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SELBY (Prideaux John): PLATES TO SELBY'S ILLUSTRATIONS OF BRITISH ORNITHOLOGY, London, Henry G. Bohn, 1841
2 vols. (Land Birds & Water Birds), double elephant folio (650 x 510mm) (without the two 8vo text vols.) 2 engraved titles with hand-coloured vignettes, 4 uncoloured plates of details and 218 hand-coloured engraved plates (titles and first plate in vol. I with vertical crease), modern half calf and marbled boards, spines gilt, g.e.
A fine copy of Bohn's reprint, published eight years after the first edition was completed. The magnificent life-size plates owe much to the influence of Audubon from whom Selby had lessons. Nissen IVB 853; Fine Bird Books p. 107 (2)
2 vols. (Land Birds & Water Birds), double elephant folio (650 x 510mm) (without the two 8vo text vols.) 2 engraved titles with hand-coloured vignettes, 4 uncoloured plates of details and 218 hand-coloured engraved plates (titles and first plate in vol. I with vertical crease), modern half calf and marbled boards, spines gilt, g.e.
A fine copy of Bohn's reprint, published eight years after the first edition was completed. The magnificent life-size plates owe much to the influence of Audubon from whom Selby had lessons. Nissen IVB 853; Fine Bird Books p. 107 (2)