Issued in parts; pts. 1-13 prepared in collaboration with R.B. Sharpe

Date in imprint for vols. 1-8 reads: 1871-1881

"Printed by Taylor and Francis ..." -- Verso of t.p

Each v. has added illustrated half title

Some descriptions are given in Latin as well as English

Illustrations by J.G. Keulemans, Joseph Wolf, E. Neale, and others

Vol. 9, containing pls. no. 634-722, has title: Supplement to A history of the birds of Europe, including all the species inhabiting the western palaearctic region, forming volume IX, by H.E. Dresser

Imprint for v. 9: London : Published by the author (by special permission), at the office of the Zoological Society of London ..., 1895-1896

Addenda et errata: v. 1, p. [xxxvii]-xlvi

Plates are hand-colored; v. 4, pl. no. 262 is uncolored; v. 8 has plate 599 and plate 599A

Includes index

"Literature" : v. 1, p. [xxii]-xxxv; v. 9, p. [xv]-xxv

Zimmer, J.T. Ayer Lib.

extracted picklist

SCNHRB has three copies

SCNHRB c. 1 (39088013477807, 39088013477849, 39088013477880, 39088013477922, 39088013477963, 39088013478003, 39088013478045, 39088013478086, 39088013478128) pages of text and plates both numbered sequentially by stamped numbers

SCNHRB c. 1 three-quarters binding of maroon calf and buckram, title in gilt on spine, marbled endpapers, gilt edges

SCNHRB c. 2 (39088013478169, 39088013478201, 39088013478243, 39088013477815, 39088013477856, 39088013477898, 39088013477930, 39088013477971, 39088013478011) has plates bound separately (39088013478052, 39088013478094, 39088013478136, 39088013478177, 39088013478219, 39088013478250, 39088013477823) except for pls. no. 634-722, which are in v. 9, Supplement to A history of the birds of Europe

SCNHRB c. 2 stamped on title pages: Library of Congress. Smithsonian Deposit Jun 6 1885 [ms. acc. no.] 155251

SCNHRB c. 2 has stamp on t.p.: Smithsonian Institution U.S. National Museum; pencilled accession no. range for the set: 279472-279486; (v. 9) 260594

SCNHRB c. 2 has pages and plates numbered sequentially in pencil; plates in v.9 numbered by stamps

SCNHRB c. 2, v. 1 has ink ms. note ([1] p.) tipped-in before t.p., citing dates of publication for each part

SCNHRB c. 2 has a prospectus for this set ([4] p.), signed at top by Robt. Ridgway, laid-in v. 7; also laid-in the same v. are a prospectus and subscription slip for R.B. Sharpe's A monograph of the Alcedinidae, or Kingfishers, and a ms. note reading "acc. 16119; from Henry Seebohm"

SCNHRB c. 2 either half or full bound in green buckrams, marbled edges and endpapers (measures 32 cm.); vols. 2, 4, 6, & 7 housed in linen-covered drop-back boxes with bookplates: Smithsonian Institution Libraries ... Preservation supported by the Smithsonian Women's Committee. Original printed paper wrappers of v. 9 bound-in. Plates no. 1-633, bound separately in plain green buckram bindings with gilt spine titles, are numbered II-VIII which corresponds with illustrated half titles and letterpress volumes; no plates are lacking

SCNHRB c. 3 (39088013477864, 39088013477906) consists of fascicles of pts. 1-24, letterpress text only, with no plates. Pts. 1-12 and 13-24 bound in original, temporary blue printed paper wrappers; housed in green buckram clamshell boxes. The call number stamped on the boxes reads: QL690.A1D77 v. 1[-2], pt. 1-12, [13-24] BIRDS. Measures 35 cm

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