SCNHRB copy (39088015703853, 39088015703895, 39088015703937) with bookplates of Jonathan Dwight Jr. and Marcia Brady Tucker

SCNHRB copy with a ms. "Willoughby" or "Willughby" no. by each description of a bird in v. 1

SCNHRB copy with 10 additional plates v. 1; 1 plate v. 2. (for a total of 317 plates)

SCNHRB copy bound in calf with gilt rolls at edges (rebacked), marbled endpapers, with bookseller's ticket: Dulau & Co., London

3 volumes (volume 1: [8], 96, [4] pages, 101 leaves of plates; volume 2: [8], 92, [2] pages, 104 leaves of plates; volume 3: [8], 95, [1] pages, 101 leaves of plates) : 30 cm (4to)

First edition

John Clarke is not included in the imprint of volume 3

Each volume includes a list of subscribers

The word "curiously" is omitted from the title in volumes 2 and 3

Woodcut title vignettes, initials, tail-pieces

Plates are hand-colored

"The following observations I received from Dr. Derham"--pages [1]-[2], 3rd page group of volume 1

Errata: page [2], 3rd paging group of volume 1

Includes indexes (volumes 1 and 2) and "A catalogue of the birds in the third volume"

digitized BHLDP 20130430

extracted picklist 20081216

plus-circle Add Review

comment

Reviews