John Latham - A General History of Birds. Volume One & Two - 1821

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Two volumes in one, A General History of Birds by John Latham, bound in half leather with marbled boards and gilt spine, containing 720 pages and 37 hand coloured plates, English, oldest item dated 1821, published by Winchester, printed by Jacob and Johnson for the Author.

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Two volumes in one half leather binding with marbled boards and gilt title and decoration to spine. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers, pencil name to ffep verso. Pages are complete with a total of 37 hand colour plates, as called for. Separate dated title and pagination for volume four. Light age toning, some offsetting from plates and some spotting, otherwise pages and plates are generally clean as shown.
Pages: Vol. I - xxxii, 375pp, [1], 17 hand colour plates, Vol. II - [2], 345pp, [1], 20 hand colour plates.

Weight: 2.80kg.

Two volumes in one half leather binding with marbled boards and gilt title and decoration to spine. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers, pencil name to ffep verso. Pages are complete with a total of 37 hand colour plates, as called for. Separate dated title and pagination for volume four. Light age toning, some offsetting from plates and some spotting, otherwise pages and plates are generally clean as shown.
Pages: Vol. I - xxxii, 375pp, [1], 17 hand colour plates, Vol. II - [2], 345pp, [1], 20 hand colour plates.

Weight: 2.80kg.

Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
Animals, Illustrated, Natural History, Nature, Ornithology
Book Title
A General History of Birds. Volume One & Two
Author/ Illustrator
John Latham
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1821
Height
27.7 cm
Edition
Other edition
Width
21.3 cm
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Winchester, Printed by Jacob and Johnson, for the Author.
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Extras
Hand coloured illustrations
Number of pages
720
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