Search Results: british game birds and wildfowl by morris beverley r

4to. Two vols. Original olive green dec. cloth. Pp. ix + 208 + 20 plates, vii + 174 + 40 plates. The fifth edition, revised and corrected by W.B. Tegetmeir. With 60 hand-coloured folding plates. A reprint of the 1895 edition with 1895 on the spines. The base of the spines have some minor shelfwear. The corners of the boards are a little rubbed, some occasional very light spotting in the text. Inscription on f.e.p. With bright, attractive gilt ilustrated cloth, a gilt Snipe on the top boards.

London: Groombridge and Sons, 1889. iv, 254, 60 hand-col plates. . HB. Large-4to, orig. blue-green cloth, gt dec. to spine and front board, teg. Extremities lightly rubbed; a few minor marks to boards. Light spotting to fore-edge, some scatterd foxing, mostly light (heavier to front endpapers) but generally a very good, clean copy. Gift inscription to endpaper dated 1890.. Reissue of the second (?) edition (originally published 1873) - no date to title page; date to foot of spine, 1889. Attractive hand-coloured, wood-engraved plates, printed by Benjamin Fawcett, Driffield.Accounts of British game birds and wildfowl with information the distribution and habits of the species and descriptions of the birds, their eggs and nests, and notes on their value as articles of food.Beverley Robinson Morris (1816-1883) was the younger brother of Francis Orpen Morris (1810-1893), who produced numerous works on British natural history, many also printed by Benjamin Fawcett.McLean 20; Nissen IVB 644; Mullens &… Read More

London: Groombridge & Sons. VG : in very good condition. Rebound with new eps. Foxing to title page and to several tissue guards. Slight darkening to page edges. [1855]. Reprint. Maroon hardback cloth cover. 320mm x 250mm (13" x 10"). 254pp + plates. Sixty wood engraved hand coloured plates with tissue guards. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .

Groombridge and Sons, 1855. Hardcover. Good++/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. Red leather spine and tips with plain red cloth boards. Gold ruling to boards. Spine has title and illustrations in gold between raised bands. Edge wear, rubbing and soil. Corners frayed. Marblized pink, blue and green endpapers. The following blank endpapers show soil and light foxing. Title and contents pages lightly foxed. Text and illustration pages are lightly tanned at margin edges, occasional light foxing. 60 beautiful colour plates. Binding is nice and tight. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.

Red half morocco over marbled boards with gilt particular of a bird to covers and spine. Gilt edges. Five raised bands. Wear to top of spine. Film to spine (see image). Tear to page 245 and 247 not affecting text. Bookplate laid on marbled paper to front fly. No other previous owner's names or other markings.10.25 x 12.65 inches (25.5 x 32.3 cm).

London: John C. Nimmo, 1891.. Third edition. 4to. vi, 272 pp. Publisher's dark green cloth, gilt lettered to the spine and with a vignette to the upper cover. 60 hand coloured plates. Slight darkening to the spine, a little flecking to the boards and mild rubbing to the extremities, generally very good. Casey Wood, p. 472. Freeman, 2667.

London: John C. Nimmo, 1895. With sixty large paltes coloured by hand. Hinges cracked, particularly to volume two which is a little shaken. Extremities rubbed. Unfortunately, the rear boards and also the spine of vol 2 are extensively dampstained, affecting the colour of the cloth. Closed edges are untrimmed and lightly chipped. Small owner name to front endpapers, otherwise, apart from some light foxing throughout, contents are clean and tidy, all plates are present and in very good condition, beautifully hand painted.. Fourth Edition. Cloth. Good Minus/No Jacket. 4to.

London, Groombridge and Sons, 1864 (2nd edition). Hardback, Large, approx 11.5 x 10 inches. Halfbound leather fine binding maroon morocco leather and marbled boards with gilt line edging. Raised banding, gilt lettering and full gilt decoration to spine. Top page edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In very good condition. Some shelfwear to cover; rubbing to edges and corners, with surface chip to leather on bottom front corner. Marbled paper a little faded and rubbed. Bookplate to front endpaper “Arthur Lavington Payne.” Endpapers slightly cracked between inner hinges, else hinges still firm and strong. Some moderate foxing around edges of title page, frontis guard has taken most of it, frontis has some minor faint spots around edges. A few mild foxing spots and handling marks to inside pages, with some occasional spots to plates but otherwise plates all very clean and bright throughout. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 252pp. Illustrated with Sixty Coloured Plates. (Includes one extra… Read More

Published by Groombridge & Sons, 1855. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good. Very good condition with no wrapper. Large format. Red leather spine and corners. Raised bands and gilt title to spine. Green decorated cloth with gilt vignettes. 60 hand-coloured engraved plates. Wear to cover edges; some darkening marks to edges of leather. Front joint is cracked, with some chipping. Some foxing and grubby marks to pages internally, but illustrations are exquisite!

London: Paternoster Row: Groombridge and Sons, 1855. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. MORRIS Beverley R.. In contemporary half calf over cloth, some repairs, edges & corners worn. Spine, raised bands, blind tooling, gilt titles to black morocco label. Internally, [3], (iv) only, [1], 2-252 pp, 60 pls (coloured), ink name to fep verso (M Criner), marbled endpapers & text block edges, occasional light spotting. news paper article tipped to ep. With a smaller coloured plate of a Greenshank tipped to verso of the pl at p138/139. Plates by Fawcett of Driffield. A much better than normal copy. (308*244 mm). (Anker 345; Nissen IVB 644. Zimmer II, 442). Beverley Morris was a younger brother of Francis Morris, the famous ornithologist. "A collection of accounts of British game birds, with a statement of the distribution and habits of the species and descriptions of the birds, their eggs and nests, and notes on their value as articles of food. Most of… Read More

London: Groombridge and Sons, 1864. Half Morocco. Very Good. Measures 12 by 10 inches, 32 by 26 cm. iv, 252 pp. With sixty lithographic color plates, all finished by hand. Occasional light foxing. Plates are bright and fresh. Rubbing to contemporary red morocco along joints, extremities, edges, corners. One quarter-sized splotch on marble pastedown.