Lot 12
Birds.- [Bolton (James)] Harmonia Ruralis; or, An essay towards a Natural History of British Song Birds, 2 vol., second edition, 1824.
Hammer Price: £850
Description
Birds.- [Bolton (James)] Harmonia Ruralis; or, An essay towards a Natural History of British Song Birds, 2 vol., second edition, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and 79 plates only (of 80, lacking plate 36), frontispiece loose with plate 1 bound in its place, occasional slight offsetting, light scattered foxing, some finger-marking, mostly marginal, hinges cracked but holding firm, contemporary half roan, original printed labels to upper covers, worn at extremities, rubbed, [Nissen IVB 115; Fine Bird Books, p.60], 4to, 1824.
Description
Birds.- [Bolton (James)] Harmonia Ruralis; or, An essay towards a Natural History of British Song Birds, 2 vol., second edition, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and 79 plates only (of 80, lacking plate 36), frontispiece loose with plate 1 bound in its place, occasional slight offsetting, light scattered foxing, some finger-marking, mostly marginal, hinges cracked but holding firm, contemporary half roan, original printed labels to upper covers, worn at extremities, rubbed, [Nissen IVB 115; Fine Bird Books, p.60], 4to, 1824.