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    By H. G. Adams [Henry Gardiner Adams ]
    London   W. S. Orr & Co
    6.5" by 4" xii, 196pp.
    The first edition of this ornithological work from H. G. Adams, with stunning chromolithographic plates, bound in lovely half calf.
    By H. G. Adams [Henry Gardiner Adams ]

    1851 Favorite Song Birds; Containing a Popular Description of the Feathered Songsters of Britain; With an Account of their Habits, Haunts, and Characteristic Traits Interspersed with Choice Passages from the Poets and Quotations from Eminent Naturalists.

    London   W. S. Orr & Co
    6.5" by 4" xii, 196pp.
    The first edition of this ornithological work from H. G. Adams, with stunning chromolithographic plates, bound in lovely half calf.
    £340.00
    : 0.5kgs / : 978Z30
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    Description

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

    The first edition. 

    Illustrated with twelve chromolithographic plates. Collated complete. 

    A beautifully illustrated ornithological work from Henry Gardiner Adams, with stunning coloured illustrations on atone by Edward Gilks. The work covers the goldfinch, linnets, larks, blackbird and many more species of birds, with several poems relating to the birds.

    Bound in modern half calf with marbled paper to the boards. Endpapers renewed.

    Condition

    Bound in modern half calf with marbled paper to the boards. Endpapers renewed. Externally lovely. Internally firmly bound with bright pages, and occasional light spotting, heavier to the front and to the verso of the plates. Bookseller's blind stamp to the front blank.

    Very Good Indeed

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