Bewick, Thomas

A History Of British Birds

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Newcastle by Charles Henry Cook, for R. E. Bewick 1832 Vol. I. Containing the History and Description of Land Birds. [Vol.II. Containing the History and Description of Water Birds.] Woodcut vignettes on the titles and woodcuts throughout the text. Two volumes. 8vo. [227 x 142 x 63 mm]. xl, 386 pp; xxii, 424 pp. Bound in the original green cloth lightly grained and embossed with a floral decoration, smooth spines each with a blue printed paper label, plain endleaves and edges. (A few small signs of wear). With the separate advertisement leaf at the end of vol.1. This is a remarkable copy and an early example of a publisher's cloth binding. The labels give the price: "Demy, £1 16s". With an ink presentation inscription and inserted letter from Mary Thompson to Sir Edmund Lechmere dated 1927.

• GBP 500.00 > other currencies
• ordernr.: ebc2331

• bookseller: George Bayntun (GREAT BRITAIN)