1834 – Feather Tribes – Robert Mudie | First Edition of British Birds, Color Illustrated

Robert Mudie was a 19th-century English journalist who took a special interest in ornithology. This interest developed into several books on birds, most notably ‘The Feathered Tribes of the British Isles.’ This fine, first-edition set features beautiful, color illustrations of birds that are native to Great Britain from grand eagles to ground birds and small songbirds.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The feathered tribes of the British Islands
• Author(s): Robert Mudie
• Publisher: London, Whittaker & Co.; Edinburgh, Waugh & Innes; Dublin, John Cumming
• Edition: First Edition, 1834-1835.
• Binding: Leather binding
• Format: (8vo), 2 volumes
• Size:  8 x 5.25 in (21 x 14 cm)
• Collation: Vol I: xxiv, [2], 379, [5]; Vol II: 391, [9]
• Illustrations: 31 illustrations total including 17 in Vol I (8 plates and vignette title page in color) and 14 in Vol II (9 plates and vignette title page in color)
• Contents Include:
  • Birds of Prey
  • Ground Birds
  • Songbirds of the British Isles
  • Classification and Observations

Condition:

Very Good. Tight and secure leather bindings; mild foxing and spotting to preliminary pages; text blocks remain clean and stable.

Why Collect This?

• First edition British ornithology work
• Includes hand-colored plates and vignette titles

Item Number: #50292