THOMAS BEWICK

A History of British Birds.

Vol.1: Containing the History and Description of Land Birds.

Vol.2: Containing the History and Description of Water Birds.

Newcastle: Printed by Edw. Walker for T. Bewick, 1847. 8vo.

First issued 1797 [Land birds], 1804 [Water Birds] and a supplement i 1821.

Title, xxxix, [1], xxxvi, 374, [1] + xxiii, [1], xi, [1], 406, [3] pp.

Bound by Mogens Dickow Lund, Anker Kysters Eftf. Gilt work by Hagel Olsen. Full brown crushed morroco bindings. Titled in gilt to spines. Double gilt lines to boards with floral decoration to inner corners. Top edge gilt, else just lightly shaved. Housed in slip cases with the same marbled paper used as paste downs. Leather lables, titled in gilt, to spines.

A very fine set.

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