A natural history of English song-birds, including such foreign birds as are usually brought over and esteemed for their singing: ... by Mr. Eleazar Albin, and curiously engraven on copper. ...
Eleazar Albin (fl.1713 - 1759)
Category
Books
Date
1779
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3017445
Summary
Bibliographic description
[4],107,[5]p.,plates . ill.. . 8vo. Not indigenous. Provenance: Eighteenth-century inscription on flyleaf: Anne Elizabeth Wharton. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on flyleaf in Norris's hand: H. [i.e. Hodgson's] 27/11 47 Lot 222. Binding: Eighteenth-century full calf over boards; spine gilt; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
Eleazar Albin (fl.1713 - 1759)