FIRST BLUE CARD COVERS A HISTORICAL ESSAY WITH BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF 37 ITEMS INCLUDING 25 EDITIONS OF ROESSLIN’S ROSENGARTEN. WITH 36 FIGURES. SCARCE. VERY GOOD.
FIRST EDITION QUARTO 512 PAGES. CRUDELY BOUND IN WORN HALF LEATHER WITH LATER CLOTH SPINE AND PAPER LABELS. HINGES STRENGTHENED. CONTENTS ARE GENERALLY CLEAN AND TIGHT. A READING COPY.
FIRST RECASED USING ORIGINAL BLIND-STAMPED BOARDS AND SPINE HENCE VERY GOOD AND TIGHT. AMOURIAL BOOKPLATE. A SERIES OF LETTERS FROM THE REIGN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH TO CHARLES THE SECOND FROM AND TO: HOOD MARSHALL DEE POWLE BRAHE HARRIOT ETC.
FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD HARDBACK WITH DUST WRAP. FOREWORD BY LESLIE BROWN. THIS IS A VALUABLE REFERENCE BOOK FOR THE WORKING ORNITHOLOGIST AS WELL AS A HANDY VOLUME FOR THE WORLD-RANGING BIRD-SPOTTER.
