Bewick, Thomas. A History of British Birds, the Figures Engraved on Wood by T Bewick Volume II Containing the History and Description of Water Birds Plus a Supplement to the History of British Water Birds. Edward Walker, Newcastle, 1821.

Price: US$146.51 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 360pp + 44pp supplement, illustrated throughout marbled endpapers, bound in full calf, gilt lining to covers gilt lettering to spine; 8vo 8" - 9" tall

Seller: Castle Hill Books, Llandrindod Wells, United Kingdom

Bewick, Thomas.. A History of British Birds. Vols. I & II with both supplements.. 5th. Ed. Printed by Edward Walker for T. Bewick. 1821, 1821.

Price: US$191.11 + shipping

Description: Bound in one volume, with wood engravings throughout. 8vo. Hardback. Period signature to top of title page. All edges marbled. Minor amount of spotting, only very occ. heavier, o/w. contents fine. Recently rebound in half leather over marbled boards, with sewn headbands in fine condition. ‘The success of the ‘History of British Birds’ was immediate and complete; six editions were issued in Bewick’s lifetime’ (Mullens and Swann).

Seller: C. Arden (Bookseller) ABA, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom

BEWICK, Thomas.. A History of British Birds. The Figures Engraved on Wood. Containing the History and Description of Land Birds; And A Supplement, With Additional Figures; Containing the History and Description of Water Birds; And A Supplement With Additional Figures. All Four Parts Bound in One.. , 1821.

Price: US$254.81 + shipping

Description: Edward Walker, Newcastle. 1821. Seventh and fifth editions respectively. 330, 46, [2], 360, 43, [1] pages. Profusely illustrated with Bewick's famous wood-engravings. One engraving, of the heron, on page 49 of Vol. II. has been hand-coloured with grey water-colour paint which has slightly seeped through to the following page in an attractive way. The text is still readable. Bound in half green calf, rebacked with a modern spine and label. Large thick 8vo. Original marbled boards and edges. Occasional very light foxing otherwise a clean and very sound copy of a classic work on British Land and Sea Birds.

Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom

Bewick, T. [Thomas]. A History of British Birds. 2 Vols. (I. Containing the History and Description of Land Birds: And a Supplement, with additional Figures - II. Containing the History and Description of Water Birds; And a Supplement, with additional Figures.). Printed by Edward Walker for the author, Newcastle, 1821.

Price: US$385.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Two volumes tall octavo measuring just over 9 inches tall, newly professionally bound in dark gray cloth with printed paper spine labels, new endpapers, both title pages laid onto new paper backing; internally nearly Fine condition, clean tight and unmarked, old marbled page edges retained; engraved frontispiece Vol. 1 [laid to new backing paper]; XL, (43)-330, 50, (2) and XXII, (19)-360, 49, (1) pages including all 4 title pages (separate titles to the Supplements). Overall Near Fine but with the new binding. NOTE: the engraved frontispiece of Bewick, engraved by T.A. Kidd, appears to be later since it states Bewick died in 1828

Seller: Stony Hill Books, Madison, WI, U.S.A.

Thomas Bewick. A History of British Birds.. Edward Walker, New, 1821.

Price: US$630.65 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Two Volumes: Volume 1. History and Description of Land Birds and a Supplement, with Additional Figures.1821. Volume 2. History and Description of Water Birds and a Supplement, with Additional Figures. 1821. With previous owners name 'Scott' with date1822 in attractive calligraphy. Provenance. Sympathetically, rebound ,half leather with original marble boards.Raised bands and gilt tiles to spine. Very attractive set. Illustrated with many bucolic vignettes.The many vignettes, which serve variously as head or tail pieces, express a rootedness and a sympathy for the ordinary rural life of his time. Engravings accompanying clean text are sharp and clear. An especially handsome and attractively bound copy of an enduring ornithological classic. Fresh binding and a lovely matching two volume set.

Seller: PETER FRY (PBFA), Grange- over -Sands, CUMBR, United Kingdom

BEWICK T. [Thomas] 1753-1828. BEILBY Ralph 1743/4-1817. A History of British Birds. (Land Birds & Water Birds with Both Supplements). T. Bewick by Edward Walker, Newcastle: Pilgrim Street, 1821.

Price: US$637.02 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: The first edition, in which the supplement appeared. VG+, 1821. Two volumes in long grain morocco boards, gilt edge tooling, corners & edges rubbed. Both volumes professionally re-spined, raised bands, gilt tooling, gilt titles to dark green labels. Internally, Vol 1, Land Birds, 1821, [3], (iv-xl), [1], 44-330. + Supplement, 1821, [2], [1], 2-46, [1] contents, [1] adverts. Vol 2, Water Birds, 1821, [3], (iv-xxii), [1], 20-360 pp. + Supplement, 1821, [2], [1], 2-43, [1] contents. Occasional light spotting, brown marbled endpapers & text block edges, paper label to fpds (G Strahaw?), ink initials to verso fep (ELibris J. HS KSR? Alumni 1825), vol 1 hinge strengthened. (215*130 mm). (Tattersfield TB 1.22). Text of v1 by R. Beilby, amended by T. Bewick; text of v2 sometimes attributed to H. Cotes??

Seller: Madoc Books (ABA-ILAB), Llandudno, CONWY, United Kingdom