British Birds Mudie's Ornithology Guide 1854 pictorial book 16 color plates
Brian DiMambro(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Ornithology, Birds, British Isles, Illustrated Books).
The Feathered Tribes of the British Isles, by Robert Mudie.
Published 1854, London by Henry G. Bohn.
422 pages. Text in English. Frontis & half title protected by original tissue guard. Illustrated with a total 16 hand colored plates (5 of bird eggs, rest are birds).
Publisher's cloth binding, gilt title lettering, embossed spine & cover decorations.
Volume one of a two volume set. This volume complete unto itself.
Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition.
Binding age worn, spine ends chipped, stains, mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, book remains overall attractive as an object.
Paper is gently toned, still clean, tight, sound internally. Plates remain clean and bright.
Still attractive on the shelf. The book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive.
Please review photos for more detail showing how this book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account.
Book Measures c. 7 1/2" H x 5" W.
[B9098].