Fine Bird Books, 1700-1900

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xi, [1], 180 pp. A guide to collecting color plate books about birds, spanning two centuries of publications, with 52 reproductions of color plates from various works. Originally p ublished in 1953, this work has now been updated with a new appendix by Handasyde Buchanan which explains vocabulary used in the work, and bibliographical information for works published since 1953 (doubling the number of titles included). Show more