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Witherby, H.F.

The Handbook of British Birds. Fourth Impression. NEAR FINE EARLY 'HANDBOOK' COMPLETE IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS

Witherby, 1946

253.00 €

Island Books

(Devon, United Kingdom)

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Year of publication
1946
Author
Witherby, H.F.
Publishers
Witherby
Keyword
natural history, ornithology, birds, witherby, jourdain, norman ticehurst, bernard tucker
Languages
English

Description

5 vols., 8vo., Fourth Impression, with coloured plates containing many hundreds of illustrations, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers, tops lightly dust-soiled; original navy cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. 'Witherby' remained the standard reference for almost half a century. The work comprises Vol. I: Crows to Flycatchers (1938); Vol. II: Warblers to Owls (1938); Vol. III: Hawks to Ducks (1939); Vol. IV: Cormorants to Crane (1940); Vol. V: Terns to Game Birds, Additions, Corrections, Systematic List and Indices (1941). See Tate, p.44.