Selby, Prideaux John ILLUSTRATIONS OF BRITISH ORNITHOLOGY [PLATES TO SELBY’S ILLUSTRATIONS]. EDINBURGH AND LONDON: W. LIZARS AND OTHERS, [1821]-1834 (SAMPLE WATERMARKS 1818-1823, TEXT DATED 1825-1833) 4 volumes (2 of text, 2 of plates), 8vo (220 x 140mm.) and folio (665 x 532mm.), plate volumes with engraved titles, 218 hand-coloured engraved plates, 4 plain anatomical plates, later half morocco with modern lettering pieces on upper covers, [Fine Bird Books, p.107; Nissen IVB 853; Zimmer, p.571], a few plates shaved, some slight fraying and repaired marginal tears, occasional spotting, pronounced on one plate, Land Birds plate 63 bound with Water Birds, lettering pieces on upper covers transposed
Selby, Prideaux John ILLUSTRATIONS OF BRITISH ORNITHOLOGY [PLATES TO SELBY’S ILLUSTRATIONS]. EDINBURGH AND LONDON: W. LIZARS AND OTHERS, [1821]-1834 (SAMPLE WATERMARKS 1818-1823, TEXT DATED 1825-1833) 4 volumes (2 of text, 2 of plates), 8vo (220 x 140mm.) and folio (665 x 532mm.), plate volumes with engraved titles, 218 hand-coloured engraved plates, 4 plain anatomical plates, later half morocco with modern lettering pieces on upper covers, [Fine Bird Books, p.107; Nissen IVB 853; Zimmer, p.571], a few plates shaved, some slight fraying and repaired marginal tears, occasional spotting, pronounced on one plate, Land Birds plate 63 bound with Water Birds, lettering pieces on upper covers transposed
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