[Rarebooks] FS: 1836 Rarer British Birds

[Joslin Hall Rare Books, ABAA]

Eyton, T.C.  A HISTORY OF THE RARER BRITISH BIRDS.

London; Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman: 1836.

The first object of the author was to "complete, as far as lay in his 
power, the series of woodcuts of British birds begun by the late Thomas 
Bewick of Newcastle...".

"Secondly, he presents his readers with a complete List of British Birds... 
discarding from it all those species that appear to have been introduced 
from foreign countries".

Eyton changed his mind, however, and did in the end include foreign 
introductions, showing those birds which "although they are not indigenous, 
are now found commonly in either a domesticated or half-wild state, (as the 
Cravat Goose, Mute Swan) and have been turned out to become wild as the 
Pheasant and Red-legged Partridge, or have escaped from confinement, as the 
Trumpeter".

The woodcuts were done by "Mr. Mark, engraver on wood" and of acute 
interest is the illustration on the title page which shows "a hybrid bird, 
between the cock-pheasant and Grey Hen, in the author's possession, killed 
near Merrington, Shropshire".

The second half of the book is "A Catalogue of British Birds", titled 
separately but issued with the main portion.  Here the author makes a stab 
at straightening out avian nomenclature.

Hardcover.  101 + vi + 67 pages; woodcuts throughout; a fine copy indeed, 
bound in the original cloth with gilt spine title; clean as a whistle, 
bright and crisp.  You will never see a better copy of this book in the 
original binding. [30197]  $125.00




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