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Edwards, George A NATURAL HISTORY OF BIRDS [GLEANINGS OF NATURAL HISTORY]. LONDON: WILL. GARDINER, MESSRS. ROBINSONS, AND OTHERS, 1802-1806 Large paper issue, 7 volumes bound in 4, folio (473 x 280mm.), 362 hand-coloured engraved plates, some printed in counter-proof with inscriptions and numbers reversed, contemporary blue straight-grained morocco gilt by J. Staggemeier with his ticket, the covers with two interlacing strapwork frames tooled in gilt and blind, surrounded by a wide border gilt of fillets and palmettes, spines tooled gilt in seven compartments, lettered in three, gilt and silver gilt turn-ins, watered silk doublures and free endpapers, the latter with gilt fillet and foliate borders, gilt edges, [Mullens and Swann, p.196; Nissen IVB 286; Zimmer, p.201; cf. Anker 126], plate 50 with short marginal tear, small hole not affecting text in vol.2 leaf for plates 124/125, plate 162 and accompanying text leaf with marginal tear, a few leaves slightly browned or spotted