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Rare and modern books

Millais John Guille

The Natural History of the British Surface-Feeding Ducks. [Illustrated by Archibald Thorburn and the Author]. 600 COPIES WERE PRINTED; NEAR FINE COPY

Longmans Green & Co., 1902

1380.00 €

Island Books

(Devon, United Kingdom)

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Year of publication
1902
Author
Millais John Guille
Publishers
Longmans Green & Co.
Keyword
natural history, birds, ornithology, ducks, surface-feeding ducks, millais, john guille millais, fine bird books
Languages
English

Description

Roy. 4to., First Edition, LARGE PAPER, with coloured frontispiece (original tisue guard present), illustrated and printed titles, printed title in red and black, 41 fine coloured plates (8 by Thorburn, 33 by Millais; all original tissue guards present), 6 fine plates in photogravure (all original tissue guards present), and 25 plates in monochrome; original two-tone green cloth, boards in olive, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt, darker green back framed and lettered in gilt, gil top, uncut, a near fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 600 NUMBERED COPIES (THIS COPY NO. 423). Anker 340; Mullens & Swann, p.406; Wood, p.464.