Seebohm (Henry). A History of British Birds, with Coloured Illustrations of their Eggs. Four volumes extended to seven by the Insertion of 290 Additional Coloured Illustrations of the Birds, 7 volumes, [John C. Nimmo, c.1896], title-pages printed in red and black, 68 chromolithographic plates of eggs, 285 hand-coloured wood-engraved plates of birds (see note), bookplates of E. H. R. Green (American collector, 1868-1936), top edges gilt, others untrimmed, contemporary crushed dark green half morocco by Kelly and Sons for Henry Sotheran, spines sunned, green linen sides, large 8vo (25.1 x 15.5 cm) (Qty: 7) The text and chromolithographic plates of eggs are from the 1896 second edition of Seebohm's work, printed by John C. Nimmo; the coloured plates of birds are from Morris's History of British Birds, of which the fourth edition was published by Nimmo in 1895-6. It is likely that Nimmo at some point bound up plates from the Morris with the sheets from Seebohm, and issued them with the cancel title-pages seen here. The count of 290 plates in the title may have been intended as approximate if sets were made up with whichever plates were available. One set of this issue traced in libraries world-wide.
Seebohm (Henry). A History of British Birds, with Coloured Illustrations of their Eggs. Four volumes extended to seven by the Insertion of 290 Additional Coloured Illustrations of the Birds, 7 volumes, [John C. Nimmo, c.1896], title-pages printed in red and black, 68 chromolithographic plates of eggs, 285 hand-coloured wood-engraved plates of birds (see note), bookplates of E. H. R. Green (American collector, 1868-1936), top edges gilt, others untrimmed, contemporary crushed dark green half morocco by Kelly and Sons for Henry Sotheran, spines sunned, green linen sides, large 8vo (25.1 x 15.5 cm) (Qty: 7) The text and chromolithographic plates of eggs are from the 1896 second edition of Seebohm's work, printed by John C. Nimmo; the coloured plates of birds are from Morris's History of British Birds, of which the fourth edition was published by Nimmo in 1895-6. It is likely that Nimmo at some point bound up plates from the Morris with the sheets from Seebohm, and issued them with the cancel title-pages seen here. The count of 290 plates in the title may have been intended as approximate if sets were made up with whichever plates were available. One set of this issue traced in libraries world-wide.
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