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The Feathered Tribes of the British Islands
by Robert Mudie
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$681.17NZ$613.05
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About This Item
London: Whittaker & Co, 1834. First edition. Fine Binding. Near Fine. 8" by 5". Baxter. A beautiful first edition example of Robert Mudie's ornithological treatise. This work contains the first example of Baxter's polychromatic illustrations. The vignette title pages to these volumes are the very first successful specimens of G Baxter's desirable polychromatic printing. With a scarce, unlisted plate of a Blue Tit, Yellow Bunting, Cross Bill and Wood Lark.To the rear of both volumes are publisher's adverts. Nineteen hand-coloured plates across both volumes total. Comprising of a frontispiece, vignette title and nine plates to volume I in addition to a frontispiece, vignette title and eight plates to volume II. Collated, complete.A beautiful example of this important ornithological work. In quarter morocco bindings, with cloth covered boards. Externally, in an excellent condition with minor shelfwear. Internally, both volumes are firmly bound. Prior owner's notations to the binder's instruction leaves. Pages are bright Occasional light spots to pages. Small loss to the fore-edge of page 363 to volume I, not affecting the text. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 721L14
- Title
- The Feathered Tribes of the British Islands
- Author
- Robert Mudie
- Illustrator
- Baxter
- Format/Binding
- Fine Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Whittaker & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1834
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- ornithology birds illustrated birds
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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