By T. A. Coward
London   Frederick Warne & Co Ltd
7" by 5" vii, 412; viii, 402; ix, 326pp.
The complete three volume set of Coward's ornithological work on British birds, with beautiful colour illustrations throughout.
By T. A. Coward

1945-7 The Birds of the British Isles and Their Eggs

London   Frederick Warne & Co Ltd
7" by 5" vii, 412; viii, 402; ix, 326pp.
The complete three volume set of Coward's ornithological work on British birds, with beautiful colour illustrations throughout.
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Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

The sixth edition, sixth impression for 'Series One', the seventh edition, fourth impression for 'Series Two' and the third edition, fifth impression to 'Series Three'. 

Illustrated with colour frontispieces, monochrome photographs and two-hundred and forty-two colour illustrations to 'Series One', two hundred and thirteen colour illustrations to 'Second Series' and sixty-seven coloured illustrations to 'Series Three'.  Collated complete.

Part of the 'Wayside and Woodland Series'. 

A three volume, complete series. 

This ornithological series was written by the English ornithologist and author of natural history works, Thomas Alfred Coward, and provides an in depth study on British birds. Coward describes their appearance, their nests and eggs, their eating habits and much more. 

In the publisher's original cloths. Lacking the original dust wrappers.

Condition

In the publisher's original cloth. Lacking original dust wrappers. Externally very smart with fading to the spines, the odd minor mark, and wear and bumping to the extremities with tears to the rear of 'Series One'. Minor marks to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with generally bright pages with occasional light age toning and the odd spot.

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