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Birds.- Bewick (Thomas) History of British Birds, 2 vol., first edition, 1797-1804; and another by

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Bewick's British Birds First Edition 2 vols.: Heading: Author: Bewick, Thomas Title: History of British Birds, the Figures Engraved on Wood by T. Bewick Place Published: Newcastle Publisher: Date Published: 1797-1804 Description:

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5 Thomas Bewick Bird Books: Five (5) Thomas Bewick books, 6 vols. total. 1st item: A History of British Birds. The Figures Engraved on Wood, Vol. I - Containing the History and Description of Land Birds, by Thomas Bewick, 1797.

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Morris, Francis 1851 Lot of 22 Hand Col Birds of Prey Prints. 1st Ed: Woodblock Published 1851-57, London for "A History of British Birds" First Edition by the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris. Printed in colours and finished by hand. Paper Size: 9.75 x 7 inch (25 x 18cm) Some

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Morris, Francis 1851 Lot of 26 Hand Col Bird Prints. 1st Ed.: Woodblock Published 1851-57, London for "A History of British Birds" First Edition by the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris. Printed in colours and finished by hand. Paper Size: 9.75 x 7 inch (25 x 18cm) Some

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Morris, Francis 1851 Lot of 27 Hand Col Bird Prints, 1st Ed.: Woodblock Published 1851-57, London for "A History of British Birds" First Edition by the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris. Printed in colours and finished by hand. Paper Size: 9.75 x 7 inch (25 x 18cm) Some

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Morris, Francis 1851 Lot of 6 Hand Col Bird Prints. Woodpeckers, 1st Ed.: Woodblock Published 1851-57, London for "A History of British Birds" First Edition by the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris. Printed in colours and finished by hand. Paper Size: 9.75 x 7 inch (25 x 18cm) Some

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Morris, Francis 1851 Hand Col Bird Print. Extinct Great Auk 1st Ed: Woodblock Published 1851-57, London for "A History of British Birds" First Edition by the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris. Printed in colours and finished by hand. Paper Size: 9.75 x 7 inch (25 x 18cm) Some

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Morris, Francis 1851 Hand Col Bird Print. Puffin 1st Ed: Woodblock Published 1851-57, London for "A History of British Birds" First Edition by the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris. Printed in colours and finished by hand. Paper Size: 9.75 x 7 inch (25 x 18cm) Some

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Morris, Francis 1851 Lot of 6 Hand Col Bird Prints. 1st Ed: Woodblock Published 1851-57, London for "A History of British Birds" First Edition by the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris. Printed in colours and finished by hand. Paper Size: 9.75 x 7 inch (25 x 18cm) Some

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Morris, Francis 1851 Lot of 4 Hand Col Bird Prints. Guillemot's: Woodblock Published 1851-57, London for "A History of British Birds" First Edition by the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris. Printed in colours and finished by hand. Paper Size: 9.75 x 7 inch (25 x 18cm) Some

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Morris, Francis 1851 Lot of 3 Hand Col Bird Prints. Swans. 1st Ed: Woodblock Published 1851-57, London for "A History of British Birds" First Edition by the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris. Printed in colours and finished by hand. Paper Size: 9.75 x 7 inch (25 x 18cm) Some

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Morris, Francis 1851 Lot of 10 Hand Col Bird Prints. Herons, Crane etc. 1st Ed: Woodblock Published 1851-57, London for "A History of British Birds" First Edition by the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris. Printed in colours and finished by hand. Paper Size: 9.75 x 7 inch (25 x 18cm) Mino

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Morris, Francis 1851 Hand Col Bird Print. Mottled Owl 1st Ed: Woodblock Published 1851-57, London for "A History of British Birds" First Edition by the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris. Printed in colours and finished by hand. Paper Size: 9.75 x 7 inch (25 x 18cm) Some

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Morris, Francis 1851 Hand Col Bird Print. Snowy Owl, 1st Ed.: Woodblock Published 1851-57, London for "A History of British Birds" First Edition by the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris. Printed in colours and finished by hand. Paper Size: 9.75 x 7 inch (25 x 18cm) Very

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Birds.- Bewick (Thomas) History of British Birds, 2 vol., first edition, with advertisement on last f. of vol.1, ink inscriptions to title heads, some faint browning and spotting to vol.1, bookplate to vol.2, covers with gilt fillets, morocco spine labels, a little rubbed, spines faded, 1797-1804; General History of Quadrupeds (A), sixth edition, ownership label and ink inscriptions to front free endpapers, light spotting, covers ruled in gilt and blind, spine gilt in compartments, 1811, wood-engraved illustrations by Bewick, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving original backstrips, spines faded, 8vo, Newcastle (3)

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Birds.- Bewick (Thomas) History of British Birds, 2 vol., first edition, 1797-1804; and another by

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