1979 A Selection of British Birds: Facsimile Edition

Description

Colour Plates, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Limited Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce

A facsimile edition, with a limited run of 250. This being number 105.

Bound in half morocco with a quarter morocco solander box.

Containing 'A Selection of British Birds' with the prospectus of the work.

A facsimile of a beautifully illustrated work compiled by Charlotte Louisa Emily Perrott, an English artist and collector, known for her strong interest in zoology and ornithology. This work was originally published by Robert Havell in c1835, with very few surviving copies known.

Comprised of five brightly coloured plates, accompanied by their descriptions, of a cock, a woodpigeon, a raven, a whinchat and a blue tit.

Collated, complete.

With a new introduction and commentary by Philip J. K. Burton.