Europe.- Dresser (Henry Eeles) A History of the Birds in Europe, including all the species inhabiting the Western Palaearctic Region, 9 vol. (including Supplement), first edition, additional lithograph titles, 720 hand-coloured lithograph plates by J.G. Keulemans, Joseph Wolf and Edward Neale, 2 uncoloured lithograph plates, extra illustrated with an additional hand-coloured plate to vol. 8, book label to vol. 1, vol. 9 with original printed blue wrappers (of parts) bound at end, contemporary green half morocco, spines sunned, some very light scuffing to corners, [Anker 120; Fine Bird Books, p. 72; Nissen IVB 267; Wood p. 324; Zimmer, pp. 177-178], 4to, by the author, 1871-96.
⁂ A fine copy of this magnificent and monumental work. A total of 736 species are dealt with, with Dresser attempting to cover all identified species across Europe, the Azores, Canary Islands and Madeira, North Africa, the Urals, Caucasus, Turkey, Syria, part of Persia and across to the Red Sea.
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