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London: Cassell, 1900. Hardcover. Good. The complete four volumes, bound as two. Handsome quarter leather binding of of Swaysland's comprehensive, readable and generously illustrated guide to wild birds. Each entry has a full page colour plate and usually two b/w sketches, plus decorated initial. Top edge gilt. Gilt and blind-stampped decoration to spine. No date but c. 1900. Red cloth boards have some fading, marking and staining. Rubbing to leather and small tear to top of volume I. Very light. occasional foxing within, otherwise clean and prim. Good condition.

London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1903. Illustrated by A. Thorburn and others, with coloured plates throughout, dark blue cloth covered boards with leather spine, 7 fine line bands to spine with gilt lettering, some chipping to spine edges, spine ends bumped at head, light rubbing to boards, ink inscription to front endpapers, endpapers browned, internal hinge cracked, pp clean, text clear to read, each volume 160 pages with each bird illustrated in colour and with in-text engravings and a decorated initial letter to each chapter, section entitled 'Eggs and Egg Collecting' by R. Kearton, Classified Index and General Index to rear, binding sound.. Half - Leather. Good. Illus. by A. Thorburn. 8vo.