Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, including all the species inhabiting the Western Palaearctic Region, 9 volumes including Supplement, 1st edition, London: published by the author at the Office of the Zoological Society of London, 1871-96, additional lithograph titles, 721 fine hand-coloured lithograph plates and 2 uncoloured plates after Keulemans, Neate, Wolf and Thorburn, Supplement volume with original upper wrappers bound-in at end, plate 1 with some browning, a few plates with some light toning, occasional light spotting to text and endpapers, B.T.O. library ink stamps to front endpapers and final leaves, hinges reinforced, later green cloth, spines with tan labels lettered in gilt, edges a little rubbed, 4to (Quantity: 9) Anker 120; Fine Bird Books p. 92; Mullens and Swann pp. 178-79; Nissen IVB 267; Wood p. 324. A 'magnificent treatise' (Wood). Dresser's monumental monograph on the birds of Europe, originally issued in 84 parts plus the supplement in nine parts.
Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, including all the species inhabiting the Western Palaearctic Region, 9 volumes including Supplement, 1st edition, London: published by the author at the Office of the Zoological Society of London, 1871-96, additional lithograph titles, 721 fine hand-coloured lithograph plates and 2 uncoloured plates after Keulemans, Neate, Wolf and Thorburn, Supplement volume with original upper wrappers bound-in at end, plate 1 with some browning, a few plates with some light toning, occasional light spotting to text and endpapers, B.T.O. library ink stamps to front endpapers and final leaves, hinges reinforced, later green cloth, spines with tan labels lettered in gilt, edges a little rubbed, 4to (Quantity: 9) Anker 120; Fine Bird Books p. 92; Mullens and Swann pp. 178-79; Nissen IVB 267; Wood p. 324. A 'magnificent treatise' (Wood). Dresser's monumental monograph on the birds of Europe, originally issued in 84 parts plus the supplement in nine parts.
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