BIRDS' EGGS OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Book Description
This is a meticulous work on birds' eggs by the former Senior Assistant-Keeper of Zoology at the natural History Museum, (London). The plates are visually stunning and are a joy to view for anybody who appreciates the chromolithographic process in its heyday. It includes various rarities like 2 eggs of the Great Auk.
Author
Arthur G Butler
Date
No date given (probably 1890s)
Binding
Dappled grey-green cloth over boards with green leather spine & corners. Gilt titles on front cover & spine.
Publisher
Brumby & Clarke (London)
Illustrator
24 Coloured plates (chromolithographs), illustrating 475 specimens, from drawings by F W FROHAWK.
Condition
G+ Firm binding (Light scuffing at top & bottom of spine. Weak hinge at front, reinforced. Owners' signature 'B & K Leng' inside front cover)
Pages
106
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