BRITISH GAME BIRDS AND WILDFOWL.
London: Groombridge and Sons, 1855. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). Very good condition. Item #019947
252 pages of text. Maroon leather spine and corners, with marbled paper-covered boards. The spine is slightly darkened and rubbed. Top edge (of the closed pages covered in) gilt. Complete with 60 hand-colored ornithological plants. The text is slightly to moderately foxed, and there are a few small tears and chips to several page edges. While some plates are pristine, most of the plates have at least one or two spots of foxing in the image area, and some have a half dozen or in several cases more. The images remain striking with vivid hand-coloring. Previous owner's bookplate on the inside front cover. First edition.
Price: $1,200.00