Sitwell, S. Buchanan, H. and Fisher, J. Fine Bird Books 1700-1900. Pub. Collins and Van Nostrand. 1953.
pp.viii, 120 with full page colour plates that have reproduced beautifully. Folio. Contents generally very clean with the exception of a handful of plates that have very mild foxing to the edges. Bound in half cloth and marbled boards which are lightly marked in places. The marbling on the boards also shows some wear along the fore-edges. Overall a vg. copy.
The reproduction of the plates in this work were completed to a very high standard making this both a beautiful book to look at and an extremely useful reference work for those collecting fine bird books.
£120.00 [Ref: 46374]