Jardine, Sir William. The Natural History of Humming-birds. The Naturalist’s Library. Pub. Lizars, Edinburgh. (1834)
Two volumes bound in one; pp.[8], [i]-iii, 147, [8], [i]-iv, 166 plus 6-pages of publisher’s adverts. With 64 hand-coloured plates, 2 hand-coloured title-pages and 2 portrait frontis. Small 8vo. Hardback. Minor off-setting and spotting, o/w. contents fine. More recent half-calf binding with period style paper label, all in nr. fine condition.
The first portrait frontispiece depicts Carl Linnaeus, with the second being an image of Thomas Pennant.
£450.00 [Ref: 59536]