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Subject(s)

Birds—Great Britain [Browse]

Related name

• Beilby, Ralph, 1744-1817 [Browse]
• Cotes, Henry [Browse]
• Hancock, John, 1808-1890 [Browse]

Notes

• Letterpress: vol. I by Ralph Beilby, revised by Bewick; vol. II erroneously attributed to Henry Cotes who revised Bewick's text. Cf. Roscoe p. 71-73.
• Synopsis (vol. I, xxxvi p. at end) and revision of nomenclature by John Hancock. Cf. publisher's advertisement, vol. I p. [xli].
• Title vignettes; head- and tail-pieces. In this edition are published for the first time vignettes designed for Bewick's History of British Fishes. Cf. publisher's advertisement, vol. I p. [xli].

Contents

vol. 1. History and description of land birds -- vol. 2. History and description of water birds.

OCLC

3984030

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