MORRIS, Francis Orpen. A History of British Birds ... London: George Bell & Sons. 1870[-71].
8vo. 6 vols. Original pale green pictorial cloth, blocked in gilt with ornithological vignettes and emblems, top edges gilt; 232 plates coloured from wood-blocks and finished by hand; a little occasional foxing mainly to prelims and edges, previous owner's signature to endpapers, generally very clean, very good.
Second edition. Zimmer describes this classic as: "A voluminous work .. Containing a mass of information. The book early obtained considerable popularity on account of its readability and moderate cost." This is still an acknowledged classic of ornithological history and is found here in one of its most attractive bindings.
Nissen IVB 645; Zimmer p. 443.
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