Birds Drawn from Nature. (2 parts bound in 1.) Complete..

This is a rare or used book from the Berkelouw Rare Books Department.

Glasgow: James Maclehose 1868. Folio. Orig. green cloth. Gilt spine and dec. front cover. Edges gilt. Col. end-papers. Profusely illust. with detailed full-page b/w ornithological drawings by the author. Inscription to previous owner from her parents on fly-leaf. NOTE: A lovely guide to British birds. "The Drawings ... have been made either from the living bird or from specimens so fresh as to preserve most of the characteristic appearances of life ... Even in completeness it is surprising how soon a collection of drawings may be made to bear comparison with all but the greatest museums." (Preface).