BARON THOMAS L. POWYS LILFORD (1833-1896)
Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands. London: R.H. Porter, 1885-97. 8 volumes, 8° (250 x 170mm). Photogravure portrait of the author, 421 chromolithographic plates mounted on linen guards throughout, original printed wrappers to the original 36 parts bound into index volume. (Spotting, approximately 16 plates affected by light patches of adhesion.) Publisher's olive half morocco, top edge gilt (spines faded).
FIRST EDITION OF 'PERHAPS THE FINEST AND MOST PERFECT ORNITHOLOGICAL ICONOGRAPHY' (Nissen). Finely illustrated with chromolithographic plates after Keulemans, Thorburn and others. Nissen IVB 563 and p.65; Fine Birds Books p. 91.
BARON THOMAS L. POWYS LILFORD (1833-1896)
Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands. London: R.H. Porter, 1885-97. 8 volumes, 8° (250 x 170mm). Photogravure portrait of the author, 421 chromolithographic plates mounted on linen guards throughout, original printed wrappers to the original 36 parts bound into index volume. (Spotting, approximately 16 plates affected by light patches of adhesion.) Publisher's olive half morocco, top edge gilt (spines faded).
FIRST EDITION OF 'PERHAPS THE FINEST AND MOST PERFECT ORNITHOLOGICAL ICONOGRAPHY' (Nissen). Finely illustrated with chromolithographic plates after Keulemans, Thorburn and others. Nissen IVB 563 and p.65; Fine Birds Books p. 91.
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