Butler, Arthur G. British Birds with their Nest and Eggs. 1st. Ed. Pub. Brumby and Clarke. [1896-1899]
Six volume set. With 24 colour chromolithograph plates of eggs (containing 475 figures) and 318 fine b/w. plates of birds by F.W. Frohawk. 4to. Hardbacks. AEG. Minor amount of spotting, largely confined to tissue-gaurds of egg plates, o/w. contents fine. Original deluxe publisher’s yellow cloth binding with richly gilt decorated spines and gilt decoration to front boards in nr, fine condition, just lightly shelf-rubbed. With matching gilt decorated end-papers. A very pleasing set indeed. Comes with a loosely inserted copper plate engraving of a small bird (probably a warbler) by Lilian Marguerite Medland (1880-1955).
Medland illustrated Gregory Mathews' books on Australian birds. She also illustrated for Tom Iredale (her husband) the author of ‘Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds’ and ‘Birds of New Guinea’.
£425.00 [Ref: 62938]