LEGGE, William Vincent (1841-1918). A History of the Birds of Ceylon. London: Published by the author, 1880 [-1881].
Fine hand-coloured ornithological illustrations from drawings by John Gerard Keulemans. The text covers 371 species, including 24 newly described and 47 peculiar to the island. This is the second edition, with appendix III comprising an after-note dated February 1881. Anker 284; Fine Bird Books (1990) p.115; Nissen IVB 539.
3 volumes, quarto (321 x 251 mm). Hand-coloured engraved map, 34 hand-coloured lithographic plates, one full-page wood-engraved plate (a few insignificant spots on a few leaves at beginning and end of volumes). Contemporary green half morocco (rubbed, but sometime neatly furbished). Provenance: T.M. Pike (donative bookplate).
LEGGE, William Vincent (1841-1918). A History of the Birds of Ceylon. London: Published by the author, 1880 [-1881].
Fine hand-coloured ornithological illustrations from drawings by John Gerard Keulemans. The text covers 371 species, including 24 newly described and 47 peculiar to the island. This is the second edition, with appendix III comprising an after-note dated February 1881. Anker 284; Fine Bird Books (1990) p.115; Nissen IVB 539.
3 volumes, quarto (321 x 251 mm). Hand-coloured engraved map, 34 hand-coloured lithographic plates, one full-page wood-engraved plate (a few insignificant spots on a few leaves at beginning and end of volumes). Contemporary green half morocco (rubbed, but sometime neatly furbished). Provenance: T.M. Pike (donative bookplate).
![LEGGE, William Vincent (1841-1918). A History of the Birds of Ceylon. London: Published by the author, 1880 [-1881].](https://devapim.christies.com/uat/lot-images/6168954/2018/CKS/2018_CKS_17420_0192_000(legge_william_vincent_a_history_of_the_birds_of_ceylon_london_publishe011131).jpg?maxwidth=3840)