MONTAGU, George. Ornithological Dictionary or Alphabetical Synopsis of British Birds, London and Exeter, T. Bensley, S. Woolmer, 1802-13, 3 vols., 8°, FIRST EDITION, 2 contemporary autograph letters in different hands, one indistinctly signed, (?) to William Rashleigh, one discussing a sighting of a White-Headed Sea Eagle in 1836, and the other dated (?)Aveton Gifford, January 17th 1816, giving instructions on how to prepare skins, 24 engraved plates (one plate browned), contemporary diced calf (lightly rubbed) [Mullens & Swann p. 410]; and 8 other contemporary ornithological works. (11)

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MONTAGU, George. Ornithological Dictionary or Alphabetical Synopsis of British Birds, London and Exeter, T. Bensley, S. Woolmer, 1802-13, 3 vols., 8°, FIRST EDITION, 2 contemporary autograph letters in different hands, one indistinctly signed, (?) to William Rashleigh, one discussing a sighting of a White-Headed Sea Eagle in 1836, and the other dated (?)Aveton Gifford, January 17th 1816, giving instructions on how to prepare skins, 24 engraved plates (one plate browned), contemporary diced calf (lightly rubbed) [Mullens & Swann p. 410]; and 8 other contemporary ornithological works. (11)

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Provenance: William Rashleigh (bookplate).

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