1941-3 The Handbook of British Birds

Description

Early Edition, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

Complete five volume set made up of the first and second revised impressions of this work. 

Vol V is displayed in the original second impression dust wrapper, but is actually the first impression of this work. 

This is an informative set of ornithological handbooks, which describes and analyses the appearance and behaviour of numerous British birds. 

Vol I contains 'Crows to Firecrest' with thirty-three colour plates and numerous in-text illustrations. 

Vol II contains 'Warblers to Owls' with thirty-colour plates and numerous illustrations. 

Vol III contains 'Hawks to Ducks' with thirty-nine illustrated plates. 

Vol IV contains 'Cormorants to Crane', with thirty-three illustrated plates, figures, and maps. 

Vol V contains 'Terns to Game-Birds' with additional corrections and a 'systematic list and indices'. With twenty-two illustrated plates. 

Edited by H. F. Witherby, with contributions from Rev F. C. R> Jourdain, Norman F. Ticehurst, and Bernards W. Tucker.

With an ink inscription to the paste downs of volumes, belonging to Q. O. R. Hockcliffe. 

Collated, complete.