Birds.

£16,500 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

This work contains 40 finely coloured plates, mostly hand signed by Hayes himself. His Natural history of British birds ([1770-]1775) contained 40 plates as well as a title-page and 24 pages of text; this copy contains only plates. Folio, (53 x 34.6 cm); 40 hand-coloured engraved and etched plates (of which one folding), small hole at lower margin of plate 5 (not affecting illustration), repair to verso of plate 33, a few small closed tears at lower margins, light scattered spotting and browning; contemporary purple half morocco, spine split at foot, dampstaining to boards, extremities slightly rubbed, otherwise a very good copy. Natural History of British Birds: Fine Bird Books, p80; McGill/Wood p381; Nissen IVB 421; Zimmer 293.

• Binding: Hardcover

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