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A History of British Birds [WITH] the 2 Supplements.

A History of British Birds [WITH] the 2 Supplements.

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A History of British Birds [WITH] the 2 Supplements.

by YARRELL William 1784-1856

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London: Paternoster Row: John Van VOORST, 1843. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original edition of the principal handbook on British Birds published during the 19th C. It is accurate, well written and the illustrations are excellent. Yarrell recorded his subjects in a way that became a model for later authors. Uniformly bound in stiff half vellum over red marbled boards, spines with gilt titles to red calf labels. Bound without the half titles. Internally Vol 1, 1843, [3], (vii-xxxii), [1], 2-528 pp. Vol 2, 1843, [2], [1], 2-672 pp. Vol 3, 1843, [2], [1], 2-528 pp. 1845, [2], [1], 2-53 pp, [1]. 1856, [3], (vi-x), [1], 2-71 pp, [1]. Green marbled endpapers, evidence of bookplate removal to fpds, text block edges reddened 520 wood engravings + 31 in the 2 supplements. (215*133 mm).

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Title
A History of British Birds [WITH] the 2 Supplements.
Author
YARRELL William 1784-1856
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
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Publisher
John Van VOORST
Place of Publication
London: Paternoster Row
Date Published
1843
Size
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Weight
6.17 lbs
Keywords
birds avian British vertebrates
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Birds;

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Calf
Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
Vellum
Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
Bookplate
Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Marbled boards
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Text Block
Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...

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