1834 Feathered Tribes of the British Isles

Description

Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Signed Binding

The first edition of this work, complete in two volumes.

A detailed ornithological work focusing on the birds commonly found on the British Isles.

Volume I illustrated with a hand coloured frontispiece and title page, and nine hand coloured plates.

Volume II illustrated with a hand coloured frontispiece and title page, and eight hand coloured plates.

Collated, complete.

Written by Robert Mudie, an author and newspaper editor. His other ornithological works included 'The Natural History of Birds'.

With the bookplate of H. Ashley-Brereton of the Royal Engineers to the front pastedown.

With eight pages of advertisements to the rear of volume II.

In half calf signed bindings by Slowgrove of Watford.