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Witherby, H.F.

The Handbook of British Birds. With Additions, Corrections, Systematic List and Indices. THE ORIGINAL 'HANDBOOK' COMPLETE IN DUSTWRAPPERS

Witherby, 1938-1941

257,60 €

Island Books

(Devon, Royaume-Uni)

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Détails

Année
1938-1941
Auteur
Witherby, H.F.
Éditeurs
Witherby
Thème
natural history, ornithology, birds, witherby, jourdain, norman ticehurst, bernard tucker
Langues
Anglais

Description

5 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with 147 coloured plates containing many hundreds of illustrations; original dark blue buckram, gilt backs, rose tops, a very good, bright, clean set in unclipped, very lightly dust-soiled 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.