The Birds of Yorkshire Being A Historical Account of the Avi-Fauna of the County Signed Copy Original Extra Drawing by Illustrator By William Woodhouse
1907rif. 86684Bath: A Brown & Sons. Two Volume Set in Green Cloth Boards with gilt titles to spines and witth black titles to the upper covers.Volume One has been Signed on the front endpaper and Inscribed to W Woodhouse illustrator by T Sheppard the Hon Sceretary of The Yorkshire Naturalist's Union.The work was universally considered to be the standard Authority on the Avi-Fauna of the County of Yorkshire.There is also an original wash drawing of a curlew by William Woodhouse to page 646 in Volume Two.The books consist of almost 900 pages and with an impressive number of photographic illustrations of birds and bird habitatsand nesting sites in two volumes. William Eagle Clarke and Frederick Boyes assisted Nelson in the production of the books. Nelson had an extensive collection of birds and eggs that was bequested to the Dorman Museum in Middlesbrough in 1914. The collection includes over 100 mounted bird specimens and guillemot eggs with unusual colors and marking.At the half title page in Volume One appears to have a cut out signature of T.H. Nelson See Picture pasted onto the page with small newspaper clipping also pertinent to the work of Nelson.Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece and some 160 monochrome plates across the two volumes.In addition Volume One has 2 black and white photographs of the Author tipped onto blank pre-lim pages.Bindings remain firm with a little spotting in places to the endpapers and within page margins.Scarce First Edition set especially with the above attributes and signatures.Heavy set at over 2KG when packed for shipment.8vo 2 Vols First Editions 1907 . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1907. A Brown & Sons hardcover
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