Gould (John) The Birds of Great Britain, 3 vol. (of 5), first edition, 191 hand-coloured lithograph plates, most heightened with gum arabic, by Gould, H. C. Richter, Joseph Wolf and William Hart, bookplates to vol.2 & 3 pastedowns, Goshawk text page with portion of loss to lower margin (not affecting text), few tears to text leaves or very occasionally to plate margins (though not affecting text or image, of which some repaired neatly with tape verso), vol.3 hinge broken to final plate but contents holding firm, even foxing and browning to some endpapers or preliminary pages, occasional scattered spots to plates, but in general clean and bright copies, vol.1 contemporary dark green morocco, ornate gilt border panelling with inner gilt dentelles, upper cover joint cracking but holding firm, extremities rather rubbed, vol.2 & 3 uniformly bound in dark brown morocco, covers lightly marked, extremities rubbed, spines faded, [Ayer & Zimmer p.261; Fine Bird Books, p.78; Wood p.365; Nissen 372], folio, [1862-] 1873.