1843 BIRDS Jardine Ornithology EXQUISITE ART Orioles Robin Nightingale Raven

1843 BIRDS Jardine Ornithology EXQUISITE ART Orioles Robin Nightingale Raven

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 part of the set for Game Birds discussing Birds of Prey in Britain and Ireland, including song birds – swallows, orioles, goldcrests, and many others. This volume showcases 32 exquisite hand-colored engravings of birds!

Item number: #30389

Price: $499

SCHOMBURGK, Robert H.; [JARDINE, Sir William] (Editor); STEWART, Mr. (Illus.)

The naturalist’s library: Ornithology, birds of Great Britain and Ireland…

Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars; London: S. Highley; Dublin: W. Curry, Jun. and Co., [1843]. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete
  • 409, [1]
  • 32 hand-colored engraved plates, including Portrait of Smellie
  • Several in-text illustrations
• References: Lowndes 1192
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~6.5in X 4.25in (16.5cm x 11cm)

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