WILLUGHBY, Francis. The Ornithology, London: by A. C. for John Martyn, 1678, 2°, FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, title printed in red and black, 80 engraved plates, one table only (? of 2, table torn with very slight loss and laid down, 2 plates cleanly torn and repaired, a few minor tears, occasional light spotting and browning), 18th-century speckled calf gilt (lightly rubbed, rebacked and recornered). [Anker 532; Nissen IVB 991; Wing W2880; Zimmer II, 677]

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WILLUGHBY, Francis. The Ornithology, London: by A. C. for John Martyn, 1678, 2°, FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, title printed in red and black, 80 engraved plates, one table only (? of 2, table torn with very slight loss and laid down, 2 plates cleanly torn and repaired, a few minor tears, occasional light spotting and browning), 18th-century speckled calf gilt (lightly rubbed, rebacked and recornered). [Anker 532; Nissen IVB 991; Wing W2880; Zimmer II, 677]
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James Fortnom Willoughby, bookplate; Walter Neale, early inscription on title; inscriptions on front free endpaper.

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Loosely-inserted is a 19th-century watercolour of a country house inscribed on verso "Willoughby's House."

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