Search Results: a history of british birds volumes by william yarrell

London: John Van Voorst, 1882. 4th Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 564 wood-engravings. Volume II (two) only from set of four volumes. Becoming loosely bound original dark gray cloth boards, some marks on the cover, some handling wear including wear on the corners of the cover and a little chipping and fraying at the top and base of the spine, inch tear at the top of the back external hinge

London: John Van Voorst. Collectible-Acceptable/NO DUSTJACKET. 1843. Hardcover. two bookplates . 8vo., Leather spines rubbed, inside hinge broken, spine labels worn .

London.: John Van Voorst., 1871. Hard. Good. 8vo. 8 3/4".. Illustrated by 564 wood-engravings.. Good. Contemporaneous half calf. Joints cracked. Calf rubbed. Ownership inscription to each front pastedown. Marbled page edges.

John Van Voorst, 1845. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. Three volumes. All a bit battered, with worn and marked covers, and darkened backstrips (one with a split down the hinge), all hinges slack and cracked to varying degrees, vol.1 has front endpaper removed, pages a little tanned else internally in good condition. Illustrated by 535 wood-engravings. No wrappers. Heavy set, will require extra shipping costs outside UK..

GB: John Van Voorst, 1874. Title pages dated 1871-4, 1876-82, 1882-4, and 1884-5. Bookplate of C. Antony Norris in each volume (a bit marked) and modern bookpate of David R Russell in Vol 1. Clean tight texts in old dark cloth lettered in gold BRITISH BIRDS -YARRELL (I-IV) at top and FOURTH EDITION at base. Covers are sound but show some shelf wear. Books are in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY (GB 2021 £8) Packed weight 4,600g. . Hardback. VG-/No DW.

London: John van Voorst, 1845. Illustrated by 535 wood-engravings; In Three Volumes; Second Edition; Pale green pebbled cloth, gilt spine titles, blind covers borders, & armorial vignette on title page; A good set with interior hinges broken, vol. 1 a bit shaken, each with 2 handsome bookplates- armorial inside front cover & later Wilson Ornithological Club on feps, 3rd bookplate inside back cover vol. 2 only, & ink ownership inside front covers also; 587, 655, & 651 pages +4 pages publisher advertisements.. 5.5"x8.75".

London: John Van Voorst, 1871. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Fourth Edition. 8vo. Revised and enlarged fourth edition 1871-1874, generally considered to be the best edition; vols. I and II revised by Alfred Newton, vols. III and IV by Howard Saunders; vol. I: 1871-'74; vol. II: 1976- '82; vol. III: 1882-'84; vol IV :1882-'85; pp. vol. I: 646; vol. II; 494pp; vol. III: 684pp; vol. IV: 531.Uniformly bound in in original blue cloth with gilt lettering tothe spines. Bindings good and strong, a few splits tot he cloth along hinges, light rubbing to edges and corners with a little loss. Contents clean and tight; P.T. Clay stamp to each volume, no foxing or marks within text, black endpapers lightly marked, no inscriptions. A good set of this more favored edition..

London : John Van Voorst , 1871-1885 . Fourth Edition . Very Good . 8VO . With 564 wood engravings. A landmark in British ornithology. Revised and endlarged by Alfred Newton. In the prize bindings of Stonyhurst School in mottled calf with circular vignette of the school building on front cover, gilt lettering on both boards and spine, six spine compartments, inside dentelles. Marbled endpapers, AEG. Bound by Mudie. Prize bookplate in all volumes. Covers scuffed, worn but solid. Leather crackling on the spine. Volume 3 has been partially rebacked. A heavy set, special shipping considerations may apply.

London : J. Van Voorst, 1871. 4th edition. Hardcover. Poor set, not uniform: first copy different, with hinges starting, spine almost detached and wear to spines. Spine bands and panel edges rubbed as with age in all copies. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 4 volumes, illustrations. Subjects; Birds Great Britain. 19th century. Ornithology.

London: John Van Voorst, 1856. Third Edition . Quarter Leather. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Three volume set in later quarter leather red binding. Inked name at top of half title pages. Very slight other general wear. Overall a tight and clean set. Due to the weight of this three volume set, additional charges will apply for Priority and/or International shipping.

