Good. Book. Vol VIII only 8vo size No date given, c1880. Groombridge 8 vo. edition with colored engravings published in London. Green cloth hardcover boards with stamped designs in the high Victorian style with gilt lettering and ornate scrollwork design. Binding complete with 44 colored bird engravings. Interiors and engravings with nice vibrant coloring. Francis Orpen Morris (1810-1893) was an Irish clergyman, notable as "parson-naturalist" (ornithologist and entomologist) and as the author of many books on natural history and heritage buildings. He was a pioneer of the movement to protect birds from the plume trade and was a co-founder of the Plumage League. Morris' books were mostly published by Groombridge & Sons, of London. His first best-seller was "A History of British Birds" which was originally published in Folio from June 1850 in monthly parts over a period of some seven years. We describe all items as accurately as possible with any condition exceptions noted. Please use your judgement to confirm our accuracy and take into consideration that unless otherwise stated, these items are used. Please check photos carefully.