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BEWICK, Thomas (1753-1828). History of British Birds, Newcastle: Sol. Hodgson for Beilby & Bewick, 1797-1804. 2 volumes, 8° (207 x 127mm). Wood-engraved illustrations by Thomas Bewick. (Lacking half titles, occasional light spotting and browning.) Contemporary calf gilt, gilt edges (head of spine of vol. II chipped, joints and edges rubbed). Provenance: James Anderson Rose and Philip Currie (bookplates). FIRST EDITION. Mullens and Swann pp. 61-3.
With William Yarrell's A History of British Birds (London, 1856, 3rd edition) and A History of British Fishes (London, 1859, 3rd edition), and another natural history book. (8)
With William Yarrell's A History of British Birds (London, 1856, 3rd edition) and A History of British Fishes (London, 1859, 3rd edition), and another natural history book. (8)
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