A natural history of birds. . Illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life. Published by the author Eleazar Albin, and carefully colour'd by his daughter and self, from the originals, drawn from the live birds.
Eleazar Albin (fl.1713 - 1759)
Category
Books
Date
1731
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3049049
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],96,[4]p.,101 plates (colour) . 4to.. Not identified in 1768 catalogue. Shelved with vols. 2 and 3.. Provenance: Bookplate on front pastedown: Armorial, Grey and Booth quarterings, surmounted by an earl's coronet [i.e.: George Harry Grey, 6th earl of Stamford (1765-1845), after assumption of earldom in 1819]. manuscript inscription on final printed leaf: ceod [i.e.: George Harry Grey, 6th earl of Stamford (1756-1845)?]. Binding: Varnished calf (damaged); gilt rolled, ruled and tooled (different roll used on each vol.); spine gilt ruled and tooled (same roll used on each vol.); red spine labels: 'Natural hist. of birds'; 'Albin'; front and rear boards detached; uniform with vols. 2 and 3.
Makers and roles
Eleazar Albin (fl.1713 - 1759) William Derham, FRS (1657-1735)