New Illustrations Of Zoology Containing Fifty Coloured Plates Of New Curious And Non Descript

by Fl Artist Writer

$9,500 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

First edition

Contemporary straight-grained green full morocco, gilt and blind paneled, six raised bands forming seven compartments on spine with gilt direct lettering in second and third compartments, gilt-ruled dentelles with foliate at corners, all edges gilt, brown endpapers Handsome first edition with 50 finely hand-colored engraved plates. A brilliant bird book with global scope: Plate VII shows the blue-headed parrot taken by Joseph Banks from Australia to England aboard Captain Cook's

• Binding: Leather

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