London: John Van Voorst, 1845-85. Cloth. Good. 9" by 5.5". Various. This is an illustrated four volume set of this history of British birds. Volumes I-III are second edition with volume IV fourth edition. Illustrated throughout with numerous wood engravings. William Yarrell was an English zoologist, prolific writer, bookseller and naturalist admired by his contemporaries for his precise scientific work. He is best known as the author of The History of British Fishes and History of British Birds, the latter of which went into several editions and was the standard reference work for a generation of British ornithologists. Uniformly bound in blue cloth bindings. Externally, a trifle rubbed, with bumping to extremities and sunning to spines. Boards sunned to volumes I-III. Marks to boards including score marks to boards of volume IV. Hinges tender to all volumes and weak to volume II. Ink inscription and previous owner label to front endpaper of volumes I-III. Internally, generally firmly bound… Read More

LONDON, JOHN VAN VOORST, 1871-85. FOURTH EDITION. THE COMPLETE 4 VOLUMES BOUND IN 3 BOOKS. THE FIRST BOOK CONTAINS VOL. 1 AND PART OF VOLUME 2. THE SECOND BOOK CONTAINS THE REST OF VOL. 2 AND VOL. 3. THE THIRD BOOK CONTAINS VOL. 4 AND THE CONTENTS PAGES. REVISED BY ALFRED NEWTON AND HOWARD SAUNDERS. ILLUSTRATED BY MANY WOOD ENGRAVINGS, SOME BY KEULEMANS AND NEALE. THE FIRST BOOK IS BOUND IN HALF LEATHER OVER MARBLED BOARDS (WEAR TO THE LEATHER BUT TIGHTLY BOUND AND VERY CLEAN) THE SECOND AND THIRD BOOKS ARE BOUND IN FULL RED LEATHER (FINE). HENCE A COMPLETE SET IN DIFFERENT BINDINGS..

London. John Van Voorst. 1843. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 21cm, first edition, in 3 volumes,xxxii,525 & 669 & 528pp., with 520 engraved text illustrat-ions, incontemporary full decorated diced calf, raised gilt-ruled bands, gilttitles on morocco labels, gilt decorated in the panel, gilt ruled borderson the diced calf boards, marbled endpapers & edges, spine edges rubbed,light foxing primarily to endpapers, some wear on the board edges andsome occasion worming on the boards, sound, a very good set. (sgc) Freeman 4176. The first book edition of an important 19th centuryornithological study, first appearing in parts from 1837 to 1843, byBritish naturalist, William Yarrell (1784-1856). It remained a standardreference for birds for the rest of the century and was known to havebeen used by Yarrell's colleague, Audubon. The illustrations were drawnby Alexander Fussell and engraved by John Thompson and sons.

London, John Van Voorst, 1843 1st. 3 volumes; Hardback, 9 x 5.5 inches. Bound in original Original grey / green cloth lettered in gold on spines. Yellow endpapers. In very good conditions. Some minor rubbing on edges, a few faint minor marks, corners lightly bumped. Inside each volume on front endpapers have Private bookplate & owners small stamp (Innes Watson), volume has inscription on front endpaper. Each volume has small half removed name inscription head of each title page. Else pages all clean, crisp and tight throughout. 587, 655 & 651pp. Illustrated by 535 B&W Wood-Engravings. This "History" was an immediate success, and is illustrated with many fine engravings by various artists. Yarrell was a conscientious compiler and editor, and this work belongs in every serious collection of bird books.

London: Van Voorst, 1843. First Thus. . Hardcover. Good+. Vol.1 : xxxii, 525pp. Vol. 2 : 669pp. Vol. 3 : 528pp + 53pp supplement. Bound in red Morocco, gilt panels, dentelles, lines and emblems. A.e.g. raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Bindings rubbed at corners and experier hinges, heads and tail bands. Vol. 2 tailband cracked 1/2" w.a.f. Roy.8vo Size: Roy.8vo

, four uniform volumes, 520 illustrations throughout the 3 History of British Birds volumes, nearly 200 woodcuts in History of British Quadrupeds

London: John Van Voorst, 1843. Spines sunned, a little scuffing to leather at edges of boards. Pages 311-314 of vol 1 detached but extant, otherwise a tidy set.. Full Leather. Very Good Minus. 8vo.

London: John van Voorst 1843. 8vo. In 3 volumes. xxxii, 528; 672; 528 pp. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Raised bands to spines with gilt panels & lettering. All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. Spines bright. Boards clean. Armorial bookplate to front pastedowns. Relevant news-clipping pasted onto first blank. All internally clean. With 520 in-text wood engravings. An attractive set. . Very Good. Half Calf. 1843.

London: John van Voorst, 1871. Fourth Edition, in Four Volumes; Publication dates from 1871 to 1885; Illustrated by 564 Wood- Engravings; 3/4 green Morocco & green cloth over boards, top edges gilt, & green marbled endpapers / pastedown; A good+ / almost very good set with evenly sunned spines, a bit of foxing fore & aft, & handsome bird bookplate to each volume; 646, 494, 684, & 531 pages. . 5.5"x8.5".

John Van Voorst, 1843. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Published by John Van Voorst, 1843. Octavos. Boundin contemporary 19th-century crushed green morocco, maroon spine labels, fine decorative gilt and gilt stained page ends. Fine binding. 3 Volumes. Very good. Boards have some shelf/edge wear and small nicks. Bindings still sound and all pages intact. Contemporary bookplates pastedowns each. Volume 1 light stain right side front board. Complete first edition set of this landmark history of British birds. 520 wood engravings. 1,728 total pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.