A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles : illustrated with accurately-coloured plates.
Charles Robert Bree (1811-1886)
Category
Books
Date
circa 1863
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3220764
Summary
Bibliographic description
4v., plates : col. ill. ; 26cm. Holdings: Part XLVIII (from vol. 4) only. Publisher's advertisement on inside front cover states that vols I-III are ready to be had cloth gilt. Pencil mark: III.1 Provenance: Inscribed on front cover "Winifred Crewe" [i.e. Winifred Isabel Harpur Crewe (1879-1953), daughter of Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe, 10th Bt, and Isabel Adderley, m. in 1914 Arthur Senior]. Binding: Nineteenth-century publisher's green paper wrapper.
Makers and roles
Charles Robert Bree (1811-1886)