A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS (3 vols) + SUPPLEMENT (1845) + SECOND SUPPLEMENT (1856)

YARRELL, William

Published by John Van Voorst, London, 1843

About this Item

Main volumes in uniform half leather and marbled boards, these all with gilt lined leather edges and gilt decorated paneled spine with two gilt on black labels, only flaw is very small chip to marbling bottom Vol.1 front edge and tiny similar just above it, all edges and end-papers marbled. Two Supplements in grey cloth as issued with gilt-lettered spines and blind-stamped borderlines. these both clean and unworn bar touch of slight bumping to top outer corners. Vol.1: xxxii + 525, 520 wood engravings in text; this and all other volumes have heraldic bookplate of Arthur Vardon (motto -Omnum Bonum Dei Donum) plus a brown place-marker, no obvious internal faults; Vol.2: 669 pp.520 wood engravings in text; Vol.3: 528 pp. 520wood engravings in text, no obvious faults; Supplement: t.p. (1, Preface), pp. 53 (inc. Prelims) + 4 (pub.list) , 9 un-numbered wood-engraved large head-pieces plus two tail-pieces; Second Supplement: x + 71, 18 wood-engravings; no obvious faults to either of these. 14 cm x 21.5 cms (main vols), 14.5 cm x 22.5 (Supplements). Seller Inventory # 012799

Bibliographic Details

Title: A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS (3 vols) + ...

Publisher: John Van Voorst, London

Publication Date: 1843

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine for age

Edition: 1st Edition