A Natural History of Uncommon Birds. Gleanings of Natural History
George Edwards
Binding in green morocco
28 x 23 x 3 cm (11 x 9 x 1 in.)
London - 1743-1764
"At its date the Natural History and gleanings was are of the most important of all Bird Books, both as a Fine Bird Book and a work on ornithology. It is still high on each list." (Fine Bird Books).
A copy with 362 engravings of birds, mammals and plants, water colored at the time, preserved in its contemporary green morocco bonding.
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Librairie Amélie Sourget
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