1837 Jardine BIRDS Ornithology AFRICA Grackles Weavers Turaco Color Illustrated

1837 Jardine BIRDS Ornithology AFRICA Grackles Weavers Turaco Color Illustrated

Sir William Jardine was a 19^th-century Scottish naturalist most known for his extensive series of books on natural history, ‘The Naturalist’s Library’.

This volume from ‘The Naturalist’s library, Ornithology’ is the famous volume of African birds – grackles, weavers, seedcrackers, Turaco, Crinifer (plantain-eater), and more. This volume showcases 32 exquisite hand-colored engravings of birds!

Item number: #13234

Price: $550

JARDINE, Sir William

The naturalist’s library: Ornithology… vol VII, birds of Western Africa

Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars; S. Highley, London, 1837.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • xv, 286, [2]
  • 32 hand-colored engraved plates
• References: Lowndes 1192;
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight & secure
• Size: ~6.75in X 4.5in (17cm x 12cm)

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