statement of responsibility: by George Graves, assisted by several eminent ornithologists

Issued in parts between 1811 and 1821. The 3rd v., with a t.p. dated 1821, also serves as the 3rd v. for the 2nd ed. of this work. For a discussion of the work's publication, and particularly its illustrators, see C.E. Jackson, Bird etchings, p. 190-200

Hand-colored ill., attributed primarily to Graves, S. Howitt, and S.T. Edwards

citation/reference: Freeman, R.B. British nat. hist. books, 1495-1900, 1415

citation/reference: BM (nat. hist.), v. 2, p. 709

Includes bibliographical references

Freeman, R.B. British nat. hist. books, 1495-1900

BM (nat. hist.)

CHMRB copy (v. 1, 39088009903964; v. 2, 39088009903725) has v. 1-2 only; v. 1 has 57 leaves of plates and v. 2 has 39 leaves of plates

CHMRB copy has bookplates: 1. Purchased by the Mary Stuart Book Fund ... Cooper Union Library; 2. Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Preservation supported by the Smithsonian Women's Committee. Accession nos. 2216-2217

CHMRB copy has bookseller's label on front paste-down endpapers: William Brown, fine art & antiquarian bookseller ... Edinburgh

CHMRB copy has later gilt-tooled black half-morocco binding with marbled paper boards; raised bands; marbled endpapers; in later archival box for preservation. Binding signed: Bound for William Brown, Edinburgh

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