The natural history of gallinaceous birds. Vol. I. : illustrated by thirty-two plates, coloured
Print Book, English, 1834
W.H. Lizars, and Stirling and Kenney ; Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman ; W. Curry Jun. and Co., Edinburgh, London, Dublin, 1834
Naturalist's library, v. 3, v. III
Booksellers' labels (Provenance) John Davies, sucessor to C. Hulbert (Shrewsberry, [Eng.])
232 pages : frontispiece (portrait), illustrations, 29 [i.e. 30] color plates ; 19 cm
3509335
First edition of volume 3 of the Ornithology series, issued as the fifth volume within the 40-volume "Naturalist's library" series edited by William Jardine and originally published from 1833 to 1843. Arrangement and numbering of volumes was altered when the "Naturalist's library" was completed in 1843, and in later reissues of the series. See C. Nissen, Zoologische Buchillustration, page 504; and Ayer Library catalogue, pages 324-326
With added, engraved, series title page with colored vignette: The naturalist's library. Ornithology. Vol. III
With added letterpress title page dated 1834: The naturalist's library. Ornithology. Vol. III. Gallinaceous birds
Printer statement on verso of letterpress title pages: Printed by Neill & Co., Old Fishmarket
Some of the plates are copied from John Gould and John James Audubon (see "Advertisement" pages 10-11). The bird figures are hand-colored, with landscape backgrounds uncolored. Species names in plate captions are in Latin only. Some plates are numbered with Roman numerals and others with Arabic numerals; one plate is numbered 18*
For part 2 of Gallinaceous birds see author's The natural history of game-birds
For part 3 of Gallinaceous birds see Selby, Prideaux John. The natural history of pigeons
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