Parrots in captivity

A$2,750 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books · No longer available

London : George Bell and Sons, 1884-87. Three volumes, octavo, gilt-illustrated green cloth (lightly marked and flecked, spines bruised at head and foot, upper hinge cracked to volume. III), pp. x; 144; xiv; 114; viii; 144, 81 wood-engraved plated printed in colour, a couple of spots of foxing to preliminaries, but a very good set, internally clean. The first book dedicated to parrots in captivity. It includes a significant amount of Australian content. Ferguson 10071; Nissen IVB 393

• Binding: Hardcover

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