Lot Essay
Wood: "A fourth volume is said to have been begun in 1888, of which only two parts with nine coloured plates were issued."
Details
GREENE, William Thomas. Parrots in Captivity, London, George Bell, 1884-87, vols. I-III, 8°, 81 coloured xylographed plates by A.F. Lydon, and finished with gum arabic, original green cloth, upper covers blocked in gilt with a vignette of a parrot, t.e.g. [Nissen IVB 393; Zimmer p. 274; Wood p. 368]
A FINE COPY (3)
A FINE COPY (3)