British Oology Being Illustrations Of The Eggs Of British Birds With Figures Of Each Species As Far

by William C Hewitson

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First edition

Newcastle Upon Tyne: Published for the author by Charles Empson and by Currie and Bowman, no date 1831-1842 . Birds' Eggs FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITION. All three parts and the supplement, bound together in two volumes. Octavo 24 x 16cm , unpaginated, containing a total of 169 hand-coloured lithographs by the author, each with an accompanying textual description. Contemporary brown half calf, with raised bands, gilt titles to dark brow labels on spines, and

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