Illustrated volume (compete) with coloured frontispiece, 4 further plates, and numerous illustrative woodcuts within the text (by G. Pearson). Thus a well bound book in very good condition. Superbly bound in genuine leather enhanced with true gold finishing. Shining metel effect due to true gold finishing. Contents clean and tight, original marbled end-papers, plates very clean. Exceedingly rare, unfindabl, first editione not comparable with later ones. Charles Dixon (1858 – 17 June 1926) was an English ornothologist born in London. He was a very important ornithologis due to his important and innovative studies on bird's mechanism of evolution and bid nigrations Elliott Coues wrote in the preface to the American edition of Dixon's book "Rural bird life" pointing out the originality of the observations made from the field, and Julian Huxley noted Dixon for recognizing the value of prismatic binoculars for bird study. 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.