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Birds of Great Britain and Ireland order Passeres, complete in two volumes.
Hull & London: Brumby & Clarke, Ltd., [n.d. but 1907-1908]. 2 volumes, 4to (288 x 235 mm). 115 chromolithographic plates by H. Grönvold or F.W. Frohawk (107 of birds, 8 of eggs). Original blue buckram-backed blue cloth-covered boards, spines lettered in gilt, t.e.g. Condition : some light spotting, occasional very light soiling; lightly scuffed, extremities bumped. a fine copy, featuring the work of two of the best known ornithological artists of their time. This work is essentially a reprint of the first two volumes of Butler’s six-volume British Birds their nests and eggs (Hull & London: 1896-1899), but is more desirable as the uncolored plates of the earlier work are here replaced with good quality chromolithographic plates. Mullens & Swann p.109; Nissen IVB 168. [With:] Arthur Gardiner BUTLER (1844-1925). Foreign Finches in Captivity. Hull & London: Brumby & Clarke, Ltd., 1899. 8vo (260 x 168 mm). Half title. 60 chromolithographic plates after F.W. Frohawk by Brumby & Clarke. Later red half morocco over green cloth-covered boards, spine gilt, t.e.g. Condition : some light marginal soiling; neat repair to inner hinges. Provenance : Harold I. Meredith (Bideford, Devon, early ownership inscription to half-titles and title). Second Edition, but first published in 1894-96 as a quarto with hand-colored plates (see previous lot). Cf. Anker 89; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990) p.85; cf. Nissen IVB 169; cf. Wood, p. 274; cf. Zimmer, p. 120. Provenance : Lynn Abbott Trust.