A NATURAL HISTORY OF ENGLISH SONG-BIRDS Including such foreign birds as are usually brought over and esteemed for their singing : their proper Management, Diseases, and Cures To which are added figures of the cock, hen, and egg of each species, exactly copies from nature a new edition corrected, with several improvements, under the article of Canary-Birds
Published by London : printed by T Lowndes and S Bladon, 1779
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Seller: Surrey Hills Books, Cranleigh, United KingdomSurrey Hills Books
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Fourth edition, first published 1737. Crown 8vo (190 mm); (iv), 107, (5) pp. engraved frontispiece and 23 further engraved plates, each depicting the cock, hen, and in most cases the egg of a common English song bird (ie Starling, Sky-lark, Bullfinch, Wren and Linnet). Includes the final advertisement leaf. Rebound sometime later in half calf over marbled boards with spine divided into six compartments by raised bands; new endpapers; staining and damage, now repaired, to foot of the pages, not affecting the engravings of the birds or their eggs. Zimmer, p3. Lowndes 25. Anker 7. Each of these beautiful engravings is accompanied by a text which identifies the male and female of the species by distinguishing marks, reports its description and character and discusses when and where it makes its nest.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- A NATURAL HISTORY OF ENGLISH SONG-BIRDS Including such foreign birds as are usually brought over and esteemed for their singing : their proper Management, Diseases, and Cures To which are added figures of the cock, hen, and egg of each species, exactly copies from nature a new edition corrected, with several improvements, under the article of Canary-Birds
- Author
- ALBIN, Eleazar (1713-59)
- Publisher
- London : printed by T Lowndes and S Bladon
- Publication year
- 1779
- Condition
- Very Good
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
Surrey Hills Books
Cranleigh, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since November 15, 2022
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Surrey Hills Books was set up to offer high quality books for gifts. Our focus is on Modern First Editions & Signed Books, though we also have attractive offerings in many other areas, including, Art, Design & Photography, Children's books and selected Antiquarian books & Fine Bindings. Our shop is located in Cranleigh, a small but vibrant market town with a village atmosphere, set at the foot of the Surrey Hills. We are a small family run business owned by a husband & wife team, Richard and Penny Cornelius. Richard was formerly co-owner of Worlds End Bookshop in Chelsea and Penny worked for more than ten years for Surrey County Council in the library service.…
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Surrey Hills Books LLP
5, Hydon Grove
Cranleigh, United Kingdom GU6 8GG
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Surrey Hills Books was set up to offer high quality books for gifts. Our focus is on Modern First Editions & Signed Books, though we also have attractive offerings in many other areas, including, Art, Design & Photography, Children's books and selected Antiquarian books & Fine Bindings. Our shop is located in Cranleigh, a small but vibrant market town with a village atmosphere, set at the foot of the Surrey Hills. We are a small family run business owned by a husband & wife team, Richard and Penny Cornelius. Richard was formerly co-owner of Worlds End Bookshop in Chelsea and Penny worked for more than ten years for Surrey County Council in the library service.
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