Morris, Rev. F.O. A History of British Birds. 4th. Rev., Corr. and Enl. Ed. Pub. John C. Nimmo. 1895
Six volume set with 394 fine hand-coloured plates. Royal 8vo. Hardbacks. With the bookplate to Ernest Terah Hooley (1859-1947) to front pastedown of each volume. Some spotting to fore-edges of text blocks and to ends, only occ. very minor spotting elsewhere o/w. contents fine. Original gilt lettered and decorated bindings, very bright showing light wear at spine ends o/w. in thor. vg. condition.
A pleasing set of the revised, corrected and enlarged fourth edition which contains an additional 36 hand-coloured plates (the first edition contains 358). Interesting provenance with this set once under the ownership of Ernest Terah Hooley of Risley Hall, Derbyshire.
£450.00 [Ref: 69880]