The Natural History of Humming Birds. Volumes I & II. The Naturalist's Library. Ornithology. Volumes I & II

Sir William Jardine

Edité par W H LIZARS, EDINBURGH, 1833

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A very good copy of the 1st edition, 1st issue of humming birds in contemporary full calf, with 64 hand coloured plates. Humming Birds was the first title issued in the Naturalist's Library and Vol I has a lengthy advertisement setting out the rationale for the new venture and plans for future volumes. The bindings are in dark blue calf with 4 broad gilt-decorated bands, and title and author/volume labels and gilt decoration to the compartments. The boards have gilt lines to borders and delicate gilt decoration to the edges. Page edges are marbled with matching marbling on the endpapers. Contents: Vol I: 2 initial blanks; half title; frontispiece black and white portrait of Linnaeus; hand coloured vignette title page; two further title pages dated 1833; contents listing; advert; Memoir of Linnaeus; and text 147pp with black and white illustrations and 34 hand coloured plates. Vol.II: 2 initial blanks; black and white frontispiece portrait of Pennant; hand coloured vignette title page; 2 further title pages dated 1833; contents listing; advert; Memoir of Pennant; text with 30 hand coloured plates; synopsis; and index 166 pp. The bindings are bright and clean. Vol I has a scuff with leather loss at the top spine end joint with the front board and a tiny scuff in similar position at the bottom spine end. There are 4 small scuffs at the spine joints at the side of some raised bands. Back board with very light surface lines; front board with one small spot. Vol II has some similar small light scuffs to the spine joints at some of the raised bands. Boards with very light rubbing. Internally the paper of the both the text and plates is white and clean. There is some offsetting to tissue guards and marking where the original page markers have lain for a long time in one place. This affects the gutter of plate 12 in Vol II. There are occasional foxing spots - generally at the beginning and end of the volumes and around top or bottom margins. Some of the plate titles have pale browning around them. The bottom corner tips of pp 85-99 in Vol I were turned over at some point and have small creases. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Natural History of Humming Birds. Volumes I & II. The Naturalist's Library. Ornithology. Volumes I & II
• Éditeur: W H LIZARS, EDINBURGH
• Date de parution: 1833
• Reliure: Full-Leather
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Very Good
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • birds