26 hand-coloured woodblock engravings from A History of British Birds [set of plates] by the Rev. F.O. Morris, engraved by Alexander Lydon and printed by Benjamin Fawcett. Published in 1895 by John C. Nimmo: Hawk Owl Shore Lark Nightingale Spoonbill Passenger Pigeon Migratory Thrush Rufous Warbler Oyster Catcher Redpoll Buffel-headed Duck Jack Snipe Bulwer’s Petrel Long-tailed Duck Ruff Iceland Gull Wild Duck Ring Dove Raven Black Tern Snow Goose White-winged Lark Great Titmouse Whiskered Tern Pink-footed Goose Turnstone Leach’s Petrel Printed on heavy paper, verso blank. The ‘Nightingale’ has some crayon marks on the paper, the ‘Great Titmouse’ has line impressions around part of the body, and the sheet with ‘Leach’s Petrel’ is 2 cm less wide than the rest. A few light stains and handling marks, otherwise the engravings are in fine condition, with contemporary hand-colouring. Sheet size: 25 x 17 cm See the photos for a better idea of details and condition