Keulemans (John Gerrard). A Natural History of Cage Birds, 1st edition, John Van Voorst, [1871], 4 parts (all published) in 1 volume, title-page, 113 pp., 24 hand-coloured lithographic plates, spotting and browning, top edge gilt, bookplate of C. J. Coldewey, contemporary tan half morocco, folio (27.9 x 18.8 cm) (Qty: 1) Mullens & Swann p. 327 ('exceptionally fine plates'); Nissen IVB 492; Sitwell (1990) p. 111. Only four parts of a projected twenty were issued. Mullens and Swann believed the fourth part to be rare, and no title-page to have been issued.
Keulemans (John Gerrard). A Natural History of Cage Birds, 1st edition, John Van Voorst, [1871], 4 parts (all published) in 1 volume, title-page, 113 pp., 24 hand-coloured lithographic plates, spotting and browning, top edge gilt, bookplate of C. J. Coldewey, contemporary tan half morocco, folio (27.9 x 18.8 cm) (Qty: 1) Mullens & Swann p. 327 ('exceptionally fine plates'); Nissen IVB 492; Sitwell (1990) p. 111. Only four parts of a projected twenty were issued. Mullens and Swann believed the fourth part to be rare, and no title-page to have been issued.
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