A history of British birds.
William Yarrell (1784-1856)
Category
Books
Date
1871
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3204424
Summary
Bibliographic description
4 v. : ill. ; 22cm. Imperfect: v. 1 only. Provenance: Inscribed on flyleaf: "E.H.Crewe [i.e. Evelyn Harpur Crewe (1832-1877)], son of Sir George Crewe, 8th Bt, and Jane Whittaker] & R.H.Crewe [prob. Richard Harper Crewe (1836-1896), son of Sir George Crewe, 8th Bt, and Jane Whittaker]; "R.F.H.Crewe" [i.e. Richard Fynderne Harpur Crewe (1880-1921), son of Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe, 10th Bt, and Isabel Adderley]. Binding: Nineteenth-century full calf, sewn on five cords. Single gilt fillet forming a border, gilt tooled on spine. Brown and green spine labels, lettered in gilt. Edges densely sprinkled red. Bookbinder's ticket on upper pastedown: "C. Le Feuvre, bookbinder, 18, Beresford Street, Jersey".
Makers and roles
William Yarrell (1784-1856), author Alfred Newton (1829-1907), author Howard Saunders (1835-1907)