A Monograph of the Coraciidae, or the Family of the Rollers

by Henry Eeles Dresser

$8,250 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

Contemporary half red morocco over red cloth. Gilt and blind rules on boards. Spine with 5 raised bands, gilt and blind rules, gilt lettering. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. A fine copy, limited to an edition of 200 copies, of what is one of the most beautiful bird monographs ever published. Dresser was born in Thirsk, Yorkshire to a banking and trading family. As a young boy, Dresser was taken out of school and sent to Ahrensburgh to learn

• Binding: Leather

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