the Birds of Europe, not ...
Publisher: George Bell and Sons, London
Publication Date: 1875
Binding: Decorative Cloth
Condition: Good
Edition: 2nd Edition
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