[GALTON, Samuel]. The Natural History of Birds, containing a variety of facts selected from several writers and intended for the amusement and instruction of children. London: for J. Johnson, 1791. 6 parts in 3 vols., 12° (169 x 105 mm.). Hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and 115 plates, imprints dated 1786-87. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt. -- SMITH, Charlotte Turner. A Natural History of Birds, intended chiefly for young persons. London: by John Sharpe, Juvinile Library, 1815. 2 vols., 8° (157 x 94 mm.). 2 engraved titles and 22 plates (some minor offset foxing). Originial green roan-backed drab boards (rubbed). Osborne p. 837 (1819 edition); Gumunchian 5388-89 (1816 and 1819 editions); and 3 others. (8)

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[GALTON, Samuel]. The Natural History of Birds, containing a variety of facts selected from several writers and intended for the amusement and instruction of children. London: for J. Johnson, 1791. 6 parts in 3 vols., 12° (169 x 105 mm.). Hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and 115 plates, imprints dated 1786-87. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt. -- SMITH, Charlotte Turner. A Natural History of Birds, intended chiefly for young persons. London: by John Sharpe, Juvinile Library, 1815. 2 vols., 8° (157 x 94 mm.). 2 engraved titles and 22 plates (some minor offset foxing). Originial green roan-backed drab boards (rubbed). Osborne p. 837 (1819 edition); Gumunchian 5388-89 (1816 and 1819 editions); and 3 others. (8)