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Clean and Unmarked Text: London : College of Physicians ; 1743, 1747, 1750, 1751; Modern Undated Reprint, FBRE Ltd Circa 1999 4 Volume set. 552 pages total across the 4 books. Clean and Unmarked Text. Wonderful full color representation of the original historic volume. Soft flex glossy covers with cloth spine. Exact and precise color matching to the original. Privately published. Very good, like new condition. Extra photos available upon request. -- Full title page reads: A Natural History of Uncommon Birds and of Some Other Rare and Undebscribed Animals : Quadrupeds, Reptiles, Fishes, Insects : Exhibited in Two hundred and ten copper plates, from designs copied immediately from nature, and curiously colored after life, with a full and accurate description of each figure, to which is added, a brief and general idea of drawing and painting in water colour, with instructions for etching on copper with aqua fortis, likewise from thoughts on the passage of birds, and additions to many of the subjects… Read More

London: Vols. I-V: Printed for the Author, at the College of Physicians, in Warwick-Lane. Vols. VI-VII: Printed by George Sidney, Northumberland Street, Strand, 1806. 7 volumes. 4to. (11 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches). [Uncommon Birds:] 4 parts in 4 volumes. 211 etched plates by and after Edwards, 210 of which finely hand-colored, 1 of "Un Samojeed" uncolored, with dates of initial publication in plates. Bound with engraved general titles in English and French by Johann Sebastian Muller in first volume and letterpress part titles in both languages in all subsequent volumes. The plates and English leaves generally on wove paper, the French leaves generally on laid, with watermarks dating to 1794 on Whatman paper and erroneous dates of publication to 1750. Vol. I frontispiece omitted in this issue. Vol. II with the "Un Samojeed" portrait and catalogs of bird names. Woodcut head and tailpieces and initials. [Gleanings:]: 3 parts in 3 volumes. 152 finely hand-colored etched plates by and after Edwards, numbered… Read More

London: printed by C. Rickaby "for the author" [i.e. William Gardiner and Messrs. Robinson], 1805. 4 parts bound in 2 volumes. 4to. (11 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches). Titles and text printed on wove or laid paper, two general titles (one in French and one in English) at the front of vol.I with engraved vignettes by Johann Sebastian Müller. 1 hand-coloured etched emblematic frontispiece, 211 etched plates (printed on wove or laid paper, 210 finely hand-coloured, 1 uncoloured etched plate of the Samoyed) all by and after Edwards, woodcut head- and tailpieces and initials. A spectacular set of "one of the most important of all bird books, both as a fine bird book and a work of ornithology" (Fine Bird Books). [With:] EDWARDS, George (1694-1773). Gleanings of Natural History, Exhibiting Figures of Quadrupeds, Birds, Insects, Plants, &c. London: printed by C. Rickaby for "the author" [i.e. William Gardiner and Messrs. Robinson], "1758-1760" [plates watermarked 1803-1805]. 3 parts bound in 2 volumes. 4to. Titles… Read More